game console, home theater It is another sunny day on the Catalunya Circuit as pit crews run back and forth from their lanes to the Moto GP racers now positioned in the starting grid. Beautiful CGI driven umbrella girls look off into space as the camera pans back through a group of the best motorcycle racers to ever step foot on this planet. Fans cheer from the stands and resonate over my home theater system. This is the final race of the game console season and I need nothing less then second place to come out as Champion. Air horns blow as helicopters circle above readying for the race to commence. At this moment, all of the people other then the racers drop off the track and the sound of 250 HP prototype factory motorcycles ignite.

The race will begin in 3,2,1 and we are off. Starting in sixth spot there is some serious work to do before everyone spreads out. The first turn is always tough. All the AI racers are fighting to get out ahead of the pack leading to bumping and the few who will always wash out. This time I escape in fourth place after stuffing a blue bike on the inside and gunning down the edge of the tarmac. It looks like I won’t be restarting this game console race.

 It is lap three with one more to go and my eyes have not blinked for three minutes straight. The sound of my Honda is crisp over the home theater. It has thinned out with only the top two ahead. With ground to make up the final turn of the race I have been faster then the AI racers. This will be where I make the move. It is all or nothing. As the turn gets closer, the racers ahead slow early. I fly by and slam both brakes. Running wide, I’m in first but maybe not for long. Hitting the button to look backwards, one of the bikes coming in hot. I slap the joystick left to block him, it works and the crowd explodes over the home theater as I cross the checkered flag. From there the game breaks into cinematics that shine on the LCD widescreen HDTV. Moments like these are made possible thanks to game console retailers with great prices like Home Online Direct at http://www.homeonlinedirect.com/. You can tell I love playing racers on game consoles. What I also love is finding that perfect gaming deal online.