Glad I got your attention.  Thing is, I've owned all of the game consols mentioned in the title, and no, I don't live in my mom's basement, and yes, I do have good hygeine.

Hopefully, actually, most likely, there are gamers out there that can relate to the main point of this post, and ofcourse, there are gamers that will be mentioned in this post.  The fact is, there are all types of gamers or people that play video games, all sexes, races, ages, etc...  However, to most gamers and non-gamers, people that play and people that don't play video games, there exists a few prominent stereotypes and misconceptions.

Stereotype #1: 

All gamers (especially ones with a certain degree of skill or talent) sit around all day and play video games, they don't work, they don't even bother to get up and take a shower.  They hammer down on hot pockets and chug Red Bull or Mountain Dew and are broke (hah,, to support my point,,, I know you've seen the flippin Halo 3 Mountain  Dew). All of their friends are also gamers, their grades suffer, and they don't know how to interact with people outside their social circle.

Stereotype #2: 

Gamers that are past college age and play games online are losers.  They live in their parents basement, deliver pizza for a living, and can't get a girlfriend. 

 Conclusion:

What do I have to say about this?  Well, the answer is simple really,,, yes, there are gamers like this out there, so what.  The vast majority of us don't fit this stereotype, and that's cool, but the ones that do, game on.  In actuality, I think most gamers are rather intelligent and capable individuals.   People choose what to do in their free time, if your idea of fun and relaxing is watching reruns of Jeopardy, or planting shrubs, or taking Fido to the dog park while you read, thats cool.  You don't see gamers saying,, ah man, those dang people that just like are always planting plants and stuff, they never shower and they stink.  No, we say, thank you mini landscaper person, now when I'm done dropping a bunker buster on an enemy faction to finish level four, I can walk to my window to relish the moment and as a cherry on top, your perfectly groomed rose garden gives me a chance to take a deep breath and bring myself back to reality. 

 So gamers out there, wherever and whoever you are, game on.  I need to learn greek so I can come up with an official gamer battle cry, until next time.

Ok, so my last blog has been a few moons ago, why?  I've been playing Mercs2 in online co-op mode with a buddy of mine, and I gotta tell you, at first, it takes a bit to learn the game and how things work, but once you build on it and actually give it some time and effort, the game is just good ole fashion fun, kinda like the original Duke Nukem, but more sophisticated.  Thing is, the game has pretty decent flow once you get into it, there is know putting a 1/2 hour into getting to a situation only to realize, you should of brought a tank with you instead of a helicopter.

Bottom line...

Bottom line here on Mercs2 is give it some time, let it develope, find a friend online you can play the co-op mode with, and you will be surprised.  Gotta say, this game is underated and worth a shot.

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Finally got to sniff a little more Mercenaries 2.  Latest I heard, thing got like a 5 rating, sub-par.  Thing is, how did it get that and GTA IV got a 10?  Actually, the gameplay that's not GTA VI 'esque on Mercs2 is tolerable.  As you can tell, I'm not a huge fan of GTA IV or VI or whatever the S%&T, actually, I'm kinda sick and tired of roman numerals all together, so I'll just call it GTA, which is what it is and has been for a long long time now. 

  GET TO THE POINT!

That's just the point right there, why did GTA it get such high ratings?  It's the same schtuff and game play it's been for,, well,,, a long long time.  Quite frankly, GTA, in my opinion, blows.  The character movement and physics are mediocre and PS oney.  A 10,, gimmee a break!  Anyway, enough of that noise, and enough for me of Mercs 2, it's going back to GameStop.  Why?  It's gameplay is too GTA for me.  I don't like running around in place looking for a mission, bottom line.  Can't wait for GOW2, but besides that, picked up Toooo Humannnn, not looking forward to it, but I guess I'll give a poke just for GP or S%$ts and Giggles, whatever terminology you prefer. 

Don't have any high expectations for it, so it might surprise me, but my intuition tells me, don't expect too much, which is what I started my sentence with, so we've come full circle.  Till next time. 

PS> check out this gamer sportin limited edition GhostGrip shorts!