“New Power-Ups. New Moves. New Bosses. Welcome to the new
And oh my goodness. Do not even get me started on Princess Peach. If there were any character signifying the awful portrayal of women in pop culture, she would be it. She is needy, whiny, pathetic, and has been getting herself into awful situations for the past 20 years. For goodness sakes, woman, take control of your life! Why must you always have to be rescued by this guy? But that’s just my opinion…
I’ve checked out the screenshots, and it all looks pretty standard to me. You get the mushroom, you get big, you get the flower, you get fireballs, you get the star, you’re temporarily invincible, you go through the tubes to get to another world, etc. There isn’t anything jumping out at me. But I suppose I should go through this in more detail….
In world one, you must go through water and land obstacles before reaching the castle. Small bonus: jump up walls using a new technique. In world two, you’re in a desert landscape, but must get through the sewers for a large portion of the level. Keep an eye out for a secret jump to world four! In world three, you’re in the tropics. This level mainly consists of swimming in the water or trying to stay out of the water. In world four, race through the forest before being halted in your tracks by a lovely ghost house with no obvious exit. Sounds like that will take more than one try…
By world five, you will find yourself in an arctic landscape, now faced with the challenge of dodging snowballs and avalanches, as well as sliding down ice cliffs safely. Finally, world six is a mountainous terrain, so clearly your biggest worry will be falling off the cliffs. You will face two challenging towers compared to the previous level’s one, as well as try and negotiate some slippery surfaces…
Okay, I will admit that this sounds intriguing now. But this is what they are after. Nintendo has been milking this cash cow for as long as they’ve been around, and honestly, I think it is getting ridiculous. If you are out of ideas for Mario and the gang, then please Nintendo, come up with something new, I beg you.
Can you do a better job than Bush? We already know the answer to this: yes. But what if you were to get your country into the middle of a war fuelled by oil and an obsession with control? This is what Supreme Ruler 2020 is asking.
As economies and nations are crumbling around you, it is your job to save your country from destruction. But how, you ask? Why, the only way we know how, of course! By killing everyone around us.
But I shouldn’t knock it too badly, because this is all this game is about. Ruling over a nation (sounds like a dictator but, whatever), building a crazy military (while ignoring the poverty and suffering in your own country) and ruling the world (or attempting to, anyways).
Hopefully you will have more luck in completing your mission than the
What a brilliant idea to bring Monopoly, the classic board game, onto computers and TVs everywhere. In my experience, board games are on their way out. Nobody ever wants to play them with me anymore. But that could just be me….
Anyways, creating this multiplayer game is a brilliant and simple way to introduce the game and brand to a completely different demographic. When playing multi-player, or just on your own if still nobody will play with you, its going to be a blast.
There is no set release date quite yet, but since it was just announced yesterday I suppose we should give them some time. The game promises to be very interactive, colourful, and with some surprises up their sleeve, I doubt EA will disappoint.
These are my guys who brought us The Sims, so I know they will do an excellent job. I think it was a great move to tap into a new market of fans. Those young kids who are hooked on computer games have most likely never played Monopoly, and this, in my opinion, is a travesty. It is one of my favourite games and I am very much looking forward to its release.
