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June 12, 2006: A History of Racing Video Games

It all begins with Pole Position. It was 1982 and, along with Mr. And Mrs. Pac Man and the Space Invaders, this seminal arcade racer was a major player in the early days of the video arcade. There were other racing games before it, but Pole Position looked and played like nothing else. The graphics were the clincher. There wasn't much to work with back then, but the Indy cars resembled actual automobiles, and the Fuji racetrack featured billboards, grass fields and majestic mountains rising up from the horizon...oh, and other cars, which weren't a given in early racing games. It was this attempt at realism that made Pole Position one of the biggest cash cows, or should we say "coin cows" (HAR!) of the early video arcades.

Namco, the game's creators released Pole Position in Japan first and distributed it throughout arcades across the globe, but Atari had the rights to the phenom in the States. The biggest difference between the International version of the game and the U.S. counterpart is the "Prepare to qualify" computer...

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FlatOut 2 review FunnyGames, August 14, 2006
...FlatOut 2, while not a major improvement over the first game, is still a quality demolition racer game. The addition of more content in each and every mode is certainly a plus for this game, and the driving still has a satisfyingly destructive vibe to it. It's just too bad that it doesn't have the same quirky, filthy vibe like in the first game. Fortunately, there are still plenty of lovable qualities to be found in FlatOut 2, especially if all you want is the same basic racing gameplay as in the first FlatOut, but with a lot more of it.

The Good: Cars and tracks wreck and deform wonderfully; new plenty of content to mess with throughout the career mode, stunt mode, and online playto the stunt mode; mostly good soundtrack; stunts can be a real hoot...

Read full review at: www.gamespot.com
Halo 3 Co-op Game Details FunnyGames, September 4, 2007
Do you like co-op gameplay? How about four-player co-op? Even better four player co-op featuring Master Chief, the Arbiter and two brand new Elite characters? Because that's what you'll be able to do over Xbox Live when Halo 3 ships on September 25...

...Four player co-op. Will it push the medium of gaming forward? Probably not. Will Live servers be bogged down under the onslaught of gamers signing on to take advantage of the new feature? Absolutely. Screw innovation; four player co-op is a masterstroke for Bungie. After the dismal mess which was Halo 2's online component, the developer has turned completely around and realized what the games fanbase truly wants. More. Online action...

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