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First, about the japanese. Yes, they have commited terrible atrocities, but almost every country which has or ever had an army did. And the view on the nazis is more of an alegorical one, they are present day demons. They were the leading cause of WW2. And tell me, don't you get a little bit shocked with a Vientam videogame?

About the violence you mentioned. Now, there's two distinct things, grpahical violence onscreen and the portrait of violence. I can handle gore and graphic violence pretty well, and even JFK's blowing head on that "jfk reloaded" game wouldn't botter me at all... if it wasn't JFK there. One thing is killing fictional characters, another completly different is the portrait of a real human being who has actually died, and now has become a joke. Think about movies for a second. One thing is seeing a gangster movie with a ficional character shooting another. If the scene portraits a real event envolving people who were not related to the violence itself but suffered from it, people who deserve respect, that's a whole other thing. Another example: let's get Half Life 2, not too violent but featuring some blood, death and gun related violence. Half Life 2 is set in City 17 and you kill pseudo alien soldiers called Combine, who remain faceless throughtout the game. Now imagine the very same game set in Poland 1939, with you as a nazi soldier and the enemy as jews. Get it? It's not the violence, it's the content behind it.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Did you know that Medal of Honor Rising Sun sold better in Japan than in the US? Goes to show that they aren't sensitive about WWII.
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Really? I had pretty high hopes for it.
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Or maybe DAYV doesn't know what he's talking about.

Maybe he does. Xmen doesn't interest me.

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Even though I've never really been a Marvel fan, I thought it'd be good.
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It has gotten many good reviews. But then again, so does the Metal Gear Solid series... and we all know what I think of that.

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To tell you the truth, I think people play MGS more for the crazy Kojima story rather than the actual gameplay.
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Sounds like fun. Sit thorugh boring cut scenes for hours on end. Meh. Give me action over sneaking any day. If I had the money I'd get Metal Slug Advance, but it's so close to Christmas....

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Boring cutscenes? In a Metal Gear Game?
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Yup.

All of the dialoge is delivered with the enthusiam of a woman going through labor pains, knowing that she's delivering bomb that will blow up the hospital rather than a baby.

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I think the voice actors do a terrific job.
(tell me, do you act like a shakespearian actor in a normal conversation with your friends?)
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Well, I was mainly reffering to the guy who plays snake. He sucks almost as much as the guy who plays Master Chief.

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David Hayter? I thought he was pretty good, considering most of Snake's lines are obvious comments.
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Have you played Rachet and Clank 3 yet?

Not only does it have flawless gameplay, a hilarious plot, great graphics, and multiplayer: It also has a superb voice cast that makes the hilarious story work!

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No. But I'll probably pick it up after Christmas.
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No, but my brother is getting one for Christmas, so I forsee myself swiping it from him.
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Its okay for me to swipe things from my bro, just not for him to take things from me.
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Anyway, what are you planning on getting for the DS?
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As of now First Hunt, Mario 64 and Feel the Magic. There isn't much out that's compelling right now, and the DS is definitely bought on potential. Advance Wars, MP Hunters, Viewtiful Joe, Wario Ware, and the pontential for online fighting games and a portable Supasmash_brothas.

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I don't know about Mario 64, I had enough of it 8 years ago.
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Granted, but I don't see anything else to justify the purchase of a DS--even if I'm not the one buying it.

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