Only five more days. Nerds of the world, rejoice.
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twisted metal, ps3. [nerd candy.]
The beginning of the trailer is really annoying. However, at the end of the annoying part you get Sweet Tooth’s trademark laugh. You know, the laughter that let you know that if you weren’t playing as Sweet Tooth that damned missile was on its way.
After the laughter, then we get some gameplay footage. Watching it, my childhood came rushing back. This game has the promise to offer everything the classics had, while also offering quite a few new tricks.
Twisted Metal 2 was my favorite game for like 4 years.
I can’t wait for this!
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brotherhood.
Umm, there is a new Assassin’s Creed game coming out this year. Only one year after the last game.
If you’ve played AC2, you know that is very good news.
Release date right now is set at Nov. 16.
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
2010 is shaping up as a pretty good year all around.
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western audacity.
Well, another day, another movie is hitting the next level. We’ve done horror movies. We’ve done time-travel. The plan was that all of these type things would be 10-14 days long.
Not so any longer.
The Western film extravaganza is going to be a full month long.
30 Days. 30 Westerns.
During that time, I will also be watching the complete series of Deadwood. And, if Gamefly cooperates, I may be playing through Red Dead Redemption as well.
Right now, the plan is to post a short post for each day, rather than waiting until the end and posting a huge long post that no one will actually read. Any ideas on a better format?
I’m looking forward to this, while also worrying a bit that I will hate Westerns by the end.
I’m going for it, because I think there is something beautiful about endeavors which are at once audacious and pointless.
For those in the Seattle area, company is always appreciated for any and all of these films.
June 1st, Western month begins!
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plants vs. zombies.
Like most awesome people, I’ve thought a lot about things that would come in handy during a zombie apocalypse. Little did I know that all this time, my plans have been way off base. While I was mentally listing things like bottled water and a deadly but easy to wield melee weapon, I have been totally unaware of how important plants are in staving off the undead legions.
Thankfully, those wonderful folks at Pop Cap have released a game to make clear that plants won’t just make Z-Day survivable, they’ll make it downright fun.
The title is as straightforward as they come, there is no wondering about what you are going to get out of a game called Plants vs. Zombies. Although, for those concerned about gore, you will find none, so play away!
I’m telling you, you should play this game. It is loads of fun. Insanely addictive.
Basically, you need to stop the zombies from making it across your lawn and into your house. You do this with a variety of plants. To grow new plants, you need to collect sunshine. Basically, it all comes down to creating an effective strategy with your with your army of greenery; some plants are purely defensive, some plants shoot spores of various kinds, and some plants give off extra sunshine to give you an added advantage, and that’s just to name a few.
As the game progresses, you need to fight various kinds of zombies as well, from zombies with traffic cones on their heads to zombies driving zambonies. There is even a Michael Jackson zombie.
The difficulty also progresses as you play in different sorts of environments, a backyard with a pool offers new challenges, especially when some zombies ride dolphins (that’s right, some of the zombies ride dolphins!).
That is only sampling of what this game has to offer, I have seen lots of variety and I’m only on level 4-6(ish).
If you have an iPhone or iPad, just go download the game from the app store immediately. It only costs $2.99, and it is worth every penny. If you don’t have either of the aforementioned devices you can play the game on your computer as well, but the price tag is a bit heftier, at $19.95. However, you can play the game for free for a bit on the website to see if you like it before you fork over the dough.
However, while I give the game a hearty seal of approval, to be fair I should make clear that there is a downside. That is, of course, the lost relationships, jobs, etc. caused by the neglect stemming from you becoming addicted to fighting the good fight against those damned zombie bastards.
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