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This time, however, it’s about the supposed next-gen Wii.  Nintendo is leaking information to the press at the rate that would make B. Arthur’s morning routine look fast and furious.   Continue Reading

A short review for a small-impact game.

Glitchoris BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front)

Could have been a fun game.  Should have been a fun game.  But…it’s just not a fun game.  NBA Jam just does not evolve from its predecessors.  Its like if The Legend of Zelda 2 came out for the NES, and instead of side scrolling, it was a third quest for the first game.  Don’t spend time on it, and for the love of everything that is right and holy about video games, don’t buy it.

The Glamor And Glitz

Like a mildly attractive girl on her best day, NBA Jam falls short when compared to the games on the market right now.  Sure, it’s fun for about the first five minutes, then you wonder when it gets fun.  Well…it really doesn’t.  Swatting a ball to half court and shoving a player in the air fifteen feet is fun for awhile, but the fun does not last very long.

Just watch the trailer.  The trailer will bring back fond memories of ’96.

…And there you have it.  Really, that’s the entire game.

We at Glitchoris tend to pass on sports games.  Obviously.  But when I saw NBA Jam up for release, I could not pass up the opportunity.  Only so many video games have directly influenced modern media, and this resurrection of the original NBA Jam deserves our attention.

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The title beckons escapism. To Tom Bissell, an extra life is a double, or even triple identity; not a life that begins when the first one ends.  Is it possible to live vicariously through an Eastern immigrant venturing the streets of Liberty City?  Can we share in the horror of sending a barely twenty-something femme fatale through a deserted town of zombies?  It’s absolutely possible to share in the emotions.  In fact, sometimes we become so attached to characters that we cannot associate with lesser characters.  Feel like real life at the office?  It should.  That’s the idea Tom Bissell’s Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter hints towards the fascinating idea that not only does the video gaming industry possess a critical framework: it’s staring us in the face.  Only it’s staring us in the face a way a nightmarish dream won’t let you run as fast as you want to.  We know what we want to do; we just can’t do it yet.

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