High Heat Baseball
I recently purchased High Heat Baseball 2004 for my Playstation 2, because I love playing baseball on video game consoles, and I haven't played one for a while. But more specifically: I just bought a used, year-old baseball game for my Playstation 2, not necessarily because I'm cheap, but because I'm too stupid not to realize that it was a year old (I can't really be blamed, though, for not remembering that sports game designers date their games forward a year, just like car manufacturers).
All the same, despite the fact that it doesn't have the newest rosters, it shouldn't really matter how old it is, because I play video games for really stupid reasons. And perhaps lamest of all is the reason that I play baseball video games: because I like to hit home runs.
No, let me be more specific: I like to hit home runs, then watch the arc of the ball as it travels out of the park, finally to land out in McCovey Cove or on Sheffield Avenue (outside of Wrigley Field, for you non-Chicagoans).
And you know what? High Heat Baseball doesn't let me do that. It just shows the ball zooming out of the stadium from the batter's perspective, meaning that I can't see where it lands.
As I said: stupid reasons. If you play video games for more normal reasons, you might like it. Or, you might like to try MLB 2005.
August 1, 2004 in Video Games | Permalink
Darth Vader Voice Changer
From Hasbro comes the Darth Vader Voice Changer (coming to stores in Fall 2004).
Just put on the gear, and the change will be complete when you hear your own voice converted to sound like that of the evil Lord Vader! Two additional modes are included: the first plays the ominous breathing sound, and the final mode plays five of his most popular phrases from the Star Wars movies, including “The Force is with you,” “You don’t know the power of the dark side,” “Don’t make me destroy you,” “Your powers are weak,” and “There is no escape.” Your voice can be adjusted through three different pitch levels.
And once you get bored with Lord Vader's catch phrases, enjoy amusing your friends by belting out "This is CNN" to anyone who'll listen.
August 1, 2004 in Robots, Space and Science Toys | Permalink
