Manifesto reader Lindsay sent in the (excellent) suggestion to feature more of Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation reviews. Well they're sort of review-flavored anyway although they're really just funny rants.
I watch them myself, but hardly ever put them in the Manifesto, which is just plain wrong. So here's his SSBM review, probably the only guy to get more SSBM hatemail than GR.
Game Revolution has had a judge on the official game critics' panel since it first began, this year, as in several others, the judge happens to be me. Here's a secret: we cheat.
You see, E3 isn't until July, but the judges tour for the "Best of E3" begins now. I'll be spending all week traveling around looking at contenders even though we are definitely not at E3 yet, unless the EA event today also involves a time machine.
This is my sneaky introduction to the fact that I'll be on the road a lot, and I'm not sure when I'll have time to write the Manifesto, so I'm taking submission ideas this week. Send me your links. Please, only the good really ones.
If you can't figure out my email address, you are not smart enough to contribute.
On the odd breaks, I'll be hooking up things like The Alarmist's Guide to GTA IV, and the following Lego Star Wars video sent to me this morning by my friend Jamie.
When old-school GR writer Shawn Sparks stopped by the office today, he had his young son Shamus with him. He really wanted to test out GTA 4, but didn't feel it was appropriate in front of his son.
He looked really disappointed, and it occurred to me that there was no reason he couldn't play it with his son watching, because there was so much you can do in the game.
I told him, "Go ahead and play, just drive around town and don't shoot anyone. Call a friend and go bowling, take Michelle on a date, drive a cab and make some money, use an ambulance to help people in need. There's lots of stuff you can do."
And sure enough, for the next hour or so, young Shamus watched his dad playing Grand Theft Auto IV. That's pretty cool, and as someone pointed out to me, a bit like some recent Conan O'Brien segments.
Sure, Conan might be making a joke of it, but there's a reality that's there too. I saw it today.
Portal Beer Steins - 05/07/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
I just moved recently and I have enough room in my new place to have a kegerator again, and with this awesome portal conversion, I should be able to pour beer anywhere in the house. read more...
GTA IV, Drunk Driving, And... Sex! - 04/30/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
In what might be one of the stupidest objections to Grand Theft Auto IV, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) want the game to be rated AO because it allows drunk driving. read more...
GTA 4 First Impressions - 04/29/08
Posted by Duke_Ferris
Office productivity ground to a halt today as we all took turns mucking about with Grand Theft Auto IV. It took our front page mysteriously going back in time a month to get us back to our desks, panicking as usual. read more...
The Other Frag Dolls Dot Com - 04/28/08
Posted by JP_Hurh
I don’t play World of Warcraft for many reasons. One of which is the engagement ring that I’m still trying to pay off by reviewing such gems as Turok and Rainbow Six Vegas 2. read more...
Bosses . Almost every game has them; from Sonic to Super Smash Brothers , Jet Force Gemini to Earthworm Jim . Ever since the dawn of gaming, it appears that these overpowered enemies have become a necessity in any sort of linear game. Of course, the inclusion of this essential element is usually dependent on the genre and the game in question. Still, usually, it is one of the unwritten codes of gaming that a title features one of these novelties. Some games have gained fame by placing... read more...
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