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449 days ago
This weekend, I went to PAX 2008, and for those of you who don't know, that's the Penny Arcade Expo. It's a huge exposition of video, card, and tabletop games abound. This year, it was rumored that there would be approximately 50,000 visitors, and from what I saw, yeah, that's true. So many people, from everywhere throughout the world, from Florida to China to Thailand, just amazing. Everyone who loves games all came to Seattle to rejoice in the gigantic community of gamers. Many people consider PAX now to be the new E3 - because this is open to the public, and it's purpose is to serve gamers: let them experience the new games that are to be released in the future, talk about the new games, and thrill people with amazing preview videos to send shivers down their back in anticipation! I really wish it was longer than 3 days IMO. Seriously, there really is too much to do at PAX. I didn't get to go to any of the seminars, didn't have a whole lot of time to watch the movies, and ...
449 days ago
576 days ago
All right. I promised part 2 of the SSBB review, but I just had to play the new major title that came out: Mario Kart Wii ! To start with, I'll give you a heads-up of why it's so cool. A new device comes packaged with this game: The Wii Wheel . The Wiimote fits into this device, and you hold it just like you would a normal driving wheel (well, 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock, at least). The awesome part about using this is while you drive your kart/bike, move the wheel's top edge upward when you go off a ramp, and you'll perform a trick! And they're pretty cool at that, too. "So what?" Well, whenever you perform a trick, when you land (and you will always land safely on your wheels), you are immediately rewarded with a turbo-boost. Pretty awesome, huh? If you're a bike, when you drive on a straight part of track, when you move the wheel's top edge, you pop a wheelie! And if that isn't cool enough, when you do it, you accelerate a lot faster, and that ...
615 days ago
Finally...after one-and-a-half years of having this game pre-ordered, I HAVE IT!!! And waiting 29 hours in line to be the first one to get my hands on it was definitely worth it! As an owner of the previous Super Smash Bros. games, I can say that Brawl definitely has all of the necessary improvements to be now honored as the best Super Smash Bros. game to play either casually or tournament-style! Nintendo took a lot of effort to make everything just right, and to please everyone possible. And after seeing the final results, I can definitely say the two times they pushed back the release date were worth every penny. "Why is it that great?" # of characters The characters chosen Improved character moves (and NO Wave-Dashing!!! Yay!) Multiple taunts for each character (and a few hidden ones, too... ) Amazing Graphics Stage Builder Challenges involving every part of the game to unlock hidden things An amazing one/two player ...
