Got a couple of important links before your Labor Day weekend.
First, now that it's been out for over a month, check out my long-awaited review of Hydro Thunder Hurricane. I really liked this game. Like I say in the review, it's not groundbreaking, earth-shattering, or sky-rending -- nor will it convince Ebert that games are art -- but it is pretty awesome. I was especially impressed how unpredictable and chaotic online races were, given the lack of missiles and such.
There's a much more important project at the Phoenix that you need to check out. In the Laser Orgy 500, you can vote for the best video game of all time. This isn't like most best-of lists you might have seen, or participated in before. This is a battle royal. Two games are chosen at random from the database, and you must choose which is better.
Sometimes, this leads to agonizing choices (Counterstrike vs. Civilization IV, say.) Sometimes, pairings so comical you'd swear there was a human intelligence at work (Gears of War vs. Xenogears). Sometimes, games so bad that you'd rather leap off of something than play either one (E.T. vs Custer's Revenge).
After awhile, it becomes less about which game is "better" than which game you'd rather play right this second. You'd be surprised what you come up with.
Vote in the Laser Orgy 500. And say goodbye to the rest of your afternoon.
3 comments:
Laser Orgy 500 is... brilliant!
Wow, some of these choices are brutal. Advance Wars vs. Resident Evil 2? I am literally incapable of deciding.
Am I the only one who went with PaRappa the Rapper over Halo (1)?
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