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Video Games: from Cheats and Tricks to Reviews
You know, nobody likes
a cheater. But when it comes to discovering video game
cheats, "cheating" isn't what you're doing.
I prefer to think of it as "discovering shortcuts,
tips and tricks," or video game hints.
Video games have gotten so complex,
since the days of Pong and PacMan, that the game authors
have purposely thrown in some back doors and other shortcuts
to aid the weary player. The problem is, most of these
back doors are so well hidden that these same authors
have to leak the game cheats or no one would ever find
them on their own.
And it's not only the blood and guts
video games that offer cheats. Take the perfectly bloodless
"Finding Nemo" for the GameBoy Advanced. Who'd
ever guess that there were at least six video game cheat
codes hidden there?
Don't make the mistake of thinking that
it's just the handhelds either. If you play a video
game online, like XBox Live, for example, there are
a whole slew of video game hints available.
Of course, video game cheat codes and
game hints are sort of useless if you don't own any
video games. And that's where video game web sites come
in...
Any web site worth visiting will not
only have video game reviews and cheats for you to peruse,
but they will also have game walkthroughs. Video game
walkthroughs differ from cheats in that they actually
"walk you through" the process of achieving
some goal. Video game cheats, on the other hand, are
often cryptic one or two liners like "Enter xx312
in the password field."
There are different types of video game
reviews. Each have their good and bad points. Professional
video game reviews are typically written by paid reviewers
who work for video game magazines. These are generally
well-written, in depth, and definitely worth reading.
The other most common writer of video game reviews are
the actual end users. While an end user will generally
have spent a great deal more time actually playing the
various video games on the most popular video game systems,
you'll often find that they are men and women of little
words. It's not unusual to see a review that says "Wow!
Kick Bu** man. I love it!" Now, that's probably
actually saying quite a bit about a particular video
game, but -- your mileage may vary.
The key point to remember is that you
don't want to invest in a video game until at least
a couple of people have taken the time to write a review
of the game. Of course, if everyone took this advice
then there wouldn't be any video game review on any
game web sites, because everyone would be waiting for
someone else to write the review.
Right up there with video game reviews
are video game previews. A video game preview is a lot
like a movie trailer. They bundle all of the really
exciting parts together and give you a fast and furious
glimpse hoping that you'll believe that the entire video
game is actually as cool as the 90 seconds of video
game previews that they let you get a peek at.
The video game industry is at a crossroads.
With more and more people clicking the play game online
switch, and video game systems like XBox Live and all
of the XBox video games out there, it is quite possible
that the days of jamming your joystick alone in your
room are slated to become "back in the day."
As more and more video game systems opt for Internet
connectivity, you're likely to find that you never have
to play video games alone again.
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