"I can see where you're coming from," I said. Then I gave them $5 and said, "While you're at it, grab Back Stab, Desert Zombies, Nova 2, Rainbow Six and Scrabble."
They laughed and teased me about the Scrabble, but I had to give the puzzle people some love. When I reached the door, I turned and said, "Hey, try the hospital waiting room. All those old guys up there wear polyester pants."
Sure, this is a joke. But it illustrates my point. Panhandle, spare change people, or sell coke bottles but it's that time of the year! Almost every game you might want for your Padster is on sale for 99 cents.
Not only that, but Shadowgun, my love-hate relationship game of the year, has an update out. They have crammed 4 new levels into the game, with new monsters and improved game play. They have also installed the ability to make Big John do a roll in order to dodge the slings and snares of outrageous fate. (Excuse me, I waxed poetic for an instant). I haven't played it yet but it is downloading as we speak. They made the comment that this update would continue the storyline of the full game. At the end of the other game, John Slade, my man, makes the comment to his hot android chick, Sarah, that he expects the evil corporate types to try to get some payback on him. I strongly suspect that this update, with its new levels, will explore that theme. By the way, this update is free. This company deserves their success.
There is a hype machine in the gaming world and sometimes it irritates me. Those developers who are plugged into that machine cruise through life pretty well. I read on-line the other day about a game company who made their investment back the first three days their app was on sale. I am very glad for them. But...I know of other games that were far superior and they never seemed to get the breaks or to make it big. It's much the same with books, movies or most facets of life. You need to be in the clique or just overpoweringly talented.
The other night I went over to 148 apps (a great site for gamers) and I looked at their list of the top sellers for games. One of the better games on the app store wasn't listed in the top 148. This ticked me off. Desert Zombies, Last Stand is the game I'm talking about. This is a very good game with outstanding graphics which has been marked down to 99 cents. It was a bargain at $5.99, really. It has awesome graphics and intense game play. As an underdog, I feel for the people trying to break into the top level of any pursuit. The other game I talked about was a rinky-dink game that has sold over a million copies. ????
Whatever, I mean, I bought that game also, and like it. I'm just saying, the hype machine is a pain in the rear. Hey, I remember when Shadowgun came out. I read reviews from some of these guys that it was boring and repetitive. I love the game, other than that #!?* Driller. But Shadowgun overcame the hype machine and became a hit. Cool.
And that, Gamers, is my weekly rant about things that irritate me, here at the green retreat. On a rainy Wednesday morning. I'm CE Wills.
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