"Warriors, come out to play-ay . . . "
The Warriors came out today for Xbox and the PS2.
Gah. I remember when the movie came out . . . back in 1979. Great soundtrack, which we probably have on vinyl out in the garage, and I think the game uses the same music. The TV ads do, anyway. If anyone has an mp3 of "In Havana," would you please . . . ?
. . . All the gangs in the Five Boroughs are asked to hunt down [the Warriors], who must travel the entire length of the thug-laden metropolis to reach their home turf of Coney Island.
Adding to the Warriors' problems is the fact they are unarmed. Although few rival gangs pack guns, many have other weapons, such as the Louisville-slugger-wielding Baseball Furies or the knife-toting Lizzies. This sets the stage for the hand-to-hand combat-centric gameplay of the Warriors game, which will let players deliver light and heavy melee attacks, as well as a series of punishing combinations. The game will offer more than just one-on-one fights, though. It will let players command up to eight gang members in larger-scale brawls, adding a tactical element, and they will commit muggings and robberies to earn cash.
Oh. Tacky. In the original movie, the grubby, desperate Warriors were just as pure as the driven snow, even a bit gallant in picking up a random female and taking her with them. Apparently, as bad as their situation is, hers was worse. And IIRC, she wears high heels despite being literally on the run, as if they were glued to her feet, like Smurfette. (That's a link to Smurfette as you've never seen her . . . probably never, depending on your needs).
This new mugging/robbing aspect may help explain some of fanatic censor-activist Jack Thompson's ire. Or not; it appears it doesn't take much to set him off, as the good souls at Penny Arcade have found.
Gah. I remember when the movie came out . . . back in 1979. Great soundtrack, which we probably have on vinyl out in the garage, and I think the game uses the same music. The TV ads do, anyway. If anyone has an mp3 of "In Havana," would you please . . . ?
. . . All the gangs in the Five Boroughs are asked to hunt down [the Warriors], who must travel the entire length of the thug-laden metropolis to reach their home turf of Coney Island.
Adding to the Warriors' problems is the fact they are unarmed. Although few rival gangs pack guns, many have other weapons, such as the Louisville-slugger-wielding Baseball Furies or the knife-toting Lizzies. This sets the stage for the hand-to-hand combat-centric gameplay of the Warriors game, which will let players deliver light and heavy melee attacks, as well as a series of punishing combinations. The game will offer more than just one-on-one fights, though. It will let players command up to eight gang members in larger-scale brawls, adding a tactical element, and they will commit muggings and robberies to earn cash.
Oh. Tacky. In the original movie, the grubby, desperate Warriors were just as pure as the driven snow, even a bit gallant in picking up a random female and taking her with them. Apparently, as bad as their situation is, hers was worse. And IIRC, she wears high heels despite being literally on the run, as if they were glued to her feet, like Smurfette. (That's a link to Smurfette as you've never seen her . . . probably never, depending on your needs).
This new mugging/robbing aspect may help explain some of fanatic censor-activist Jack Thompson's ire. Or not; it appears it doesn't take much to set him off, as the good souls at Penny Arcade have found.