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April 06, 2004
She Beat Me
Even though I know better, I like to occasionally poke fun at feminists for not having all the answers. Plus, I'm Dad, so I get to stand up as a very fulfilled individual patriarch, aka proud poppa.
Sure there's some folks who like to beat me up about letting my kids play video games, but I think I'm on good ground when I suggest that they're better than television. So on that limb I suppose it's a good thing that my daughters are gaining skills as button mashers in Soul Calibur 2, and they're kicking my butt.
So what are we to make of it when a 9 year old girl opens a can of whoopass on her dad? Well, it's all great fun and that's all we care about around here.
I didn't think that I was going to like this game as much as I have, being a Virtua Fighter snob from way back when. It turns out to have all of the subtleties of the VF series including blocking, throws (although not reversals), side motions and combos. The game is pretty large with a narrative section, a bunch of alternative weapons, corny dialog and very cool combat environments.
Most impressive of all is the practice mode. All cheats are built into the system so that you can see what moves there are. So you can have an infinite life and practice until your fingers get numba;dn...
Posted by mbowen at April 6, 2004 08:15 PM
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soulcalibur 2 is excellent. but i'm not sure it quite beats the original. maxi looks too much like elvis to me...give me li long any day of the week. and the opening of the playstation original was the best opening i've ever seen. would send chills down my spine.
for what its worth my six year old beat me today. not alot...but enough.
Posted by: lks at April 6, 2004 10:22 PM