I know the board says members only, but hopefully you'll accept a newly minted fan.

I got to play this game for the first time last night at a buddy's place. I had played the original BK before, and it was okay. The magna save was unreliable and the layout and shots just didn't do anything special for me. It didn't seem like it did anything that other games didn't do better.

Anyway, my friend had a few games I had never played before, and some at which I was an old hand. I didn't expect to spend any real time on BK2K, as I assume it to be in the same vein as the original. Man was I wrong. It is similar to the original, yeah, but it seems to perfect everything that the original started. The gameplay is lightning fast and the shots were tough and rewarding. That alone would have been fun and worth playing. It's not what kept me at the pin all night, though. Holy shit, the music. The powermetal bassline hooked me, and the first time the choir chimed in, I was done. Reeled in and filleted, to follow the metaphor. It's still looping around in my head; an extremely persistent earworm.

That's all. I love this pin and it has moved to the top of my want list. Ahhhhhh-ahhhhhh-ahhhhhhh.... he's got the power! He's got the right! Get ready for battle... with the Black Knight!

GIVE ME YOUR MONEY!