Those of you who already read the blog on my wife's and my blog already know what the outcome was because of the post on my birthday, but I figured I would give those who have seen the debate on here all the details.
The end result came down to what I figured was the major factor in this whole debate: cost. Unfortunately at that point, the Playstation 3 was out of contention (don't worry, all hope isn't lost as you'll see down below). At that point, it came down to strength. Simply put, my wife wanted to know which system I would prefer: the Xbox 360 or the Nintendo Wii. Of course I had been doing my research on both systems (during my free time of course....I'm not that much of a loser), and seeing the games available, as well as the strength of the system itself, the choice was easy.
Sitting in my living room now is my very own Xbox 360 Arcade version. And of course, I am happy with having this system. I've played this system almost every day, and already have a few great games to play. With the system I got Sega Superstars Tennis and an Xbox Arcade compilation. SST is a decent game, and the AC provides a lot of general fun with some challenging games. The first game I received was Fight Night Round 3. I've had a lot of fun with this one, and already run through the career mode once as Jake LaMotta, my favorite fighter in the game. Three more games got added to my collection as well: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Gears of War, and Dead Rising. MK vs. DC was the only game currently that was worth paying full price for, and will probably be the game I seriously play over the next few days. GOW and DR were both very cheap but very popular, and give me something completely different to play. Overall, I got a great system with some great games to start, and I have others on my wanted list as well as some to look forward to.
Now then, where does this leave the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3? I have mulled over this for a little bit, and unfortunately there is no intention for me to get a Nintendo Wii. It offers some great games, but they're games better suited to play with friends, and several friends have these games. Needless to say, I won't be missing out. As for the Playstation 3, I must admit I'm still a little smitten with this one. There are some very cool games I would like to play, but the cost doesn't warrent an immediate purchase. So I've resolved to wait until the system becomes more affordable (less than $300 ideally), and when the money is available, that system will be mine as well. And that's all there is to it.
Well, I guess I'll have to make some more posts on here. Even though the event was last night, tomorrow I'll look to recap UFC 95 as it was worthwhile set of fights. Looking at the clock right now, I can see there's plenty of time left in the day to find entertainment. The Oscars are tonight, so that may be worth checking out. There's also a Nascar race on tonight as well. There's plenty more available to you I'm sure. Wait a minute.......why am I giving you suggestions? You know what entertains you, so you decide and work on that right now.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Far Behind: Entertainment From The Last Week
Yeah, I know........I'm not good at keeping Internet promises. It's been over a week since my last post. If it makes you feel better, between work and sleep and spending time with my wife, I did get some entertainment in. I'm just gonna try to catch up with all of that by doing an abridged TV Wrap-up (with only the shows I'm seriously watching), a quick look at the recent UFC Fight Night event, and a summary on the latest video game I completed. Here we go:
- 24: The episode last week ended on the downside, which is odd because they usually end on the upside. Good action scenes in this one, and surprisingly they ended the beginning of the season terrorist threat. Not impressed with the current villain this season, as he acts like a tough guy, yet would rather run than fight. Completely different from his intro in the 24:Redemption special.
- Lost: The season continues to impress. Good spots with Sawyer in this one. The Oceanic Six seem poised to reunite finally, but the ones left on the island are far more interesting. You can feel their sense of urgency now as they're starting to get worse one by one. And now with a vested interest in them, I'm hooked.
- Star Wars The Clone Wars: Probably the best episode so far, and it featured the clone troopers more than the Jedi. Still, the Jedi had a great fight sequence. The troopers are becoming more interesting as they're actual personalities instead of mindless soldiers. The end of the episode also got you thinking, and let's hope this theme comes up again.
- UFC Fight Night: For an event that lacked outstanding and well-known fighters, it was still an outstanding event. Anthony Johnson got another great KO over Luigi Fiorivanti. Time for him to step up. Josh Neer submitted Mac Danzig in round 2, which disappointed me very much since Danzgi is a recent The Ultimate Fighter Winner. Cain Velasquez got a 2nd round TKO over newcomer Denis Stojnic. Some say Velasquez is the next big thing at heavyweight, but I'm waiting to be impressed. The main event between Joe Lauzon and Jeremy Stephens was good while it lasted as Lauzon won by 2nd round submission. Good possible matchups for all these fighters after this event.
-Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Recently finished for the PS2, it takes the idea of playing as a Jedi to a whole new level. Gameplay was fun as you got to use Force powers unlike any from previous games. The story was a little stunted, but those who know the Star Wars universe will understand it. Only lacking real FMV sequences in between gameplay because of it's PS2 base, but I'm sure they look cool on the PS3, Wii or X-Box 360. In the end, I felt the game was better than many considered, and a sequel with some new characters would be a welcome thing.
OK, that's all out of my system now. My posts work fairly easy this way. From now on, my TV Wrap-ups will only focus on the more active TV shows, and I'll try to keep my posts to one topic only. And right now, I'm too tired to tell you to find something entertaining while I do the same.......you know the drill.
- 24: The episode last week ended on the downside, which is odd because they usually end on the upside. Good action scenes in this one, and surprisingly they ended the beginning of the season terrorist threat. Not impressed with the current villain this season, as he acts like a tough guy, yet would rather run than fight. Completely different from his intro in the 24:Redemption special.
- Lost: The season continues to impress. Good spots with Sawyer in this one. The Oceanic Six seem poised to reunite finally, but the ones left on the island are far more interesting. You can feel their sense of urgency now as they're starting to get worse one by one. And now with a vested interest in them, I'm hooked.
- Star Wars The Clone Wars: Probably the best episode so far, and it featured the clone troopers more than the Jedi. Still, the Jedi had a great fight sequence. The troopers are becoming more interesting as they're actual personalities instead of mindless soldiers. The end of the episode also got you thinking, and let's hope this theme comes up again.
- UFC Fight Night: For an event that lacked outstanding and well-known fighters, it was still an outstanding event. Anthony Johnson got another great KO over Luigi Fiorivanti. Time for him to step up. Josh Neer submitted Mac Danzig in round 2, which disappointed me very much since Danzgi is a recent The Ultimate Fighter Winner. Cain Velasquez got a 2nd round TKO over newcomer Denis Stojnic. Some say Velasquez is the next big thing at heavyweight, but I'm waiting to be impressed. The main event between Joe Lauzon and Jeremy Stephens was good while it lasted as Lauzon won by 2nd round submission. Good possible matchups for all these fighters after this event.
-Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Recently finished for the PS2, it takes the idea of playing as a Jedi to a whole new level. Gameplay was fun as you got to use Force powers unlike any from previous games. The story was a little stunted, but those who know the Star Wars universe will understand it. Only lacking real FMV sequences in between gameplay because of it's PS2 base, but I'm sure they look cool on the PS3, Wii or X-Box 360. In the end, I felt the game was better than many considered, and a sequel with some new characters would be a welcome thing.
OK, that's all out of my system now. My posts work fairly easy this way. From now on, my TV Wrap-ups will only focus on the more active TV shows, and I'll try to keep my posts to one topic only. And right now, I'm too tired to tell you to find something entertaining while I do the same.......you know the drill.
Monday, February 2, 2009
UFC 94 and the Super Bowl
Quite an exciting weekend for the sporting world, wasn't it? Saturday night the UFC provided us with the ultimate rematch between Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn, and Sunday night was the big NFL championship game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. Lets see how all of this went down, shall we?
UFC 94: Penn vs. St. Pierre II provided us with some very interesting and even matchups. I will mention that the term "even" is INSANELY appropriate as 8 of the 10 fights that night went to decision, with several being split decisions to boot. The main card proved entertaining still, although the first two fights could've gone either way in the end.
The first fight was between top lightweights Clay Guida and Nate Diaz. Guida was a slight favorite because of his experience, but Diaz was to be a tough one for him. In the end, Guida got a close split decision victory because of his grappling and aggression, although some felt Diaz should've gotten the win. I felt Guida just got it, and now he's up to some tough competition. Following this fight was a welterweight bout between Karo Parysian and Dong-Hyun Kim. Another back and forth fight occured, and another split decision was reached in favor of Parysian. I really thought Kim had eked out the fight, but it was still an entertaining fight to see.
Next was a light heavyweight battle between Stephan Bonnar and Jon Jones. In what was supposed to be Bonnar's comeback turned into a nightmarish one-sided lose where Jones both out-struck and out-grappled the veteran. Still, Jones looked very impressive, and shows a lot of promise. Another highly-anticipated light heavyweight fight came next as Lyoto Machida took on Thiago Silva. Both were undefeated, and both were looking for a title shot. In the end, Machida dominated the stad-up game, knocked Silva down several times before finishing him off with a downward right that put him out at the last second of the first round. Great showing by Machida, and he proved he could very well be the next champion.
Finally, it was time for the fight I had been waiting quite some time for: welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre was defending his title against current lightweight champion BJ Penn. I begged for St. Pierre to put a beating on Penn in some way. He did not disappoint. After a good first round for both, but a clear round for St. Pierre, he began to demolish Penn on the ground by taking him down, and beating on him relentlessly. He did so through to round 4, and Penn who was completely broken at this point, was forced to give up then and there, and his corner threw in the towel. Georges St. Pierre is still champion, did it convincingly, and completely outclassed someone who was expected to give him a good fight.
As if one night for a great sporting event wasn't enough, the next night did it again with Super Bowl XLIII. The Steelers were clear favorites against the Cardinals, but most every football fan knew the Cardinals would not go down with giving them hell. I actually thought the Cardinals would get the win, and I rooted for them the whole way. The first half of the game didn't seem that way, as the Steelers got a field goal in the first quarter, then scored a touchdown in the second. Although the Cardinals got a touchdown in the second quarter, they failed to capitolize on a chance to pull ahead as Pittsburgh intercepted their attempt at a touchdown, and scored one of their own in the longest Super Bowl run of an even 100 yards by Santonio Holmes. Impressive......but not looking good for the Cardinals. Score was 17-7 Steelers.
The third quarter went similar to the first, as the Steelers added a field goal to their score. It was the forth quarter where it got interesting. With a touchdown, a safety, and another touchdown, the Cardinals pulled ahead 23-20, keeping the hope alive. Not much time was left on the clock for Pittsburgh to either pull ahead or tie the game with a field goal. They choose to end it there, and a touchdown by Larry Fitzgerald pulled the Steelers ahead 27-23. Now the Cardinals had even less time to get another touchdown to get a win. Those hopes were dashed when the Steelers again intercepted a poor Kurt Warner pass attempt. The Pittsburgh Steelers are again NFL champs for a record six times in the team's history. Not much you can say other than that it was a hell of a game, the way a championship game should be.
Whew, I'm getting excited all over again just reliving these great and entertaining moments. Let me tone it down, and end this blog. Upcoming posts will include a look at reality shows, talk of the latest video game I've been playing, and some other cool Top 5 lists. These are gonna be some cool posts, I can see it now. But you know what the cool thing to do right now is? Find your own entertainment right now. You know how I know that's cool? Cause that's what I'm gonna do. Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeah........
UFC 94: Penn vs. St. Pierre II provided us with some very interesting and even matchups. I will mention that the term "even" is INSANELY appropriate as 8 of the 10 fights that night went to decision, with several being split decisions to boot. The main card proved entertaining still, although the first two fights could've gone either way in the end.
The first fight was between top lightweights Clay Guida and Nate Diaz. Guida was a slight favorite because of his experience, but Diaz was to be a tough one for him. In the end, Guida got a close split decision victory because of his grappling and aggression, although some felt Diaz should've gotten the win. I felt Guida just got it, and now he's up to some tough competition. Following this fight was a welterweight bout between Karo Parysian and Dong-Hyun Kim. Another back and forth fight occured, and another split decision was reached in favor of Parysian. I really thought Kim had eked out the fight, but it was still an entertaining fight to see.
Next was a light heavyweight battle between Stephan Bonnar and Jon Jones. In what was supposed to be Bonnar's comeback turned into a nightmarish one-sided lose where Jones both out-struck and out-grappled the veteran. Still, Jones looked very impressive, and shows a lot of promise. Another highly-anticipated light heavyweight fight came next as Lyoto Machida took on Thiago Silva. Both were undefeated, and both were looking for a title shot. In the end, Machida dominated the stad-up game, knocked Silva down several times before finishing him off with a downward right that put him out at the last second of the first round. Great showing by Machida, and he proved he could very well be the next champion.
Finally, it was time for the fight I had been waiting quite some time for: welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre was defending his title against current lightweight champion BJ Penn. I begged for St. Pierre to put a beating on Penn in some way. He did not disappoint. After a good first round for both, but a clear round for St. Pierre, he began to demolish Penn on the ground by taking him down, and beating on him relentlessly. He did so through to round 4, and Penn who was completely broken at this point, was forced to give up then and there, and his corner threw in the towel. Georges St. Pierre is still champion, did it convincingly, and completely outclassed someone who was expected to give him a good fight.
As if one night for a great sporting event wasn't enough, the next night did it again with Super Bowl XLIII. The Steelers were clear favorites against the Cardinals, but most every football fan knew the Cardinals would not go down with giving them hell. I actually thought the Cardinals would get the win, and I rooted for them the whole way. The first half of the game didn't seem that way, as the Steelers got a field goal in the first quarter, then scored a touchdown in the second. Although the Cardinals got a touchdown in the second quarter, they failed to capitolize on a chance to pull ahead as Pittsburgh intercepted their attempt at a touchdown, and scored one of their own in the longest Super Bowl run of an even 100 yards by Santonio Holmes. Impressive......but not looking good for the Cardinals. Score was 17-7 Steelers.
The third quarter went similar to the first, as the Steelers added a field goal to their score. It was the forth quarter where it got interesting. With a touchdown, a safety, and another touchdown, the Cardinals pulled ahead 23-20, keeping the hope alive. Not much time was left on the clock for Pittsburgh to either pull ahead or tie the game with a field goal. They choose to end it there, and a touchdown by Larry Fitzgerald pulled the Steelers ahead 27-23. Now the Cardinals had even less time to get another touchdown to get a win. Those hopes were dashed when the Steelers again intercepted a poor Kurt Warner pass attempt. The Pittsburgh Steelers are again NFL champs for a record six times in the team's history. Not much you can say other than that it was a hell of a game, the way a championship game should be.
Whew, I'm getting excited all over again just reliving these great and entertaining moments. Let me tone it down, and end this blog. Upcoming posts will include a look at reality shows, talk of the latest video game I've been playing, and some other cool Top 5 lists. These are gonna be some cool posts, I can see it now. But you know what the cool thing to do right now is? Find your own entertainment right now. You know how I know that's cool? Cause that's what I'm gonna do. Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeah........
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