Archive for June, 2006

video game critcism…

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

There’s an interesting column in Esquire about the lack of video game critics in the industry. Note there is a big difference between a game reviewer and a game critic here. A reviewer simply tells how well the game looks, plays, etc. A critic aspires to tell you what a game means or, in the case of games, what it could mean.

I would love to be able to write something along the lines laid out in the article, but I fear my writing aren’t isn’t quite elite enough.

sports chic…

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Turns out that I will be writing a bit for the Sports Chic too.  Sports related posts will probably start moving over there instead of the intermittent placement here.  But will adding me take away the “chic” from the Sports Chic?  Only time will tell.

playing this weekend…

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Um. Same thing I played last weekend. Get off my back! I’m slow!

Because you wanted it…

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

There’s a new sport blog out there that’s tearing up the streets! It will completely revolutionize the way you think about sports. That other way you thought of: crap! Get ready, because this blog might be too extreme for even the hardest sports fan.

This blog it’s got passion, a girl writing, and um… it’s pink. It’s the Sports Chic!

(can i come back into the house now honey?)

Canes win the Cup!

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Not quite exciting for me as UNC winning the NCAA basketball championship, but still pretty awesome. Ray Whitney agrees with me. So what does this mean? Is the Triangle (or at least Raleigh) a hockey town now? I hope so. This area gets shafted so much with all the big-time events going to Charlotte (they even took away the CIAA championships from us), so it’s nice to see that Raleigh got the first pro-sport championship for the state of North Carolina. I admit that I haven’t been the greatest fan overall. I’ve kept tabs on the team since their last Stanley Cup run a few years ago, but I’ve had a hard time paying attention since a few other sport seasons happen around the same time as them. But next season, I’ll definitely put the Canes on the same list as the Tarheels and the Panthers. I hope the Triangle will join me.

I just hope my liver can handle it.

What do you think of that Ray?

playing this weekend…

Friday, June 16th, 2006

Got a DS Lite, got some games from Netflix Gamefly,  and I’m set for the weekend. A quick list of what I’m playing.

  • Brain Age - Picked this up for free thanks to a coupon (pdf file, coupon is still good through the 18th) from Best Buy. I’m enjoying it so far even though I’m a little annoyed by the touchpad thinking my 8’s are zeros.
  • New Super Mario Bros. - I think it’s kind of funny to see so much excitement over a 2D game. Proves that graphics aren’t everything. My only complaint so far is that a lot of the secrets are actually too easy to find.
  • Hitman: Blood Money - Despite all the controversy over the advertising, the critics still seem to like the game. Personally, I’ve always liked the Hitman series, if for nothing else, the game emphasizing and encouraging the player to finish the mission as professionally as possible. Instead of just killing everything that moves, you’re better off here killing only who you’ve been told to kill and getting out without a firefight. It makes the game more of a puzzle game than a fighter, leaving the path completely up to the player to figure out. Unfortunately for me, this often means I have absolutely no idea what to do. Frustrating.
  • Gunstar Super Heroes - The sequel to the Genesis game Gunstar Heroes may have slipped under a few radars. Right now it doesn’t quite stack up the original, but I’m only about half way through it. Sucks that they took out the combination weapon system though…

Edit: I love it when I make absolutely no sense… that should be games from Gamefly. I wish Netflix rented games… I’d switch in a heartbeat.