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Here's a list of my top 10 games that remind me of the hoopla that is the Citizen Kane comparison to Video Games. For those not knowing what's going on, here's Kotaku's article on the subject.

 

	1. Grim Fandango Heard of film noir, well, here's game noir.
	2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Took the elements of a classic action adventure game and incorporated them into a 3D realm. Pure magic.
	3. Half-Life There were plenty of shooters out there and then came Half Life.
	4. Grand Theft Auto III The kid in me wanted to play in this sandbox and it did not disappoint my mature soul.
	5. Super Mario 64 Platformers would never be the same again.
	6. Resident Evil 4 B horror movie franchise that got a AAA action upgrade.
	7. The Sims Reality television became big in 2000, so did this game.
	8. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion As a reviewer once said, step out of the sewers and hello National Geographic wonderland.
	9. Halo: Combat Evolved The behemoth from Bungie brought multiplayer console gaming into the 21st century.
	10. BioShock Say what you will, but this game was a moving cinematic experience.

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A delete tool went live today, that's good for the Wiki guys. They're having a field day. I thought it would be chaos on the forums with the one year anniversary and all, but it's the Wiki that gets the last laugh. Power to the people... so, good for Giant Bomb and the community.


What I thought would turn into this.

I signed up for the PC closed beta of Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online about a month ago and finally got in on the beta 2. This game is streamed and played on your web browser, so there's no downloads. I've played about 6 rounds and so far so good. Your first time logging in you're asked to run an optimizer which determines how well the game will look according to your PC specs. I was able to play with everything turned up. The game looks decent, but some people on the official forums are not that impressed. I think it looks on par with the Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts. The only gameplay option is the oldschool three click swing, but EA has stated that TrueSwing technology will be implemented before the public release.

The game runs great over my web browser, hardly any lag or framerate issues. The 3D world looks good with nice textures, lighting and the usual ambiance of playing in a virtual golfing atmosphere. EA only has two 18 hole courses "Pebble Beach and TPC Sawgrass" available to play. A community challenge has been given to open up a third course which basically comes down to rounds played. You can only upgrade your stats by playing the two courses and accumulating money through playing well. You then take that money and increase your attributes by purchasing them. Some aspects of the game are not allowed during the beta 2, but it seems they will open up during the next beta.

This game will be free for all to play, but according to IGN there will be a multi-tiered subcription service to allow for more content. When the game releases in Q3 2009, it will have tournaments and be largely community based. I posted some screens below.

I like to read reviews. I also like to laugh at how dumb these so called professional video game reviewers can be. While reading this review of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii from the Official Nintendo Magazine UK, I found these sentences in the review.

"Unfortunately putting is still too random in feel. Far too often we practised our putting (by holding A and B at the same time - B on its own swings your club for real), matching the suggested power level almost exactly, only to attempt the real thing and see the ball rocket ten feet past the hole. We tried at different distances from the sensor bar to see if that affected it, but to no avail."

We tried at different distances from the sensor bar to see if that affected it, but to no avail.

I highlighted the part that caught my eye. Okay, Official Nintendo Magazine UK, let's go slow so you will understand. The sensor bar has nothing to do with motion, it's only used for the IR "infrared pointer functionality" that's it. The motion devices used in the Wii remote are sent to the Wii via Bluetooth. The sensor bar does not matter when you're pointing at the ground attempting a putt using motion controls, you got that. Whew.

I would expect the general public to not understand this, but this was written by the Official Nintendo Magazine UK. Dumb asses.

There's no moral to this story. I will continue to read enthusiast press video game reviews and will continue to laugh at how clueless they can be.

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Motion Plus makes a big difference... I said it. The best example is the Disc Golf Mode. I played with and without the Motion Plus adapter and without the adapter, your