Hello! Due to my 1 week vacation (and other stuff) I have not lived up to the promise of weekly video game "controversy" rants, so I will do one now.
As we probably all know, the Sims and the Sims 2 are games released by EA games, and we can probably all agree that they are the most innocent games of all time.
Jack thompson, "Ace" Attorney.... OBJECTS!!!!!
*OBJECTION*
Jack Thompson states that the Sims 2 brings joy to pedafiles around the world and exposes young teens to nudity.
*END OF OBJECTION*
Yeah, I was thinking "WTF??" when I first read that on his excrutiatingly painful to read website.
He claims that it fulfills the above "OBJECTION" because, if you hack the game, you can remove the pixels around their private parts.
If you hack.
IF you hack the game.
WOW! What a concept! If you hack the game, you'll be able to do something that you normally wouldn't be able to do!
Well then, how does the game expose young teens to nudity if they don't hack the game?
And, if people actually wanted to see naked people in their video games, EA would have put it into the game. But people don't want to, so EA didn't put it into the game. That's why it's a HACK.
Verdict on the Sims 2 case:
Hackers: GUILTY
Sims 2: INNOCENT
Next time I'll be doing a rant about Jack Thompson himself, the villian of video gaming.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
My "Video Game Controversy" rant.
Hello!
Since it's been a slow past few days in the world of video games, I have decided to go on another one of my legendary video game rants.
Today, I will rant about "Violent Video games".
Video games like "Doom" and "The Warriors" have been accused of containing disturbing and violent and disturbing content.
2 words:
ESRB ratings.
Basically, look at the funny letter in the corner of the packaging before you buy Grand Theft Auto 2 as a Christmas present for your five year old child.
Although I think the ESRB ratings are waaay too high and are a complete joke, (Seriously, who would rate Super Smash Bros. Brawl "T" for teen) they are a good first step for the average technology illiterate "Soccer - mom".
Also, incidents like Columbine have been blamed, by many hippie/helicopter parents, on video games.
What the hell??
Yes, they're blaming Columbine on video games.
May I ask, how does a violent video game like GTA influence kids to do school massacres? Sure, there are (OMG) guns, but a game where your main character can be shot about 20 times and still be alive is no way realistic enough to influence kids to do something like columbine.
The video games are not the cause: the parenting is. The parents don't want to admit that it was their own parenting that wrongly influenced the kids, so they rummage around in their kids' bedrooms, find the first video game with a gun on the cover, and blame it on that.
VERDICT - REAL LIFE VIOLENCE:
Video games: INNOCENT
Bad Parentinng: GUILTY.
Since it's been a slow past few days in the world of video games, I have decided to go on another one of my legendary video game rants.
Today, I will rant about "Violent Video games".
Video games like "Doom" and "The Warriors" have been accused of containing disturbing and violent and disturbing content.
2 words:
ESRB ratings.
Basically, look at the funny letter in the corner of the packaging before you buy Grand Theft Auto 2 as a Christmas present for your five year old child.
Although I think the ESRB ratings are waaay too high and are a complete joke, (Seriously, who would rate Super Smash Bros. Brawl "T" for teen) they are a good first step for the average technology illiterate "Soccer - mom".
Also, incidents like Columbine have been blamed, by many hippie/helicopter parents, on video games.
What the hell??
Yes, they're blaming Columbine on video games.
May I ask, how does a violent video game like GTA influence kids to do school massacres? Sure, there are (OMG) guns, but a game where your main character can be shot about 20 times and still be alive is no way realistic enough to influence kids to do something like columbine.
The video games are not the cause: the parenting is. The parents don't want to admit that it was their own parenting that wrongly influenced the kids, so they rummage around in their kids' bedrooms, find the first video game with a gun on the cover, and blame it on that.
VERDICT - REAL LIFE VIOLENCE:
Video games: INNOCENT
Bad Parentinng: GUILTY.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon Review
Hey guys!
It's Yeah568 here again and I'm here with a review for the Nintendo DS game Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon (Literally meaning Taiko Drum Master DS Touch and Play!. It was developed by Namco and published by Nintendo.
Story: Well...... Not much of a story here. Much like a puzzle game, where you complete songs and unlock other songs.
STORY: N/A
Gameplay: Nice gameplay, a lot like the arcade version. There's a Taiko drum, and there is an inside part and an outside. Tap them on them according to the directions on the top screen, and score points. Pretty fun! Enough to keep my 22 year old sister entertained for hours on end. But she likes music-rhythm games in general....
GAMEPLAY: 9.5/10
Graphics: Cartoony looks. Nothing special here.
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Music: Depends on what song you are playing. Nice long list of songs available.
MUSIC: 9.5/10
OVERALL RATING: 9/10 - Outstanding
What do you think? Good? Bad? Discuss it in the comments.
It's Yeah568 here again and I'm here with a review for the Nintendo DS game Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon (Literally meaning Taiko Drum Master DS Touch and Play!. It was developed by Namco and published by Nintendo.
Story: Well...... Not much of a story here. Much like a puzzle game, where you complete songs and unlock other songs.
STORY: N/A
Gameplay: Nice gameplay, a lot like the arcade version. There's a Taiko drum, and there is an inside part and an outside. Tap them on them according to the directions on the top screen, and score points. Pretty fun! Enough to keep my 22 year old sister entertained for hours on end. But she likes music-rhythm games in general....
GAMEPLAY: 9.5/10
Graphics: Cartoony looks. Nothing special here.
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Music: Depends on what song you are playing. Nice long list of songs available.
MUSIC: 9.5/10
OVERALL RATING: 9/10 - Outstanding
What do you think? Good? Bad? Discuss it in the comments.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones review.
The Following is a review for the 2005 Game-boy Advance game called Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
Story: The story is completely unrelated to any of the other Fire Emblem games. The Story goes like this: The continent of Magvel, ruled by the nations of Renais, Grado, Rausten, Jehanna, Frelia, and Carcino, has lived in peace for 800 years. However, in a sudden and unexpected attack, Grado invades Renais for reasons that I will not give away in order to not spoil the plot twist.You must lead Eirika, princess of Renais, to defeat Grado. Of course, at the end you'll have to slay a demon, but that's not until the final boss.
STORY: 8.5/10
Gameplay: The gameplay is the same old, typical Fire Emblem style TWBRPG, similar to Radiant Dawn. However, the game's difficulty, even on Easy mode, makes the game... Different.
GAMEPLAY: 7.5/10
Graphics: The graphics... Well, let's just say that they're good enough for a 2005 Gameboy Advance game.
GRAPHICS: 7.5/10
Music: Their is a large variety of music, but most of it is quite repetitive.
MUSIC:7.5/10
OVERALL RATING: 8/10
Story: The story is completely unrelated to any of the other Fire Emblem games. The Story goes like this: The continent of Magvel, ruled by the nations of Renais, Grado, Rausten, Jehanna, Frelia, and Carcino, has lived in peace for 800 years. However, in a sudden and unexpected attack, Grado invades Renais for reasons that I will not give away in order to not spoil the plot twist.You must lead Eirika, princess of Renais, to defeat Grado. Of course, at the end you'll have to slay a demon, but that's not until the final boss.
STORY: 8.5/10
Gameplay: The gameplay is the same old, typical Fire Emblem style TWBRPG, similar to Radiant Dawn. However, the game's difficulty, even on Easy mode, makes the game... Different.
GAMEPLAY: 7.5/10
Graphics: The graphics... Well, let's just say that they're good enough for a 2005 Gameboy Advance game.
GRAPHICS: 7.5/10
Music: Their is a large variety of music, but most of it is quite repetitive.
MUSIC:7.5/10
OVERALL RATING: 8/10
Monday, July 7, 2008
Mario Party DS Review
Hey guys!
It's Yeah568 here and it's been a LONG time since I made a post (sorry!). Anyways, here's my review of the Nintendo DS game Mario Party DS, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo.
Story: Pretty simple story. Mario finds a crystal, Bowser wants it, Bowser invites Mario and Friends to his castle for a feast as an apology, and then shrinks them all and takes the crystal. Mario goes on his trek to get back to normal size, and defeat Bowser (again).
STORY:8/10
Gameplay: Same old, same old. Roll dice. Move squares. Mini-game. Repeat. There is a new Puzzle Mode, with classic puzzle games from previous games. The mini-games are hard, but not so hard that you start pulling everybody's hair out from frustration.
GAMEPLAY: 8/10
Graphics: What did you expect from a Mario Party game on the DS? Usual 3D - ish graphics, nothing special. This game doesn't depend on graphics that much. so that's good for boosting that score.
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Music: The music sticks with the Mario Party music theme. Kind of repetitive, not really. I liked the music part of the game, as there are many different soundtracks, and they are pretty catchy.
MUSIC: 9/10
OVERALL RATING: 8.25/10 - Great
What do you think? Good? Bad? Discuss it in the comments.
It's Yeah568 here and it's been a LONG time since I made a post (sorry!). Anyways, here's my review of the Nintendo DS game Mario Party DS, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo.
Story: Pretty simple story. Mario finds a crystal, Bowser wants it, Bowser invites Mario and Friends to his castle for a feast as an apology, and then shrinks them all and takes the crystal. Mario goes on his trek to get back to normal size, and defeat Bowser (again).
STORY:8/10
Gameplay: Same old, same old. Roll dice. Move squares. Mini-game. Repeat. There is a new Puzzle Mode, with classic puzzle games from previous games. The mini-games are hard, but not so hard that you start pulling everybody's hair out from frustration.
GAMEPLAY: 8/10
Graphics: What did you expect from a Mario Party game on the DS? Usual 3D - ish graphics, nothing special. This game doesn't depend on graphics that much. so that's good for boosting that score.
GRAPHICS: 8/10
Music: The music sticks with the Mario Party music theme. Kind of repetitive, not really. I liked the music part of the game, as there are many different soundtracks, and they are pretty catchy.
MUSIC: 9/10
OVERALL RATING: 8.25/10 - Great
What do you think? Good? Bad? Discuss it in the comments.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
EA games - New ``Brilliant`` idea
It`s recently been announced by EA games that they have a new ``Brilliant`` business plan - selling games for free.
Let me explain
Their plan is to sell their games for free - while bombarding you with a string of in-game advertising.
Also, they`re going to charge you for every upgrade you get in-game.
Put it this way - how would you feel if there was a war game, and on the soldier uniforms there were Febreeze advertisements?
Or, How about every time I needed to give my character a +5 attack upgrade, instead of earning it in-game, you had to buy it?
In my opinion this plan SUCKS.
fortunately, it hasn't gotten anywhere yet, and hopefully it never, EVER will.
Let me explain
Their plan is to sell their games for free - while bombarding you with a string of in-game advertising.
Also, they`re going to charge you for every upgrade you get in-game.
Put it this way - how would you feel if there was a war game, and on the soldier uniforms there were Febreeze advertisements?
Or, How about every time I needed to give my character a +5 attack upgrade, instead of earning it in-game, you had to buy it?
In my opinion this plan SUCKS.
fortunately, it hasn't gotten anywhere yet, and hopefully it never, EVER will.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Review
Hello Again!!
The Following is a review for Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Story: It would take up more than half of the review if I were to explain the whole story, so I'll just explain how it starts in part 1.
3 years have passed since the nation of Crimea PWNED the nation of Daein in a bloody, midevial war. Since Crimea didn't have the resources to own another country, they turned the nation over to their ally, the mighty Begnion empire, who marched right in, commited war crimes, and took over.
Now, a group of rebellious teenagers (With weapons) are attempting to free their country.
STORY:7.5/10
GAMEPLAY: The games genre is a TWBRPG (Tactical Warfare based Role Playing Game) with simple and easy to learn controls. However, although learning the game is easy, playing it is not. It is pretty hard even on normal difficulty, especially for n00bs to the series like myself. You'll need to be coming up with brilliant and bizarre strategies, making use of close range and long range attacks.
GAMEPLAY: 7.5/10
GRAPHICS: The graphics are nothing special, but for a game where graphics don't matter, the graphics are pretty impressive.
GRAPHICS 7.5/10
MUSIC: The music is pretty good, nothing too repetetive. That's all I have to say about the music.
MUSIC: 8/10
OVERALL RATING: 7.75
The Following is a review for Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Story: It would take up more than half of the review if I were to explain the whole story, so I'll just explain how it starts in part 1.
3 years have passed since the nation of Crimea PWNED the nation of Daein in a bloody, midevial war. Since Crimea didn't have the resources to own another country, they turned the nation over to their ally, the mighty Begnion empire, who marched right in, commited war crimes, and took over.
Now, a group of rebellious teenagers (With weapons) are attempting to free their country.
STORY:7.5/10
GAMEPLAY: The games genre is a TWBRPG (Tactical Warfare based Role Playing Game) with simple and easy to learn controls. However, although learning the game is easy, playing it is not. It is pretty hard even on normal difficulty, especially for n00bs to the series like myself. You'll need to be coming up with brilliant and bizarre strategies, making use of close range and long range attacks.
GAMEPLAY: 7.5/10
GRAPHICS: The graphics are nothing special, but for a game where graphics don't matter, the graphics are pretty impressive.
GRAPHICS 7.5/10
MUSIC: The music is pretty good, nothing too repetetive. That's all I have to say about the music.
MUSIC: 8/10
OVERALL RATING: 7.75
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