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"Video
Games: from Cheats and Tricks to Reviews"
09/03/05
You know, nobody
likes a cheater. But when it comes to discovering
video game cheats, "cheating" isn't what
you're doing. I prefer to think of it as
"discovering shortcuts, tips and
tricks," or video game hints.
Video games have gotten so complex, since the days
of Pong and PacMan, that the game authors have
purposely thrown in some back doors and other
shortcuts to aid the weary player. The problem is,
most of these back doors are so well hidden that
these same authors have to leak the game cheats or
no one would ever find them on their own.
And it's not only the blood and guts video games
that offer cheats. Take the perfectly bloodless
"Finding Nemo" for the GameBoy Advanced.
Who'd ever guess that there were at least six
video game cheat codes hidden there?
Don't make the mistake of thinking that it's just
the handhelds either. If you play a video game
online, like XBox Live, for example, there are a
whole slew of video game hints available.
Of course, video game cheat codes and game hints
are sort of useless if you don't own any video
games. And that's where video game web sites come
in...
Any web site worth visiting will not only have
video game reviews and cheats for you to peruse,
but they will also have game walkthroughs. Video
game walkthroughs differ from cheats in that they
actually "walk you through" the process
of achieving some goal. Video game cheats, on the
other hand, are often cryptic one or two liners
like "Enter xx312 in the password
field."
There are different types of video game reviews.
Each have their good and bad points. Professional
video game reviews are typically written by paid
reviewers who work for video game magazines. These
are generally well-written, in depth, and
definitely worth reading. The other most common
writer of video game reviews are the actual end
users. While an end user will generally have spent
a great deal more time actually playing the
various video games on the most popular video game
systems, you'll often find that they are men and
women of little words. It's not unusual to see a
review that says "Wow! Kick Bu** man. I love
it!" Now, that's probably actually saying
quite a bit about a particular video game, but --
your mileage may vary.
The key point to remember is that you don't want
to invest in a video game until at least a couple
of people have taken the time to write a review of
the game. Of course, if everyone took this advice
then there wouldn't be any video game review on
any game web sites, because everyone would be
waiting for someone else to write the review.
Right up there with video game reviews are video
game previews. A video game preview is a lot like
a movie trailer. They bundle all of the really
exciting parts together and give you a fast and
furious glimpse hoping that you'll believe that
the entire video game is actually as cool as the
90 seconds of video game previews that they let
you get a peek at.
The video game industry is at a crossroads. With
more and more people clicking the play game online
switch, and video game systems like XBox Live and
all of the XBox video games out there, it is quite
possible that the days of jamming your joystick
alone in your room are slated to become "back
in the day." As more and more video game
systems opt for Internet connectivity, you're
likely to find that you never have to play video
games alone again.
