Do it.

For all you PS2 owners who have been on the fence about becoming a two-console household, your time has come. MacMall has the refurbed XBox with one controller for $109.

Double My Happy

Since I didn’t want Chris having all the fun around here, I decided to give my new gaming rig a run for its money with the new Microprose title F-15: Strike Eagle. Who knew that Air Combat in the Jet Age could be so intense? It uses a stunning 24 color palette and sports the Havok physics engine used in the soon to be released Half-Life 2. Libya was number one on the laundry list of enemies so why not bomb them first?

As you can see, my fighter is armed to the teeth. Here I am cruising at Mach 8 and locked on to an enemy fighter in the distance. The ground detail, pixel shading and high quality textures made this game happen for me. I give it a thumbs up and would like to make it available to anyone who would like to borrow it. Aim high gentlemen!

That’s exactly what I just did, in my pants, in the first ten minutes of Doom 3. I’d say more, but I have to go curl up in bed with something furry with all the lights on.

Sleep tight…

I thought I’d treat you all to a recent discussion I had with Gravis “Customer Service” Enjoy!

I can’t tell if it’s a robot writing those emails, or a Japanese guy pretending to be “Brad”.

The wedding’s over, bitch!

Am I the last one here to finish Halo? I just got it a few weeks ago so that Jeff and I could play it system link, but discovered recently that it had a single player campaign also!

As most of you know, this is some damn fine shootin’ fun, but most of the excitement involves vehicular mayhem. I can’t recall ever seeing an enemy run to a ship, hop on board, and try to kill me. Nor have I ever been able to shoot them, steal their ship, and then hunt down their wife and kids with it. I only hope Halo 2 takes place on a planet with better gravity so I can control that friggin jeep better.

My only complaint is the lack of enemy variety. Though the alien and mutant design is fantastic, there are only four main types of Covenant and four types of Flood. It gets a bit tedious. Although, waiting in the wings while those two species duked it out and then scavenging the body piles for ammo was enjoyable, I wanted some big boss action and maybe some indiginous beasts to blast into extinction.

Oh, and the library level was way too long. It was a lot like being in an actual library, but with no internet access.

If you haven’t played this yet, run to your nearest Best Buy and pick it up today!

Dead last! Woo!

Look what I dug up…an arcade classic without the hassle of making change for quarters. Hydro thunder is a great game which Ryan & I discovered at Pancho’s Mexican Buffet. Every time I play this at home I feel the need to cook up a plate of tacos and get gassy. It’s a good old fashioned boat racing game with challenging tracks, simple controls, flashy background graphics, and nonstop noise. The best sound is the grumbling of the boat’s motor through your subwoofer. What do you mean you don’t have a subwoofer? Get to Best Buy, you sissy.

I’d like to go into more detail here but there’s not really much more to say. You can pick this up in most bargain bins for $1.99. A #1 combo at Taco Bell includes a burrito supreme, taco supreme and your choice of beverage. This will set you back $4.39+tax. That’s roughly seven bucks for good times, a full stomach and an hour or so on the bowl.

“Patriots Suck?”

I haven’t posted in about forever but I can’t let someone from New Orleans say “Patriots Suck”. Are you trying to get us upset? The Saints play in your home town, let me say that again THE SAINTS PLAY IN YOUR HOMETOWN! I weep for you. I hope you get Madden 2005, and we can go head to head Pats vs. Saints. I’m sorry to get fired up but with the misery the sox give us, I’ve got to stand up for what we got.

MichaelBGray: where is this ryan character from?
J Seamster: New Orleans
J Seamster: what a dink

Okay football fans. Dropped the $15.88 at Target (ridiculous price) last weekend and bought ESPN NFL 2K5. I have Madden 2004 and in my opinion, this game is a step above, price notwithstanding. I definitely like the effects of using ESPN’s actual game graphics. For a football nut like me, it adds to the flava. It’s a little easier than Madden on offense. The big positive difference is that it is easier to control defensive players. Whereas in Madden, they often moved like they were on an ice skating rink, I think the physics of movement is more realistic in this bad boy. You obviously can’t stop on a dime, but there’s no sliding 3 yards past your intended target when attempting to stop. Graphics are very solid, equal to or slightly better than Madden. The stadiums are maybe a notch below but still very serviceable.

I also find just the basic controls more intuitive. For example, when you want to call an audible, you hit a button and a little window comes up with your options as opposed to Madden where you had to memorize your audible controls. I can’t do all those things at once. I’m not an amphibian.

In closing, drop the 20 bill and buy the game so we can get a network tournament season up and running. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? Seriously. Are you ready?

P.S. Patriots suck.

any word on the quality (or lack thereof) of Doom 3?