mrorang3

I forget the name of the device, but Urban Oufitters was selling a similar device for less a price. The only differences were: it connected to a tv, supported Genesis, Super NES, and regular NES cartridges. It came with two universal USB controllers, but slots to use all three original controllers. I saw it for sale just last month, so it should be on their website still.

Cuisinart MultiClad stainless steel cookware set, a chemical that turns juice into booze in two days, a sweatshirt, Gerber multi-tool, iPhone 4 car mount, some weird ass tablets that make everything you eat taste like berries, interchangeable handle spatula system, a pass to buy a Glock 23 w/ night sights, and I found out my wife is pregnant! Almost forgot... and a $20 PSN card.

I've been nice all year, fightin crime like Batman and what not, and if I was "awarded"...... I'd share. I work near Walter Reed, and I can think of a few people that would love a slice of that nice pile. But with 2915 hits, I'm sure a lucky kid will get a stab at this first. Best of luck everyone,

-MrBook

Forgot the link.

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=pslounge&thread.id=609155

If anyone is interested, here's a link to "what to do if your PS3is stolen". Very helpful (as I wrote it), and make it a point to share knowledge rather than hord it like an "A" hole.

-MrBook

I call SHENANIGANS on this "survey"!

Much like sonicspike41 stated, it's true....... anyone playing a video game with multiple objects vying for your attention will no doubtably lead to a some what distracted / lack of focus like state after you're done playing. The walk in the woods versus the walk down a city street; it's too perfect! Best example one could give!

I have a form of ADD (AHADD), play video games several hours a day, and my attention level is quite normal. I even have a job that involves a high level and need of attention!

So to say this survey is even remotely accurate........ I'd go as far as too say, "ten percent of the number of people who Iowa State surveyed would actually be effected by this conditioning." But what would I know, I only used the percentage of people involved based on a survey I just did!

Good god...... there's a lot of comments on this one. I don't even know where to begin...... maybe I'll just summerize:

I was in the military for ten years. I've been to Iraq (recently), and can vouch for the validity of post-tramautic stress disorder in recent "vets" regarding video games. I'm no "statician", but 99% of the soldiers I knew that deployed to a conflict area continued to play standardized FPS / war games well after they returned. There's always that select 1% that might become un-nerved by playing a modern day style FPS, but most did not. I believe there's even a thread over at www.us.playstation.com where they talk about ex-military types playing war games after they return home.

But....... the majority of people that complained about the game had a semi-valid points, it "could be interpreted as disrespectful" to make such a game based on such events when such events are so fresh in peoples minds (not to mention the soldiers themselves). I remember reading about Scott Helvenston death in 2004 (one of the four contractors who was shot, burned, torn apart, and their bodies then hung on a bridge). Scott was an ex-Seal (decorated at that), and was kniwn within the media world (worked on military movies, that reality show "Combat Zone".... I think he was on the blue team). Point is, he was a (as well as the others as far as I know) "good guys". And even though this might not be in the game, it was the catalist for the first battle, which led to the second battle (aka this game).

You see the fine line people have to walk on regarding this??

Now this I get this!

It also could be said (as many have pointed out) that there are similar forms of media out there depicting "recent tramatic events" (movies: World Trade Center, United 93, Stop Loss, and way too many documentaries / mokumentaries). But when these came out..... no one really made a "peep" afterwards! All the hum-drum died down, the films were released, later redistributed on DVD / Blu-Ray, and all the executive types fell asleep on their big expensive pillows (next to their expensive super-model wives).

With this game, there in lies the factor........ it's a game! It's not cost effective! If a game gets a varietable "poop-ton" of negative press, gets released, and the hundred million plus dollars it took to make it goes down the crapper..... all because the distributor is a (insert all the collective, way intelligent sh1t everyone has said thus far)!!!!! But in the end and because of some mediocre reviews,the brodening ablilty...............to share your games, it's one hell of a gamble if it doesn't pan out. And with people jumping on the "disrespect bandwagon", it's hard for a someone to differenciate between the truely offended people and the ones that "just feel that way man!".

So any company (during these craptastic times at least), should not necessarily be castrated right away for shucking a potential public relations nightmare! Especially if there are plenty of other companies sitting around waiting for "the next best thing", this could be their's!

I, for one, prefer my games less based on "reality", and more based on "probability" (ie- not a fan of WWII FPS, but COD4 really "wet my whistle"- my Grandpa). I find more effort goes into the creation of a respectable story, and or new game play experience, rather then sticking to a judgemental gaming crowd who are "said supporters of such real events" (good or bad, and specifically referring to FPS or war in general). After all, I've loosely been waiting for Bethesda's "Rogue Warrior" (free roaming ex-navy SEAL "Mercenaries" style game play......but from the people that brought you Fallout 3) but now it looks like another "based on real events" kind of game, with some of the gameplay highlights gone from the "highlighted areas".

So as I stated, real vet here, real Iraq experience, personal feelings: it's the persons perspective that plays into YEA / NAY on the opine of general "release". It's not necessarily the effects of recent combative situations on people that others should be worried about. It's what the game is going to bring to the table in respect to seriousness and (if they were to go this route) authenticity and "respect" toward the members of the military and civilians that lost their lives during the actual battle itself.

I for one (as a former soldier) do not have a problem with the development of such a game, as long as the are tasteful (ie- regenerating lives/health....... "F" that) and respectful. Although the war itself took place five odd years ago, it's still fresh in peoples minds, so naturally it will cause debate. If the battle itself wasn't such a media frenzy, and received all the attention it did (in the unfortunate wake of the horribly deaths of four americans) this game would get made un-noticed. If a game distributor / creator did a little research, they would find there were tons of other operations that were beneficial toward the liberating efforts, and would probably make great back drops to a FPS...... but alas..... people are creative anymore (ha).

On that note, I'm out. Hopefully some of the negative comments will die down, and people will except that Konami gave up the right to distribute and some other company probably will down the road. Later fellow PS3 fanboys!

- MrOrang3
psn - MrBook


Side Note - Yes I know the four american contractor that were killed worked for Blackwater. But keep in mind, we as a people do not blame the many for the problems of the few(ie- the recent events that has kicked Blackwater out of Iraq). Aka, do not start a "we hate Blackwater" side story to this thread, and we loose all focus.

Agreed Ryan.............. I served in Iraq under his command, and the man knows his tactics. It wasn't until after he took command that a lot of the day to day soldier actions took a turn for the better. Also the Department of Defense has been using the Nintendo Wii for soldiers, airmen, seaman, and marines for quite sometime. Granted they were using it for various forms of psychological therapy, and assisting some mental rehabilitation, but this is the first I've heard of it regarding TBI. If you're ever in the Washington DC area, take a trip over to Walter Reed Army Medical Center...... military members recovering here are knee deep in the Wii!