Vladimir Cole over at Joystiq is conducting a little experiment on himself. He’s seeing whether he can lose 20 lbs. in 3 months using Sony’s Eyetoy as his primary form of exercise. Either he loses the poundage or he loses 500 beans to a Joystiq contributor.
You know, I’ve heard that squatting is a good form of exercise… Squat That Fat!
One thing you will notice about the GREAT majority of PS2 fans is their unwavering love for the brand. Ever have that friend in high school that wouldn’t buy anything other than Nike sneakers? Or wouldn’t even THINK of touching a Sega Master System over Nintendo?
These kinds of players have a horrible prospect before them…a huge delay in the release of PS3.
This PS2 Ad gives me the bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps! I wonder if there is any purpose to it other than to grab your attention by terrifying you?
Perhaps the plug-face people signify something. Maybe a Playstation online gaming service to rival Xbox Live? Wishful thinking…
Leeched from Joystiq
No, I’ve never played this game, as a matter of fact I wouldn’t be caught DEAD even renting it–But just incase any of you out there were thinking about it, perhaps reading these reviews will save you the suffering…
Metareview: 25 to Life
It shouldn’t suprise anyone that this game bites. It’s just another GTA clone. This is usually what happens when a bunch of developers race to bastardize another company’s concept. Garbage.
Leeched from Joystiq
Since 1997, Konami has been making rhythmic music games which have been nick-named Bemani games. What I didn’t know is that the Title “Bemani” comes from Konami’s first game they released of it’s type. It was called Beatmania, and it was, and still is, a wildly popular title.
If this is all news to you, you’re not alone since Beatmania has never been on a console in the US. As a matter of fact, if it wasn’t for an arcade in my area that specializes in imported arcade Bemani games, I probably would’ve never seen it.
Beatmania’s controls simulate a beat box and DJ turntable, and while I never quite got the hang of the controls, I could tell from watching others that it’s a lot of fun to play.
The game has been completely visually overhauled from the 1997 arcade version. It’s been given a facelift to match other games in the series, like Dance Dance Revolution.
Beatmania makes it’s US Debut in March 2006.
BTW — Prepare to get 0wned, It’s harder than guitar hero.
Wiggy and I are pretty 1337 at Guitar Hero. There… I said it. I can’t really say it about any other game so give me a break and let me toot my own horn a little, okay?
There are a bunch of vids of people playing Guitar Hero on the web. I think we’re better than a bunch of them. This guy, however, completely 0wns us!
Guitar Hero: Cowboys from Hell – Expert
- (Google Video link)
I Totally leeched this vid from Wiggy who emailed me the link
Anyone who knows me is aware of the fact that I’m obsessed with guitar hero. For those who don’t know me — I’m obsessed with guitar hero! Thanks to Wiggy, who lent me his PS2, I’ve been spending time with the most innovative, refreshing game released in years.
For those of you unfamiliar with Guitar Hero, it’s a Bemani Style game where you hit buttons on a guitar-shaped controller in time with music. But describing it this way is really selling it short. It would be better to call it “ultimate air guitar” since the player ends up rocking out like a spazz and striking poses; Some required by the game, others not.
Last night, I beat the game on Expert difficulty. This was not an easy feat considering the last song is Ozzy Osbourne’s Bark at the Moon. Yep, to beat the game you have to bust out a rather lengthy Randy Rhoads guitar solo. After failing the song about 30 times, I made it through by the skin of my teeth and beat the game on the highest difficulty level. This marks the first time I’ve beaten any game on the highest difficulty (I’m not as L337 as the rest of Team SQUAT)
In celebration of my little acheivement, here’s a nifty little clip of a guy playing the Super Mario Brothers theme on Guitar, with sound effects and all.