Looks like I’m going to have to put out some extra cash for Capcom’s upcoming action shooter. Famitsu just put out the word and it’s all good! Here’s a transcript:

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Extremely impressive throughout, from the real-time-rendered opening cutscenes to the impossibly huge enemies. Effects like snow and explosions are wonderful. Top-rate action shooter. The constant tension throughout as well as the balanced difficulty levels are on par with Capcom’s greatest. Battles are way intense! Score: 9

 

Brings to life a strange planet with powerful graphics that take full advantage of the Xbox 360’s capabilities. Gameplay stays true to its action roots, with nice learning and difficulty curves. Everything a great game should be. No complaints. Highly recommended. Score: 9

Great mix of action and shooter gameplay elements. Requires offensive and defensive strategies and strategic use of terrain. Plenty of depth. Snow and ice effects rendered beautifully and are a joy to look at. However, the action lacks a bit in the speed department, and the thrill or satisfaction is a little thin. Difficulty is a bit steep. Aimed at action game fans. Score: 8

The overwhelming size of the giant creatures along with the beautiful outdoor locations that are clear as far as the eye can see are truly impressive. The visuals are the high point, but the story lacks. The online multiplayer mode, where you go battle on foot or in giant walking machines, promises a lot of great fun. Score: 8

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After roughly four years of constant label disputes (and amazing mix tapes), sibling rap-duo Clipse and the Neptunes are finally back to reclaim hip-hop with the return of rhyme-based rap (stupid chants and uninspired, derivative rap FTL) with unbelievable production to match. Malice, Pusha T, and the ‘Tunes are back in true form. Perhaps the best hip-hop album in many years, every single track is excellent. Once again, the Neptunes are sort of experimenting with their beats with the Clipse as their platform, although I have to wonder: what happened to Chad Hugo? Sure, the Neptunes are listed for the production of every song, but Hugo’s name is nowhere in the liner credits.

Anyone that’s ever been turned away from rap for its recent lack of creativity and talent needs to listen to this.

My picks: Ride Around Shining- Typical subject matter with super-atypical rhymes, in true Clipse fashion. Never have the ill-gotten gains of coke money been rapped about more effectively. The ringing beat is sparse and ominous, certainly a bizarre step away from the Neptunes’ norm.

Keys Open Doors- Clever pun, eh? The strange, melodic beat makes this easily the best song on the CD, with Pusha T and Malice dropping metaphors and looping in and out of the melody effortlessly.

Mr. Me Too- Everyone should know this song by now, as it was the lead single. If not, it still isn’t old for me. The Neptunes drop what is easily one of their greatest beats ever, and Pharrell and the Clipse cleverly rap about their riches in an almost lethargic manner. Probably the most refreshing money-oriented rap single of the year.

Wamp Wamp (What It Do)- The second single. Again, everyone’s probably heard this already, but the flawless rhymes over the syncopated drums cannot be stopped. Slim Thug’s hook is kind of weak, but the brothers more than make up for it.

Buy this CD. Support good rap.

…and I play nothing but my Xbox 360.

Rainbow Six Vegas, Gears of War, Call of Duty 3, and NHL 2K7 trump anything that’s on my Wii and PS3.

And what, you say, do I have for Sony and Nintendo’s next-gen consoles?

Well, not much. I’ve got Resistance for the PS3, which 2 levels in is a very pretty yet terribly derivative shooter that you’ve played about seven million times before.

The Wii is a different story - at Thanksgiving, my family and I had about 45 minutes of fun bowling and playing baseball. But my hectic schedule and review requirements have prevented me from even pretending to think about putting Zelda (the only Wii game I have bought) into the console. Cash (or lack thereof) has prevented my from downloading old school titles, but since I’ve already bought them before, why exactly should I do it again?

I sound like an angry gamer, but I’m not. I’m merely questioning why I spent gobs of money on two consoles that I’m not playing.

According to the history books, Native Americans rescued an entire colony of fake americans (called pilgrims) from starving to death. To show their appreciation, the pilgrims hunted the native americans to the point of near extinction, and stole their land. With the red skins gone, and more land to build convenience stores on, the pilgrims had much to be thankful for. With that single act, phase one of the white man’s tyrannical reign began, and Thanksgiving was born.

If you’re like me, nothing brings a bigger smile to your face than being trapped in a house with your most unwelcome family members. From your aunt with the smokers voice to your drunken uncle who excels at shouting expletives, it’s a 12 hour act of fiegning sencerity while frequently sneaking glimpses at your watch. The host of the occasion is cursed with feeding all four-hundred guests, but blessed with the satisfaction of knowing that the very meal they’re creating is simultaniously torturing everyone in the house.

The delicious (or sometimes even disgusting) aroma wafting through the house is one of the most effective spells in exsitence. It forces everyone within a six mile radius to be civil to one to another regardless of their differences. Of course a meal large enough to feed a small army takes no less than 14 hours to complete, but each family member who isn’t present at the start of its preparation, forfieits their portion of the meal. Therefore, everyone is forced to show up rediculously early or risk starvation.

Before everyone stuffs their gaping maws with turkey meat, it’s customary to say a prayer. It’s also customary for each family member to roll dice to determine who will lead said prayer. First person to roll a two and a four first wins. It’s symbolic of how many seconds that person will pray for before ending it abruptly with an “amen”. Unbeknownst to the lead prayer, everyone else was thinking about the simple pleasures they’ve been missing out on such as lesbian porn or guitar hero, but the first taste of the forbidden meal negates all desires.

I apologize for disclosing the truth of this day so abruptly, but my hungrer has driven me mad with wordsmithy. Hunger and liquor have the same effect on me, and there is no remorse. I’ve written this blurb with frequent interuption, and the most secretive Hot Pocket breaks. Wish me luck. I’m off to battle the other members of my madenning blood line.