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Thrustmaster Dual Trigger Gun NW
April 19th, 2009
Nintendo may have struck an untapped gold-mine with their latest console, but it seems to come at a high price for those of us who were once devoted and loyal fans. The casual crowd is the company’s target this go around, much to the dismay of the rest of us. So for a lot of people, the Wii sits as a very expensive white paperweight in their home. I, for one, often go months at a time without powering on the console. Occasional flukes serve to breathe some life into the system, with first-party Nintendo titles being the most obvious. However, what I’ve found to be a hidden gem on the Wii is the light-gun game remakes, as well as the new ones developed specifically for the Wii. These games take the one advantage Wii controls have, ie pointing the controller at the screen, and utilize it in a very natural way. Of course, when you play a light-gun style game, you are missing a critical component of the equation: the light-gun. Simply pointing a Wiimote at a screen and imagining that you’re shooting bullets out of it is kind of lame, so quite a few companies have developed light-gun shells for your Wiimote. Thrustmaster, being one of them, sent us their Dual Trigger Gun NW to test on its own and against perhaps the most popular shell, the Nyko Perfect Shot. Here’s how it measured up…
Rock Pedal Kick Pedal
November 12th, 2008
So how many times have you broke a Rock Band kick pedal while playing “Run to the Hills” on expert? None? Me either. Drums are too damn hard. I have, however, managed to break two while playing savagely through the medium career. All this serves to prove is that the Rock Band peripherals are terrible. Not that this is news to anyone at this point. It’s a good thing that some people have taken up a proactive solution to this problem. The visionaries at Rock Pedal have formulated an answer to kick pedal woes: the Rock Pedal. Coincidence, or company name based off the product? You be the judge. Silly comments aside, they were kind enough to send us not one rock pedal, but two in preparation for the LanOC v3 Drum-off. Since then, we’ve had the opportunity to test the product proper, and this is what we thought….
Something For the Masses: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
April 3rd, 2008
This is by no means a true review on Smash Bros.. Instead I’d like to review why this Nintendo super seller is getting the reviews it is, and in my opinion well deserved.
