X-whatever-Blades!

Yeah you heard me! and you might already know that Xblades is available on Xbox Live Demo section and you might have started to download it … well, don’t waste your good time and precious internet … the game is horrible!

Someone at Topware Software woke up one morning having a fantastic revealation of how to sell a video game “Why did not i think of that before!? i will just make the main character very slutty and give her a very stupid accent and blades! yes!” well, no! it does not go that way Mister!

This abonomation that someone calls a game is absurd! it is very stiff, slow moving, it tries so hard to be a mix of many games, she is Lara Croft meets Devil may cry meets any Japanese cheeky slutty character, i am even very surprised IGN gave it a 6 out of 10 … it is horrible! i could not listen to that stupid girl speak for so long i had to mute my TV.

So, unless you are very stupid to watse your money on it, even if you get a pirated copy it will still be a waste! do not get it … unless you are a teenager who secretlt jerk off on Video game babes! you will see lotta Gstring in this stupid game.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS HORRID GAME, ZERO out of 10 …

X blades is on my list for one of the worst games ever (topping the list: Grand Theft Auto -for its potential desire to create criminals in the society!)

Awesome films of 2009

I just caught up to watch STAR TREK and tonight i had the chance to catch the last day of WOLVERINE.

I am happy, very happy indeed, that these surpassed my expctations and had me in AWE and WOW and SURPRISE.

Although, i am wondering about the people who made WOLVERINE THE GAME, because i played that before watching the film, have to tell you it is a different story for sure. … Very different that they are two films and not one!

Star Trek was sweet and VERY LONG, i loved it, i thought it was very well done … i am looking forward for a faithful remake of the original series, although it is very short and still the only one that has the longest re-runs (i love re-runs, thank you Fox Series! for StarGate SG-1) i want to watch THE NEXT GENERATION again now.

A film to watch is Terminator, i am not very much hyped up about it, i don’t know, i lost that passion to big killing machines, i started playing the xbox 360 game today which was very annoying and hard, they used the same feeling and even the same controls of GEARS OF WAR … I died like half an hour later, i think i will just sit to finish Mirror’s Edge finally (or get to Ubisoft magical hits: Assasin’s Creed and Prince of Persia).

Anywaaaaaaaaaays, Star Trek and Wolverine are two excellent films … i thought that Marvel did really well on the Wolverine Story, and hey! it is Hugh Jackman, you can say that again! for anyone who is looking to catch Jackman’s naked butt, GO NOW!

One last note, IMDB.com mentions X-men Origins: Magneto (2011) … i wonder!

besides, there is gonna be THE AVENGERS film, Thor, Iron Man 2 … you count!

When love takes over

David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland – “When love takes over”

Top 10 Lists: The Top 10 Most Tiring Games

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All these games with movement didn’t always exist. Most games used to be all button mashing, such as games for early consoles like the Atari, the Nintendo Entertainment System, the PlayStation, etc. But now, we’ve moved on. With new technology that’s almost always advancing, we can have motion in our games, and our consoles can sense that motion. When motion control associated with gaming comes to mind, you probably think of the Nintendo Wii, famous for its controller that can sense movement. Nintendo has moved from simple buttons on the NES, to using a touch screen on the DS, and now using motion with the game. This technology also brings along many opportunities that have up sides and down sides. An obvious upside is realism. In “Cooking Mama” for the Wii, you can use motion to actually control your cooking. For example, when cutting something, you’d swing the Wii Remote as if it were a knife and you were actually cutting with it. A downside is that you can get tired after playing for an amount of time. Of course, some games are meant to be tiring, such as Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution, which are mainly meant for fun exercise, but other games can abuse the motion controls and make the game actually quite tiring to play. On this list, you’ll see some games that don’t use motion controls at all, and get tiring after a while, but wouldn’t complete the game if they took those parts out. For example, Guitar Hero can get tiring from strumming, but if strumming were taken out, it wouldn’t be a very good game. In this list, you’ll see the top ten most tiring games. Some are tiring in a good way, some bad, and some neutral. Enjoy!

#10: Wii Play (WII)

Wii Play is a game that comes with a Wii Remote and isn’t really a game, or at least not a complete one. Like Wii Sports, it’s kind of like a demo that shows what the Wii can do with its remote. With games such as table tennis, billiards, fishing, and laser hockey, it should keep you entertained for a very short period of time. All of the activities use motion to play, and can get you slightly tired. Depending on what activities you do, you might not feel a thing, or you might feel just a tad tired. Of course, to feel tired at all, you’d need to play long enough, which I don’t really want to do.

#9: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (WII)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an adventure game in the huge Zelda series. The main character is Link, a boy with a sword and shield as his major weapons and defence in the game. Unlike the other Zelda games, this one uses the Wii Remote to involve motion instead of analog sticks and buttons. For example, to swing Link’s sword, you have to swing your arm while holding the remote. To stick out Link’s shield, you have to swing the Nunchuk in front of you. It’s a really nice idea that worked out quite well but sometimes after extended periods of play I get tired of swinging my arm. Sometimes I just want to take a rest from swinging, while still playing the game. Unfortunately, the sword is the main weapon in the game, so you almost always have to use it. Overall, it’s still a really great adventure game.

#8: Mario Party 8 (WII)

Mario Party 8, like all of the other Mario Party games is a game full of minigames. New for the Wii in Mario Party are minigames that take advantage of the new controller – the Wii Remote. While some of the minigames have no motion, others have little, and some have lots and lots. For example, in the minigame where you have to shake the pop can (to make it explode the highest), the person who shakes the remote the quickest (or most violently) will win the game. If you really replay these types of minigames over and over again, your arms will really get tired of shaking.

#7: Wii Sports (WII)

Wii Sports is a game that all Wii owners have or should have had at some point. It’s not really a complete game, but really just a fun demo meant to show what the Nintendo Wii can do. With 5 different sports for you to do, it should keep you entertained for a short while. They are: tennis, boxing, golf, baseball, and bowling. While some of the sports require little movement such as bowling and golf, others require much more movement such as boxing and tennis. In my opinion the most tiring sport is boxing, because it will have you up and off your couch swinging your arms around quickly. Baseball is the next most tiring, and may get your arms tired. You can either pitch or bat. While pitching, the faster you move you arm, the faster the ball will move in game. Basically, after playing boxing or baseball for long periods of time, your arms can really feel tired.

#6: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (WII, MAC, PC, PS2, PS3, X360)

Guitar Hero is a fun music game that makes you feel like a great guitarist. It comes with a “toy” guitar that connects to your console and acts as a controller. In the game, you pick a song and the notes will scroll along on the screen. There are 5 different notes, and there are 5 frets on the bar. To hit the notes, you must press the correct fret on the guitar, and flick the strum bar to simulate strumming. All the motion in this game is necessary to make it seem real. If any were taken out, it would be quite lame, and wouldn’t be anything like it is now. Really, the only thing that would make you sore is strumming with the strum bar. The constant flicking of your wrists will eventually make them sore, if you’re strumming fast enough. You strum at different speeds depending on what level you play at.

#5: Rock Band (WII, PS2, PS3, X360)

Like Guitar Hero, this is another one of those games that might get you tired, but has necessary motion. Rock Band is one of the newest music games, and allows you to play guitar, sing, and drum. Really, the only things that will get you tired is drumming and playing guitar. With guitar, the constant motion of flicking the strum bar up and down really starts to make your wrist sore. Surprisingly, I never seem to get sore from pressing the fret buttons, but only from flicking the strum bar. Depending on what level you choose, you’ll have to strum at different speeds. For drums, the swinging of your arms might eventually get to you. On easy levels, there might be barely any drumming, but on harder ones, you might have to swing your arms at really fast speeds. Overall, it’s a really fun game with realistic and necessary motion.

#4: Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (WII)

This Wii racing title is all about racing, but with a twist. Instead of just pressing a button to accelerate, you need to shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk! The faster you shake them, the faster you go, and eventually you’ll end up thinking your arms are going to fall off. Constantly flicking your wrists can really get tiring, and after playing for a while, you’re sure to want to quit. At least the motion stops excessive play! To be quite honest, I didn’t really like this game, and got tired of racing by shaking the controller. The point of shaking the controllers is to simulate Donkey Kong banging on his bongos. I think I’ll leave this game alone and stick to Mario Kart, a racing game without excessive motion…

#3: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (WII)

This Wii game was based on the 2008 Summer Beijing Olympics that occurred in China. Basically, the game takes a handful of Olympic sports, and puts them into a game format. With track and field, gymnastics, shooting, archery, rowing, aquatics, and much more, there’s a sport for everyone to do. Unfortunately, it gets pretty lame quite fast, and is really repetitive. It’s also really tiring. For example, one of the main game categories is track. Track consists of running, sprinting, hurdles, etc. To do all of these things, there is only one type of movement. To have your character move at all, you have to shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk extremely fast. It’s suppose to represent your character swinging their arms back and forth while running, but I don’t see how anybody could possibly swing their arms that fast (regularly) while running. If I saw someone always swinging their arms like that while not playing the game, I’d probably burst out laughing! Anyways, the point is that this game requires excessive movement when it wouldn’t really be required in real life. Because of all that movement, your arms could get REALLY tired.

#2: Dance Dance Revolution (ARC, PS, PC)

I’ll only be placing the original Dance Dance Revolution in this list, because if I put all of them here, they would take up more that the 10 spots available on the list! Dance Dance Revolution is, (as you should be able to tell from the game title) a game that’s all about dancing. You first step onto a mat or platform with four arrows on it. One faces up, one down, one right, and one left. You then pick a song from the song list. Depending on the song, arrows (facing the same ways as the arrows on the platform are) will scroll on the screen, and you need to match the arrows (on screen) by hitting the same arrow on your platform. You hit the arrows with your feet, by stepping on them, so if you do it properly, you’ll be dancing to the beat of the music! Depending on the game level that you pick, there will either be more or less dance moves. The harder the level the more you move, and the more you move the more tired you get! Overall, this is a fun dance game that can also be used as exercise.

#1: Wii Fit (WII)

This is one of those games where motion and complete body movement are necessary. It just wouldn’t have a purpose if there was no movement. This is one of Nintendo’s latest big ideas, a game to get people active and fit while having fun! This game comes packed with a new Wii peripheral called the Wii Balance Board. This board has many small sensors in it that all sense weight on different parts of the board. When first played, it will measure your weight and after you tell it your height and age, it will tell you whether you’re underweight, normal, overweight, or obese. After a daily fitness test, it will allow you to do many different activities. This game will have you doing pushups, balance minigames, sit ups, running, yoga, and many other activities that can improve how fit you are. Based on what activities you play, you can get extremely tired, or just a little. You might want an electric fan nearby!

Motion control and other games that require movement are interesting ideas, and can be quite fun. Unfortunately, there are just some games that need less motion, and there are some that don’t need it at all. With technology always advancing and getting better, who knows what we’ll eventually be able to do? How much more realistic will games get? Will we move from simple motion controls to almost full body control? I guess we’ll have to wait and find out.

Lebanon

I would have called this post “Weekend Heaven” because it was my first time in Beirut and it felt amazing, so care-free and wonderful. It felt so short especially when i was done exploring the beautiful streets of the city which mixes the new and the old.

Some parts of Beirut felt like a Deja vu from Dubai though but that does not matter knowing it has more character and soul than stupid Dubai (which i lived and worked in for few months). Beirut is the city for escaping the routine as we cycled the corniche, caught the sun on the beach, enjoyed the fantastic Lebanese cuisine, enjoyed the walks in the streets and did good Bar Hunting! we now know the way to Monot Street and Jumiezeh Area, not very well, we have to ask over and over again but at least we set The Big Fancy Rafiq Al Hariri Mosque as a landmark to walk around.

The people are great! they are friendly and relaxed, they smile alot and very polite! something that Jordan has to work a lot on for better tourism i guess.

The Companionship was great, Jose is a great guy to travel with apparently, he does not nag or get tired, disgusted, sick, disorienated easily, he is Spanish after all, even his friends were great! but as you remember from my previous posts i was blessed with great travelling fellows i.e. Johnathan in India was the best example of how to travel with full trust and joy.

wow, it is over so soon! i am tired a bit and sad a bit, i need to relax a little, and get ready for another crazy teaching day tomorrow, which i will be very energized to do, although i did not catch a lot of tan, but oh well, i am already naturally the tall dark thin guy, haha!

Sorry for the bad english i just did not feel like articulating my post!

Note: i got all four Samandal Comic volumes and a Music CD (i wanna dance in Beirut) something to remind me of a great city that i fell in love with untill the next time. and by the way, i totally pulled this one off with the finances, it worked perfectly, next time i have to be more careful though knowing the currency system and the prices better for next times.

Book now! go to Beirut and feel the beat of life.

10 things you didn’t know about orgasm

Fascinating!

Lara Fabian

This is the greatest performance i’ve ever seen for a song!

Hello Clive!

Things to do with NOX magazine cover when you have nothing better to do.

I woke up this morning in a funny mood and i saw Clive Owen’s Face, almost as large as a regular face size so i thought it would be funny to do things with it.

I loved the cover! and the whole issue, it is a sensational issue!

Say Cheese!

It is not me graduating or anything, i was only getting ready and excited for my photo to be taken (SAE Amman Year Book), realizing that Graduation day is next Monday and i have the right to panic and run around shouting “I HATE FORMAL EVENTS!” and besides, there is no dinner or drinking! i mean, really! anyways,  none of my students is graduating this time yet, not that they failed, but they did not finish yet! it will be so exciting for me next year same time when i attend the graduation ceremony but that time i will know everyone of the students even the ones i am not teaching and it will be a blast! (well, if they make it, if they make it alive, if they do not kill eachother, if they do not kill themselves first, if they did not start killing each other. .etc) i will be so glad to watch THE LIVING REST graduating!

Happiness!

My oh my!

When i look at such happy people i feel sad for other people who can not indulge in such HAPPINESS, life is gay, be happy, laugh, dance! do not give a fuck!

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