At a time when most major players are dropping the price on their home consoles, JVL Home introduces a ridiculously priced all in one video game system.

JVL Home does not believe in this media created phenomenon called the “RECESSION”. That has to be the only reason they have decided to enter the competitive home video game console market with an ultra-premium entry. The JVL Encore HD has a built-in 22” LCD touchscreen, over 130 games, coin slot, integrated 25-Watt 4.1 speaker system, and an overhead light that changes colors according to the game situation. All of this for $4,000.

You will not find a popular game titles such as Gears of war, Mario (anything featuring his name), or even Donkey Kong. It features card games, puzzle games along with a few other types. Most of the games on this system can be found at a local bar. This only make sense because it is a home version of the game system that you would see at your local watering hole, usually with someone wasted attached to it and losing all of their coins.

Don’t get me wrong it has a few redeeming qualities. The coin slot, if somebody wants to come over your house and play they will have to play. However I guarantee that they will just go over their other friend’s house that has a PS3, 360 or even a Wii. Also it has a touchscreen 22” LCD TV. That is kind of cool, only problem is I can hook my 360 up to any size TV. Of course it will not be touchscreen but with all of these motion capture features in the Wii and PS3, (360 is launching one soon: Natal) I don’t even need to be close to the screen, lazy wins this battle. However the war is not over yet, remember it has HD capabilities. They really should have left “HD” out of the title. It only has 11 HD titles, the only console that cannot compete with that minuscule amount is the Wii.

JVL Encore HD is truly and utterly a waste of space. Amazon