Awesome Things In Gaming #3: Destructable Environments

You're running down a mountain cliff road when suddenly you're faced with what seems like an unbeatable blockade of enemy soldiers, then you notice the explosive barrel on the ledge above them, you carefully aim your semi-automatic 9mm Uzi and open fire.

The barrel lights up like a Christmas tree and cracks the precarious ledge, sending it crashing down to your foes leaving them smashed or tumbling down the mountain side with no hope for survival. You climb over the debris and continue along your journey showing no emotion like the bad ass you are. Awesome.




-Undrallio

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Awesome Things in Gaming #2: Competition

Usually when you imagine competition in video games, you picture a bunch of autistic 12 year old kids playing Halo on Xbox Live screeching profanity into their headsets whenever you beat them in a match. Contrary to what you may think however, competition in video games is a beautiful (and demanding) thing.

Since the early days of Pong, competition has always been a huge part of gaming culture. In the 80's teens would flock to arcades and empty thousands of quarters into the machines, desperately trying to knock the all powerful "ASS" off the top of the Pac-Man leaderboards.

Even with the death of the arcades, gamers still compete with each other in numerous ways. Whether it be through fragging each other online, or gathering at home to knock each other out in Wii Boxing, competition in video games always manages to bring us all together to have fun.

Now if you folks will excuse me, I've got some noobs on MGO to frag.




-Ryizzel

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Awesome Things In Gaming, #1: Selection

This is a brand spanking new concept for B&W, and I'm proud to announce it.

In this section, Awesome Things In Gaming, once a week either ryizzel or I will try to do a post where we discuss an awesome thing in gaming. Whether it be a certain series, system, genre, occasion, or....you get the point right?

Well let's get this show on the road! Hop over the break and we'll talk about the first Awesome Thing In Gaming .

Choices, there aren't too many hobbies out there that offer up a plethora of options like gaming does. There are literally thousands of games spanning over hundreds of systems; there is something for everyone.

You could load up a game on your Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or Wii and play the latest platformer, shooter, role-playing game, or any other genre you can think of.

Or you could go down nostalgia road and throw in some old school carts. The Magnavox Odyssey for die-hards, Nintendo Entertainment System, even the Dreamcast is considered classic nowadays.

For me, gaming is my truest passion. I've played and own hundreds of games over a bunch of different systems. There are games that I haven't enjoyed so much, but then there are ones that have completely defined a certain periods of my life.

No matter what you're into there will be a game you can enjoy. Even crotchety old men and women (my mom and dad for instance) will find something to love. Game on people.


-Undrallio

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