'Amazing, exciting, fantastic and training body reaction'
This '8 in 1' set of Wiimote attachments from the beloved Dragon Electronics has so many weapons. There's an axe, a pistol, a scimitar, a sword, two daggers, and even a shield. Wait, that's seven things (and the shield isn't really a weapon, so it doesn't fit in our classification system.) Apparently, the gun comes in two pieces, each comprising one of the "8 in 1." They couldn't call it "7 in 1?" Dragon's ability to sell useless remote adornments is that contingent on there being eight of them in the package? We'd think the awesome rusty finish on the swords, shield, and axe would be enough of a draw.
In addition to the quote used in the title, the box declares its contents " Physical exercise ideal Wii accessories product and good for health," while assuring prospective buyers that there is "no hazaro." If it's both ideal and free from hazaro, we see no reason not to buy this!
We were going to make a joke about playing Golden Axe with the axe attachment, but we remembered that the Wiimote is terrible for the Genesis games with which it is functional, meaning that in all likelihood you'd have the axe sitting on your lap as you played. And that would be ridiculous.
The sad part is, all the anti-gaming critics in the U.S. would jump on this and use this as evidence that "games our teaching our children to kill." ::)
And those are just the ones I've been involved in. hmmm, I need a firearms based organization too. I can't make a link out of visiting my dad and grandpa on the firing range.
Video games should be the least of their worries. I did get my crazy handgun skills from an arcade shooter addiction, but I couldn't do anything but point and shoot with a handgun till my dad showed me the basics. I love the fact that one time I participated in a qualifying test with my dad and some other officers and I got the 2nd best score on the scored handgun target. I sucked w/ the machine gun though (freaking huge one O.o the kind on a bipod). I'm told I did well for my first time on a full auto weapon.
Long story short, I'd hate to fight myself esp. if I was armed. Video games have had a negligible impact on my skill.
So far the Wii hasn't even had a game that really feels like armed combat anyway (haven't tried the zapper though). The tracking on the pointer isn't really like aiming in a shooter because of how it's done (maybe if you had the right screen size and stood at the right distance) and the fighting games have even less correlation between your motion and the character's action.
The question is, what games will actually use them?
