In a real life fight, some people will scratch, claw, bite, and pull hair in order to win. They will use whatever tools will give them an advantage, regardless of how unfair it might be. These are the type of people whose first move in combat will always be the kick to the groin. These are the type of people that always have an over-shield in Halo or an RCP 90 in Goldeneye.

To some, they are cheap bastards, to others they are simply taking advantage of what the game provides.

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"You're not an ordinary fella'!"

If it is not already a part of your lexicon, I would like to respectfully add the term “dumb fun”. “Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe” is pretty much the textbook definition of dumb fun. If games like Virtua Fighter or Street Fighter epitomize the pinnacle of fighting game technical brilliance, MK vs DCU is like the less attractive friend of the really hot girl who is not that smart or pretty, but is actually a ton of fun to hang out with.

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"Memories..."

“Castlevania: Symphony of the Night”, “Super Metroid”, “Contra”, and “Super Mario Bros.”  What do these games have in common? Well, besides being some of the best selling and most critically acclaimed games of all time, they were all in glorious 2-D.

These relics of the past still hold up remarkably well, even alongside today’s Unreal 3 powered behemoths. The reason is simple; 2-D games are able to capture a part of gaming that today’s games simply cannot match.

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"Word"

On a very special third episode of “Barrel Roll!”, we are joined by the internet’s own Wesley Johnson of InsulinFunk.net, as well as the JPAG.

We get into what we’ve been playing, where we discuss the Fallout DLC “Operation Anchorage”, Jesse tries his darnedest to explain just what the heck “Noby Noby Boy” is all about, Luke has been playing through “Rogue Galaxy”, and Wesley talks about “50 Cent, Blood on the Sand.”

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"Okay, punching isn't your thing..."

Despite our better judgment, Jesse and I braved the theaters to check out the new Street Fighter movie, “The Legend of Chun Li.” This was knowing full well that it contained zero percent Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (Van Damme to you), nor did it attempt to find an actress who resembled the character of Chun Li in any way. Also, it was an origin story. Hollywood seems obsessed with those. Even that recent Superman movie, fifth in it’s franchise (you can’t escape the third and forth movies Hollywood, try as you might), started with an origin. It’s SUPERMAN. We get it.

But I digress…

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