Mario Kart Wii just came out and I got it for Lisa for her birthday. And then Grand Theft Auto IV went on sale two days ago, and I picked up a copy from the local Wal-Mart that afternoon. Suffice it to say that in between the work we both do (and now my being involved with a production of Children of Eden) Lisa and I have been compensating for outrageous gas prices by doing a lot of virtual driving lately.
Right now on Amazon.com, Mario Kart Wii is the #2 top-selling game (after pre-orders for Wii Fit) followed by the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV.
So... which one is the better game?
Now that I've gotten used to the controls (although still struggling to maintain my convictions as I wrote about yesterday) I'm certainly enjoying the deep narrative - especially having to choose when faced with moral quandaries - that comes with Grand Theft Auto IV. However when it comes to sheer fun, Mario Kart Wii is the hands-down winner. This is also best-handling Mario Kart game to date: when using the Wii Remote with the Wii Wheel, driving a vehicle in this game feels like very convincing and realistic (at least if driving through psychedelic landscapes filled with giant mushrooms is your idea of "realistic"). There's also the fun that comes with multi-player competition in Mario Kart Wii, in a way that I can't see a game like Grand Theft Auto IV ever providing.
So if you've somehow wound up with both a Wii and either an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, and have enough money for one game and don't know which one to get, I'd suggest going for Mario Kart Wii. Definitely a lot more sheer fun in this one, without the moral conflict... unless you genuinely feel bad about throwing turtle shells at your opponents :-P
http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2008/05/mario-kart-wii-versus-grand-theft-auto.html
I’m no religious person, but I would think if someone is so fragile in their faith to the point a video games could be a corrupting influence, they have MUCH worse problems than the video games themselves...
Who wrote this crap?
I’m sorry I just had to weigh in here about him using the subject of the Giants Drink. I did not get the impression that he was crushed after winning the game, rather if anything he was relieved that he broke out the vicious suicidal cycle as opposed to giving up like most students had previously.
but on the GTA IV, I’m very tempted to pick up a copy and swipe my brothers 360 rather than wait until it comes out for PC like I have with the previous few.
Wow, does the phrase it is just a game mean anything?
Let’s see....
Listen to metal, check.
Played D&D as a kid, check.
Dig the zombie movies, check.
Gambling, check.
Love my Gin & Tonic, check.
Think O&A are hilarious, check.
Play and enjoy GTA, check.
Dont take myself seriously and piously, check.
When the end of the world comes, Im gonna pop some corn and make a drink and watch it on tv, check.
Yep Im going to hell. Thats ok I wouldnt know anyone (or like them all that much) in heaven anyway. According to this guy anyway.
"But the depiction of this world and its denizens is so convincing, that it's almost impossible to completely disassociate myself from having empathy for these people."
Wow, really? Seems like you've been playing waaaaaayyyyyy too much video games.
Yes, I felt the same way when I was playing Halo 3. Those aliens are so realistic. I couldn't detach myself from the situation. One time, there was a single grunt running away from me, screaming. A wave of compassion rolled over me, and I was going to let it go, but I accidentally pressed the trigger and blew up the poor creature with my rocket launcher.
Shocked, I stared at the TV and began to cry. WAAAAAAHHHH
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Note to the author:
For $59.99 you could feed a family of 4 for two weeks. Stop pontificating about amorphous moral theory & hop to it, then.
Isn't it call survival instinct?
Praise the Lord and pass the ammo!