[lbo-talk] state of virtual emergency

RE earnest at tallynet.com
Wed Jun 15 12:51:49 PDT 2005


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UNWB/104-2180356-0379938?v=glance Reviews at amazon characterize it as repetitive and mindless relaxing slaughter, with no mention of the higher order objectives Galloway professes to discover. It's also for the Playstation, and I don't think Dennis does that.

One reviewer, setting aside the Heideggerian referents, opined: " State of Emergency is a simplistic arcade style beat em up game that puts you in large, pedestrian filled environments with mission based objectives such as blowing up store fronts and killing/beating certain people. The game is not deep at all and is really easy to get into. It's the type of game you would play for 30 mins. everyday just for the fun of it! "

The current big computer release is Battlefield 2, out June 21. Its predecessor, BF42, was WW2. This has Marines vs. Chinese or "Middle East Coalition," with the latter 2 sides using mostly Russian gear. Looks like a savvy opponent selection, ensuring long-term sales. Randy

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Fisher" <jeff.jfisher at gmail.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:09 AM Subject: [lbo-talk] state of virtual emergency


> This seems right up DRR's alley . . . i'm wondering if he's played the
game?
>
> [via nettime]
The computer skills necessary for playing either scenario amount to network management tasks. Either you are infiltrating the city and destabilizing key nodes, or you are fortifying such nodes.



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