Therefore, below is a list of the top five most annoying trends, habits, gimmicks, and overall fads in the video game industry:
5. "Movement" Controls
Perhaps the player's ability to actually "swing" their controller is the novelty of the Nintendo Wii - and a dubious failing of Sony's "SIXAXIS" controller - but we
have all heard too many instances of things going terribly wrong. Anyone who has received a mouth-full of Wii remote can attest that some people should not be allowed to flail their arms in random directions while playing video games. A woman from Marquette, Michigan certianly knows the danger of swinging a Wii remote when she nearly killed her dog playing "Wii Sports." Not to mention all of the poor televisions whose demise was met by a rouge Wii remote being thrown at them.4. Recycling the Same Genre
Simply put, how many World War II shooters have you played in your lifetime? How about Sci-Fi shooters like "Halo"? Perhaps a racing title where you are forced to cutomize your car? The same can be said of any entertainment medium, but the consistant recycling of the same formula with only slight variations becomes annoying very quickly.
3. Paying for Extra Content
If you fork over $60 for a video game, you should not have to pay an extra $10 for an extra level or character. For example, a new chapter of the widely popular game "Grand Theft Auto IV" called "The Lost and Damned," is due for release on Xbox Live Feb. 17, but players will have to spend an extra $19.99 to download the small extension of the game.
2."Installing" Games
PC owners have always been plagued with installing their favorite games in their compu
ter's hard drive, but now console gamers are facing that same challenge. Due to the internal hard drive of both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, players have to "install" at least portions of each game on their hard drive in order to play the game. This creates too annoying problems: 1) it takes away from hard drive space that can be used for other content such as music, pictures, videos, etc. and 2) it can take upwards from 10 to 15 mintues to complete. Luckily the Nintendo Wii does not face this problem because it does not have an internal hard drive.1. Wireless Headsets for In-Game Voice Chat
Sure, Microsoft and Sony would like you to spend your hard-earned money on one of their fancy headsets, but for what reason? Typically that reason is to annoy and harass other online players while playing games like "Halo 3" or "Call of Duty: World At War." I think we all have heard a few too many inappropriate comments from 12-year-olds about how much of a "noob" we all are.
3 comments:
Unlike your pets, those Wiimotes can sure take a beating.
the wii remotes have straps you know. those people sure weren't using them.
the wii remotes have straps. also, you don't have to swing hard enough to kill your dog
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