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So I’m on Spring Break now.

Turns out, that’s exactly when my body said “FUCK YOU!” and got sick. I’ve been feeling pretty puny the last few days, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if an ear infection came out of this.

Well, whatever. I’ll leave my organic fleshy body behind as soon as they perfect mind transfer into robot bodies.

SMASH!!! >:O

I went out and picked up Super Smash Bros. Brawl yesterday, and I’ve been playing it since. All I can say is this: If you have the opportunity to get it, get off your lazy ass.

What I really love are the four different control schemes you can use.

1. Wiimote + Nunchuck

2. Wiimote only, held sideways like you’re playing Super Paper Mario

3. Wii Classic Controller

4. GameCube controller

Within five seconds of trying it with the Wiimote I said “yeah no” and broke out my trusty WaveBird controller. Smash Bros. Melee veterans will be pleased to hear the GameCube controls for Brawl remain completely unchanged.

As for gameplay, it’s absolutely chaotic, as any Smash game should be. However, during my playing, I can’t help but think some of the moves used in the game are a little too cheap.

One item you can pick up is a Smash Ball, which allows you to perform a devastating “Final Smash” move which, with most characters, is nearly unavoidable. That’s fine and all, the Smash Ball’s hard to get a hold of, it flies around the level and you have to bash it a few times before you use it, but some characters’ final moves are ridiculous.

Captain Falcon’s final smash puts you on a section of racetrack, completely unable to move, as he runs you down with his F-Zero racer. If you have any damage percentage above about 50%, you’re fucked.

Kirby’s final smash brings out his Chef power, which produces a pot of boiling water which sucks surrounding things in, players, items or otherwise. If you get sucked in, there’s no escape. But, if you’re far enough away, you just might be able to avoid it.

Though, some final smashes I love to use.

Snake calls in a helicopter. He hangs from a ladder in the foreground, facing the battlefield, and pulls out a grenade launcher. You can aim and fire the grenades to blow the shit out of your enemies, but after going through about two clips of six shots, the fun’s over.

Samus charges up a huge laser with her Arm Cannon, which fills almost the entire screen. You’re fucked in every way, shape, and form if you’re in front of that thing. After it fades out, Samus’ armor falls off, revealing the sexy jumpsuited bounty hunter herself. If you pick up a Final Smash as Zero Suit Samus, all of her armor will come back on.

There’s a shitload of new characters, as well as a ton of the old classics we know and love. A lot of the new characters introduced in Melee make an appearance. Some of the new characters however, I didn’t think you could use to smash things:

Captain Olimar from Pikmin

R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), a peripheral for the original NES

Pokemon Trainer – He sits on the sidelines while he has either his Squirtle, Ivysaur, or Charizard do the work for him.

The single player mode is rather long compared to other Smash games, so don’t expect to blow through it in a few hours, even if you’re on an easy difficulty.

As I play more I’ll relay more of my experiences to here. Now to switch gears.

Bringing Down The Sky

While I haven’t had time to get it, what with all of the Brawling and all, the new Mass Effect DLC’s out today. If you’re stingy about spending 400 points, have no fear. I’ll download it either tonight or tomorrow, play through it, and tell you what I think.

So, that’s all I’ve got to say about that. I’m going to keep moping around the house, bitching about how I got sick over Spring Break last year, and that I shouldn’t this year.

Rockmanneo12

5 hours and 42 mins was the time it took me to finish Adventure mode in Super Smash Bros Brawl. None stop I played, caught up in the keyword: “Cluster Fuck” of a storyline. No the game isn’t that short, it’s just a matter of how good you are on Hard mode. After you complete Adventure mode (Unlocking every character who joins your team), you can go back to those levels and find the 3 hidden characters.

Just look for floating doors. Anyway, sitting here this moment I have unlocked all Characters, stages, music tracks and all but 32 trophies. Mainly because they have a bracket you can look at that gives you hints on what to do to unlock the next secret.

Taking a break from that.. The new Mass Effect Content is beautiful. I went right back in there with Shepard and completed the new mission. Don’t want to spoil too much but it is kinda short for one mission. At least you see a previously unseen (in the game) race that was previously only mentioned in the codex and the book. Definitely worth the 400 points.

According to IBUYPOWER, my laptop should be in my hands by 11 O’clock tonight or noon tomorrow. Thanks for the specifics you late pricks! Anyway, once I get it I’ll work on making a video blog for this Month and all the Joy or pain it brought us. Expect a better one than the last.