Looks like, after the 5 out of 5 stars review of Killzone 2, X-Box 360 fanboys went into a foaming rampage on their boards.

Safe to say, Mr. Sessler had it with said cry babies. Literally ripping them all a new one for even speaking such stupidity.

Bravo.

10: I was born in a haunted hospital. - Mishawaka, Indiana - St. Joseph Hospital for a while was run by a group of Nuns who lived and died there. Ghostly Nun's supposedly still show up to check up on patients now and then...

9: My first video game was The Legend of Zelda for the NES. Well.. originally my Older Brothers, but I played it more than he.

8: My original goal in life was to be a Chef. I was addicted to Food Network while growing up.. and for long periods of time I would watch it and take tips. I even wanted to go to cooking school. (Iron Chef was the shit!)

7: I am a Disney freak. Along with most of my family, we enjoy constant trips to Orlando, Florida and hit up the parks. I even worked there for awhile doing the College Internships they had going on.

6: My favorite all time movie and I'm gonna get burned for this, is The Never Ending Story. Trust me, if this movie ever came on TV, it'll have my attention to the end. Also.. the song is addicting.. I got two versions of it on WinAmp!

5: I was a crybaby/attention whore/powder keg all the way up until my Senior year in high school. I was a middle child, everyone in my family was better at something then me, I was picked on.. well way too much. I was easily emotional, angered easily, and got into a lot of screaming matches at home. So much that people thought I'd be the next one to 'snap.' at school and so on. I will say, my Mom saved me in the end... and I love her dearly for that.

4: I am unnaturally good at Fighting Games, despite them not being one of my favorite all time. I enjoy RPGs and First Person Shooters more, but when I pick up a Fighting Game its rare that I lose to someone seriously playing. I still can't beat button mashers though.

3: I was a top player in Soul Calibur 2 in the state of Indiana. Too bad there isn't shit worth of Arcades around here.... I got second place in a professional tournament, and ranked in the top 3 in others. GO IVY!

2: Ron Workman made me do it. I've seen this in a few other blogs, but I ran into Mr. Workman at Million Man Lan last year... after hanging out with his Drunkenness, he inspired me to start blogging despite my horrible writing skills and lack of inspiration. If you want to blame anyone, blame him!

1: I love you guys! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Well, least the idiot is gone and someone who can speak a full line without screwing up or getting a shoe thrown at his head is gonna be running us now....

I do plan on watching the inauguration tomorrow, it'll be the first one I'm actually gonna care about watching.. despite the fact that tomorrow is a day that's probably gonna be in the history books for the rest of our lives as the first Black President takes office.

He is also going to be the first President to have his inauguration be declared a "State of Emergency." as well as the first President to probably have more than 10 assassination attempts on his life in the first year of being in office.. last I checked, he hasnt even taken office yet and he's had... 4-6 attempts/threats openly caught and prosecuted.... and he's just the presidential-elect.

Sheez.

I guess I need to watch CNN/Fox News online a bit more...

Oh well, here's to the next 4 years.

Been awhile since my last blog. I know how you all love them... anyways.

The last month or so, I've been tearing through my many games instead of surfing the internet like I usually do. And now I finally come back to see people blaming Ed Boon for ruining Mortal Kombat with this latest outing of MK vs DC Universe. The teen rating is making everyone foam at the mouth, cuss like a 10 year old on Halo 3, and blame the MK creator with the entire downfall.

So.. you think Mr. Boon is ruining the game. Good for you. Now look a bit harder.

There's about a dozen interviews out there, a FEW on video for those who are illiterate, that has Mr. Boon openly stating that since DC Comics doesn't want their heroes being gored, flamed, torn to pieces, destroyed, or eviscerated in any way, shape or form, the game will be getting a Teen rating DUE TO THEIR DISLIKING OF FATALITIES. However he will try and push the Teen rating of the game as far as he can under their seeing eyes.

Now, from the previews I've been reading on here... the game looks like its to be shaping up as one of the better MK games due to its improved fighting system and linking of combo moves. Yet people are giving the game personal low scores all around because you can't rip the head off of the Flash, then with a flick of your finger cause the body to shatter. Then blaming Ed Boon for not putting enough gore in, which was not his decision to begin with.

To be honest, if Mr. Boon was running the show, I'm sure it'd be pretty damn gory. But that isn't paying is check every month is it? DC is, but licensing their characters into the game.. he has to play by their rules due to some sort of contract. Therefore, people complaining about the Jokers AWESOME fatality being pulled. Not his decision. No limbs being removed. Nope, not his fault. Not enough blood to sate your lust. Go blame DC Comics.

At least you'll be complaining about the RIGHT group of people removing the trademark gory Fatalities from the game. Point the fingers in the right direction people.

Which comes to my next question: Since the Fatalities in the MK series is a trademark of the series, and have been toned down to none existent, will you buy the game because its a Mortal Kombat game or if, by all means if, the game turns out to be a good fighting game, by it because it's actually a good game and deal with the crappy finishers?

I'm going to make a quick note that this review is based off what I have played so far. And so far, well.. I'm enjoying it.

The plot of the game is taken from the likes of STALKER, you're a mercenary, one of 9 playable characters, who has been hired to travel to the African Sub-lands to take down a dangerous arms dealer named, 'The Jackal.' This individual has been supplying two militant units, the UFLL and the APR Shortly arriving in Africa, the character you have chosen is a silent protagonist, not having a speaking roll. It does seem though that the NPCs know exactly what you want.

The first 5 to 10 minutes of the game is riding in a Taxi cab as the cab driver gives you a bit of back story about what is going on. But the closer you get to town the sicker your character seems to be getting. After you pass out, you wake up in a hotel room with a gruff looking character digging through your belongings. And in the end, it seems that it's The Jackal, and that he found you first, taunting you because you seem to have caught Malaria... in the 10 minutes you have been in Africa.

After threatening you, leaving you alive, then leaving... you pass out again and this is where the game finally starts. Though the story doesn't really extend past finding this guy, various tapes you find throughout the game lets you look deeper into The Jackals past and motivation for supplying the two units.

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First up, graphically, for the X-Box 360 it seems that the game has been stripped down so that the system can play it. And to me it seems that unless you have high def TV you're gonna be getting a bit in the ways of pixalization, but in ways.. they've only reduced enough down to the point that I have yet to receive any sort of slowdown in gameplay, even when up against 10 enemies at one time. Though I honestly haven't had any issue with the graphics as this game is a rather good PC port, and I have no PC graphics to compare it with. So all and all, it's a verrrrrrrrry good looking game for the 360. Ranging from Lush Landscapes of the African Wilderness, to just the graphics of fire burning away at the dry grass and trees.

Now gameplay. Gameplay is superb. In the beginning, while in the tutorial part of the game.. your movement is limited. After finishing the initial story, the map opens up out of something like Grand Theft Auto. Go anywhere, shoot anything, destroy anything, steal anything. Except without the cops. There ARE some areas in the game that limit what you can do. As the first big town you start in has a cease fire and there are some 'No entry' zones that if you enter, the entire town will be out to get you since you went into a 'no-no' area. Also like Grand Theft Auto, on your hunt for The Jackal, you'll be taking missions from either the UFLL or APR, and from those you'll be earning hard earned Diamonds for spending money to buy yourself, via Computer at a Arms Dealer, a variety of gear and weapons for your warehouse and safe houses. You start off with a limited amount of weaponry in the beginning, more of which can be unlocked by doing missions for your Arms Dealer.

As you move throughout the game you'll pick up various buddies who will help you out in your main missions as well as moving to save your hide after various periods of time. For example, one mission requires me to take out a unit of highly trained soldiers who have entered the area. The APR wants me to remove them so the UFLL doesn't think that THEY were the ones who sent them. After getting the mission I receive a phone call from one of my buddies to meet her at a safe house. Once there.. she actually adds on to the mission. The unit I was sent to kill, is actually after her.. and she can set it up so that I can make the mission easier on me instead of driving into the middle of their camp. Of course.. you can skip meeting her and just charge in with full guns blazing. This lets you choose your path accordingly. I will note that the buddies and helpers change accordingly to which character you had chosen at the time, as well as missions change depending on which path you took.

The downsides of the game however are rather plentiful. As with all Sandbox games, traveling from Point A to Point B without a car or vehicle can be bothersome, though the breaks in the gameplay is eased by guard points you have to fight through to get to your missions objective. Though you have a steady supply of Malaria pills on you that you get at the end of the tutorial, you're character is constantly having to pop a few of them as you play the game. This can be a hassle in the middle of a firefight, and even worse as you don't know when you'll run out. If this is the case, you're character will pass out or even worse, and can be problematic if you're right at the dead end of a mission.

In the end, the game is enjoyable and as stated in the beginning feels a lot like a highly upgraded STALKER, where you can go anywhere and do anything.

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I will say in the end the finished product is something to enjoy, though I'd want to see the final product on the computer first as well before making any more assumptions about the graphics. Though the traveling from one spot to another on such a huge map can be pretty boring, though breaks in the gameplay stopped by having to fight through factions guard points, and the Missions are fun with lots of action involved. The Malaria part could of been left out though.


Score: 8.0 - Great (8s are impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.)

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/14/konami-were-actively-looking-into-mgs4-on-xbox-360/

Oh. My.

Well, to be honest I never did see this one coming, and I'll be damned, this is some fine news for X-Box 360 owners everywhere.

Now yes... it'll be multiple disks, and yes, the quality will probably be dumbed down some, but I don't care. I want to play it. I never could afford a PS3 and now, from the looks of things I don't need to get one.

But a few things come to mind.

Sony is losing exclusives left and right. First it was Grand Theft Auto, then it was Final Fantasy. Now Metal Gear Solid is possibly hitting the 360. Are they THAT BAD when it comes to profitable games? I mean, I'm not a Sony hater by any means (Hell I owned a PS1 and PS2 throughout their entire life cycle.) but I'm actually starting to worry about what Sony is doing over there.

Still. I'm excited by the news. Even if it IS just a renewed rumor.