In most circumstances where the Japanese get something that we don't see in the US or elsewhere, I'm pretty bummed but accepting. The cultures are different, and the consumers demand different products than the mainstream in other parts of the world. These circumstances are just the nature of the beast and we have no choice but to be understanding about it.
Once in a while -- today, for example -- my gut instinct is to drop to the floor, flailing my arms and legs like an unsatisfied toddler in a grocery store, screaming, "IT'S NOT FAIR!" I've long lamented the decline of the American arcade and it's things like Metal Gear Arcade that pulls my long mourning into sharp relief.
Just look at these screenshots. Can you imagine being in a crowded room, holding a massive plastic gun and stealthily eliminating all resistance? Because I can and it hurts. Damn this culture and its desire to experience entertainment solely on its own terms, away from the prying eyes of others. I hate you all.
Metal Gear Arcade Screenshots [andriasang]
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5:00 AM on 07.29.2010 | 
I do believe we are seeing PlayStation Move's killer app
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My God I hope so! Personally The Move is packed with killer apps for me (Socom, The Fight, Killzone 3, LBP2 & even Sports Champions looks sweeeeeet)
But MGS Arcade would just end the Mo-Co war, like the bomb dropped on Hiroshima!
(Tastless comparison?)
No, because waving a plastic dildo will never EVER be the same as holding a full scale arcade gun.
The House of the Dead Wii ports proved this.
Still, I'd buy it for socom and killzone anyway.
there, I just commented for half of the Dtoid community.
you're welcome.
You think the Wii remote and Move look like dildos? I guess you don't eat bananas, Popsicles, write with pencil or pen, or anything that looks like a big stick, huh? Anyways, MGO just needs to be updated into this. No need for a new $60 game.
[img]http://www.pleasuremenow.com/ProductImages9/hitachi_magic_wand.gif[img]
I would also note that it took me FOREVER to find an image of that where it wasn't in application.
Anything Metal Gear makes my Snake Solid.
^THIS^
lawl.
Thank you.!
Are you capable of commenting without mentioning M$?? did bill gates kill your family or something? Just curious.
@Smurgendorf
Lets hope so!
@Conrad
Lol, good comparison!
Or am I completely missing the point and this is a really slow news day that something like this can be front page?
It came out either slightly before or around the same time MGS4 did. Basically, it's Metal Gear Online, but adapted to work with the arcade style setup. It's pretty cool since unlike MGO... THERE'S NO LAG!!!
... Also you can walk over and punch that douche on your team that was trying to choke you out the whole match...