06.14.07
Posted in Game Previews at 10:07 am by earl
Fifa Soccer 08-Fifa is heading to the Wii! And it looks like the most interesting Soccer game I’ve ever seen. Instead of shooting for super-realistic character models, Fifa 08 will allow users to play as they’re Miis, which means I’ll be able to score that game-winning goal…again. Seriously, I once played Soccer. I tripped a lot of people. I know I’ll be looking forward to this one later this year.
 
 
 
Bioshock-This game has had me glued to the computer and TV for the past two years. (I knew I would find an excuse for it.) I think this game was first introduced back in 2005, and it should finally be coming out for the 360 and PC later this year. You’ll be playing as some guy trying to do something who has to take down these big huge monster creatures, but who cares, you get powerups! Including lightning, fire, and more!
 
 
Blacksite:Area 51-Back in 2004/2005, a game called Area 51 came out and it pretty much went under the radar. It wa a good game, it just didn’t get as much publicity as say Halo 3. Now they’re coming out with the sequel, Blacksite:Area 51. You can be sure to have plenty of shooting, diverse weapons, cool-looking aliens, and more when it comes out for the 360, PS3, and PC.
 
 
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Posted in Video Games at 9:22 am by earl
This is a really neat thing that proves that the 360 has better graphics than the PS3. It shows the almost-exact (good enough) pictures of the same game on each console. All you have to do is put your mouse over Xbox 360 on each picture to see the PS3 version, and go back and forth. I found the PS3 way too bright. See what you think. Click here to see for yourself.
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Posted in The Tube at 9:18 am by earl
This time, the Mythbusters are taking on some of Hollywood’s ways of saving your buddies from grenades-jumping onto it, putting it in water, and putting it in a refridgerator. The build team is also testing self hypnosis from self-help CDs. And finally, they’ll see if your stomach can explode from diet coke and mentos.
First off, Jamie and Adam make a gel dummy for the stunt hero, and several wooden “people” to compare the grenade damage. When they get down to the bomb range, they set off a grenade to see how bad it is without a self-sacrificer. They find several lethal hits on the wooden-guys. They then detonate the grenade under the dummy. It completely devastates the dummy, but it considerably saves the other guys. They then try putting the grenade in water. One wood-guy is killed, but Jamie calls this one true because it really does make sense, that and the one dummy was the only one killed. They then break the wall I have akways wanted them to break by bringing in a myth from Monk. Could you save your buddies by putting the grenade in the fridge? In the clip, a grenade is thrown into Natalie’s house, and Monk runs into the next room. While Lieutenant and Natalie fall back for safety, Monk goes in and throws the grenade into the fridge, then runs into the room to the left of the fridge. The explosion goes off, with noone injured. They try this out on the field, and it takes out the guy in front and beihind the fridge completely. So in Monk’s case it’s still true, but this isn’t really that handy on a battlefield.
The build team then put self-help CDs to the test. Grant’s gonna try to cure his sea-sickness, Adam’s gonna try to cure his fear of bees, and Kari’ gonna try to change her eye color. They set up base tests before using the CDs then they try it with the CDs. They find that Grant is still not sea-worthy, Adam is still petrified of bees, and Kari’s eyes are still brown.
The Build team also put the myth to the test that a guy swallowed a couple of mentos, then chugged a Diet Coke, and the result was disastrous. They empty out a pig stomach, then empty out a bottle of Diet Coke into a stomach, followed by several Mentos. Nothing. After experimenting some more, the only time they could get that stomach to explode was by using decompressed air. It’s just like the Pop Rocks and Soda Myth. So, where does that leave us?
- Jumping on a Grenade-CONFIRMED-You can cons. save your buddies by sacrificing yourself.
- Grenade in a Bucket of Water-CONFIRMED-Although it did kill one guy, this still did a lot less damge than without the water.
- Grenade in a Fridge-BUSTED-Using this on a battlefield will some awful damage, but the way they did it in Monk is true.
- Self-Hypnosis CDs-BUSTED-They tused the CDs, nothing happened. Enough said.
- Diet Coke and Mentos Stomach Rupture-BUSTED-Just like Pop Rocks and Soda, it just doesn’t do enough.
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