Grand Theft Auto – Fo Real Bro!!

Firstly the camera angle for this little escapade is damn cool, this really does look like a shot from the original GTA games in their old school 2D glory. Secondly this fucker can run, like he just robbed a car and 20 cops are after him and he doesn’t where he is. Lastly, and I know many of the liberals who have never met a criminal or had their car broken into or stolen will be angered by this comment, but this fucker deserves everything he just got. Judge Dread style on street justice with a nice totally unnecessary kick to the head for being a thieving little bastard.

Awesome, give the cop a medal.

Jon Schweigart says 'I made this'...

Jon Schweigart gets the camel video pulled from YouTube. Fortunately popular videos spread across the internet faster than flu in an air conditioned office.

So here it is in another location. Should this get pulled before you see it, well I give up. At least I saw it.


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I feel sorry for the camel, don’t know about you?..

Some people believe God tells you things. Others believe Mother Nature will tell you things. Some things are just plain obvious.

A women of this size should not be mounting a camel and not expect some repercussions. The camel knows it, she knows and the results are just painful. I feel sorry for the camel personally.

Terminator Salvation only a month to go...

When Terminator 3 arrived I felt no real excitement or anticipation towards it. Mainly because it ventured into yet another time loop, with yet another Terminator sent back in time to kill John Connor and it did this by changing the story as we knew it. Several facts just didn’t seem to add up and most importantly overall it simply didn’t work. It was a bad film and a bad screenplay. When I heard Terminator 4 was coming I quickly sighed and my immediate thought was ‘not another one’.

While at the cinema watching the usual trailers before a movie, up pops the Terminator Salvation’s trailer. Suddenly it got my interest. I have to say that the trailer actually looks like Terminator Salvation may very well be a good film. Hopefully it can draw some conclusions to the series and do away with the mess that was Terminator 3.

Just over a month until this is released, when Judgement Day will be served on this franchise. I doubt the franchise can survive another disaster like T3. Personally I really do hope it’s a good film, I’d rather there be a return to form for one of the classic series of films, too many go downhill continually from their once great roots. The Alien and Predator series together a case in point.

A reason to keep my Wii?

Well possibly for a little longer to find out if Punch Out can make a worthwhile return. It has been a while since Punch Out graced a Nintendo console. With Super Punch Out on the SNES being the last home console iteration, so I am hoping that Punch Out for the Wii will be good enough to give me a reason not only to switch my Wii on, but not sell the damn dust collector.

I certainly like the art style and animation demonstrated in the trailer. It remains close to the original in that respect, holding onto those comic book looks and is especially well animated. My major concern is that this might not hold up too well on the gameplay front or be in general a little too tiring to play as this is bound to require some energetic arm movements. If it’s anything like Boxing in Wii Sports this might be hard work to play and Wii Sports’ Boxing mode was by far the weakest aspect of that game. Which is of even more concern as the Boxing mechanics in Wii Sports left a lot to be desired.

Hey fingers crossed this will be the start of a Wii revival for me.

Red Dwarf: The Revival. Was it worth the wait?

10 years ago I watched along with another 8 million people what turned out to be the last proper series of Red Dwarf. Some saw it as going beyond its best, while others liked the new direction the show took. A lot of diehard fans disliked Series 7 and 8. I generally enjoyed them and although I know that these later episodes were not the best, they still had their value and I enjoyed them without any real hatred towards them. For many fans, news that Red Dwarf would be returning to our screens this Easter might have been a double edged sword. Should they have been concerned?

Now that the three part special is over, I ask myself was it worth the wait? You are safe to read this without worry of spoilers, as the new three part special works one story across all three episodes any knowledge would spoil the entire plot. Overall I enjoyed the new episodes, with the second episode being my personal favourite. The second episode in particular managed to work classic Red Dwarf moments into a slightly modernised and fresh take, with a story line you can safely say hasn’t been touched upon previously. The specials do manage to tie up a few loose ends and although a complete story in itself, does leave us with a hint that more episodes may follow in the future.

From what I have seen over the last three days, I would welcome the show back with open arms. In the last ten years there hasn’t been a single comedy that I can truly say holds lasting or warm memories in my heart like Red Dwarf did or continues to do so to this day. There isn’t any other show that I can quote so many varied lines from that people will recognise instantly. So I feel a bit bemused by the article that The Times Online published suggesting that anyone who followed Red Dwarf in its heyday was treated like some kind of social leper. Maybe in your circles Mr Times Online man, but certainly not in any circles I have ever been within.

I am satisfied that the Red Dwarf specials were a successful venture and for anyone who managed to miss them you can catch them tomorrow from 9pm on Dave back to back. I leave you with an observation. If Rimmer was human at the end of Series 8, while considering that Series 8 didn't really have an ending to it, that this starts by suggesting it is 9 years later, why the hell is Rimmer a hologram again? I presume he died again over the last 9 years. That said continuity has never really been a strong point of Red Dwarf. Just a thought, maybe you'll have an answer.

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I think anyone in the UK who has seen or watched wildlife programmes like Planet Earth in the last few years will be familiar with the format. Dramatic music, HD photography and of course David Attenborough describing every moment in passionate detail. This little sketch is a prime example of comedy that works well.

Take something comic and wrap it up in the serious tones of something well known. Did you know Avatars look at their human friends and study their behaviour? Neither did I, but this educational video will leave you in no doubts about their plight at the end. Treat your Avatar well.

Tales from the playground...

Welcome to the virtual playground we know as the video games industry. It has to be the only industry that is such a success that invokes the levels of name calling and finger pointing only seen when you were twelve in the school playground. This week in the playground a teacher gets a report that John Koller has been name calling the Nintendo Posse and is sent to investigate.

Once on the scene the teacher is shocked to discover that once more the Sony and Nintendo Posses are in another chorus of ‘Come on then!! If you think you’re ‘ard enough!’. Sony gets the blame at this point, when John admits to calling the Nintendo Posse a group of kids gamers, who wouldn’t understand what was happening in a video game if they saw blood, nudity or someone getting shot. The Nintendo Posse were quick to point out that plumbers navigating planets using only a wand instrument is far more realistic than anyone getting shot by gang members in the Bronx. Surprisingly nobody questions at this point why kids in school playgrounds would be playing games which obviously have an age rating well beyond their years, but hey this is modern society and it’s all video games fault in the first place.

The Sony Crew is bitter that they can’t currently defeat the Nintendo Posse. In the ongoing game of Next Gen Console Wars (a game played in this very playground) the Nintendo Posse have managed to bloody the noses of both The Sony Crew and the Xbox Xbots when the three met and punched and kicked one another until someone went home crying and told their Mum, leaving The Nintendo Posse proud that they bloodied the most noses but at the same time do not advocate any violence in any way. Teachers were involved and at the end it was agreed that The Sony Crew had had their turn winning and in all fairness it was someone else’s turn to win.

It’s now on John’s permanent record that he said the following;

“If Nintendo is really committed to reaching a broader, more diverse audience of gamers beyond the 'kids' market that they've always engaged, there isn't much new with the DSi to support that”

"Significant gamer demographic groups are being ignored, and there continues to be limited opportunities for games from external publishers to do well on the DSi.”

"Compare that with the PSP platform, where we have many blockbuster franchises from our publishing partners launching this year, representing a wide variety of genres and targeting diverse demographics."

Right or wrong, John started it!

According to gamesindustry.biz they have verified these statements to be true.

Shocking! We can’t wait until the next time it all kicks off in the playground. Someone might actually get hurt.

Music to game along to...

Welcome to a new feature on Apollo’s World. Music to game along to! As you can stream music into your own games on most consoles nowadays I decided to nominate tracks that will sit perfectly with certain genres of games.

This week I am nominating ‘Orbital – Nothing Left 2’, the YouTube title for the track is wrong and ‘Nothing Left’ is actually a different track so make sure you get it right. This little breakbeat masterpiece would sit perfectly with any action game, or possibly a racing game.

If you don’t make use of custom playlists in games, maybe now is the time you changed that. I make use of it mostly on my Xbox when playing online multiplayer games, or anything where the story isn’t driven by the game music itself. So I suggest you start creating a playlist now and try playing along with some of the suggestions I will be mentioning in the coming weeks. Then see if you find yourself being driven by tunes that I feel should get you in the mood for any given games I suggest.

So here we go.

Artist : Oribital
Track : Nothing Left 2
Album : The Middle of Nowhere
Games to stream into : Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty WaW, Halo 3 or Gears of War 2 (All while playing multiplayer).

Where possible I will link to a version of the song so you can hear it.