Monday, July 16, 2007

Speed Delivery Of Nightmares

It was a lovely afternoon. I was crossing the road in front of my house. The road was wide and a cool wind was kissing my forehead. Frivolity was at its best as I saw the happy kids jumping around the pavement trying to play some kind of a variant to good old soccer. Leaves were hustling and the birds were singing a soothing song. There was no traffic on the road and I decided to cross it, keeping in mind that I had to 'look to the left and then look to the right before crossing'. I took a carefree step, as carefree as it could be, like an eagle. As I was soaring across the road I noticed a spot of a vehicle far away towards the right side. I have enough time I thought to myself. Thank you God, for this wonderful...

WOOOOOOOOSHHH !!! SCREEEEECHHH !!! WHHHRRRRR .... WOOOOSHHH !!!

"God-damn-it! What was that!" I exclaimed. Something blazing fast had just crossed my path, turned me around and was on its way now. Twisting my senses and turning my world upside down. I gathered courage to somehow just try and catch a glimpse of my destroyer from amidst the smoke he had left behind. You wont believe what had hit me. What I saw was ... this.

It seems like either someone is always very hungry or it has just become a trend now. Speedy scooters thrown out of control due to a Huge Box attached to their arse. What is in the boxes? Pizzas (Another instrument of physical destruction). Had it been an ambulance, I would have just got up and smiled on. It was a fuckin' Pizza Delivery Boy, driving at a speed of 70-80 kmph as if someone would die if they don't get their pizzas in time. I mean this needs to be brought to public notice. Right away.

As it is the pizza people just deliver within a diameter of 5kms, so that ensures that the farthest they will have to go would be no more than 2.5 kms. Now let us analyze the time taken in making and delivering a pizza.

Receive the order - 1 Min.
Send it to the chef - 1 Min.
Cooking the pizza and packing it - 5-10 Mins.
Taking it to the scooter - 2 Mins.
9-14 Mins in TOTAL.

Now what does that mean? That means that after promising you a delivery within 30 mins they still have another 16-21 Mins just to deliver it. Now in the worst case suppose they have just 15 Mins left. Now pay attention; Even at the snail slow speed of 10kmph on their scooters they can still make it in time. Aint that the way it should be. Now on a weekday afternoon in a residential area they are supposed to calm down and deliver it in time, WITHOUT KILLING ANYONE! I mean life is valuable folks. Pizza delivering is not more important than some one's life, even if you gotta give a few Pizza's for free trying to save a life, its always ok.

Now the trajectory of the delivery guy that had almost hit me was interesting. Here is a diagrammatic view of the complete incident in its entirety.

Now notice the path that the Pizza Guy took. The whole episode near me lasted probably just a fraction of a second. He scooted over the speed breaker, as if it had been there to give him a boost. As if he believed he was the Ghost Rider. I mean they came quite close to that concept when they had Spiderman deliver pizza in the second movie. He failed to deliver on time, and seems like the world has taken it to their hearts. I mean what they should understand is that its no race. The quality of your pizza or the character of the person delivering it has nothing to do with the fact how fast you deliver it. Both are mutually independent concepts.

To lay it down its not the delivery people's fault afterall. Its their bosses. They breathe down their neck 24x7 and threaten to cut their throats in their sleep if the pizza doesnt get delivered on time. I mean c'mon, anyways its bad for health, and now you get it faster too. I know how to google. I mean check out this beautiful collage I made, myself.

Is it soothing? NO! Is it disturbing? YES! Why is it disturbing? Cos' the guy is running with pizza packages, the pizza delivery guys are being mocked as if they were donkeys, pizza is for the poor, your kid is being kidnapped by your cat on his own bicycle. This is the kind of bull shit internet offers when you search for pizza delivery. Now deep down, all this can be linked to a conspiracy theory, where all internet users are being brain washed into eating more and more of pizza; so that the Pizza Corporations (up yours you schmucks!) can earn more and more money. And trust me the pizza's are expensive. Really expensive. So my recommendation is to stop eating Pizza's unless and until they find a new way to deliver it.

Now since half of the world doesnt give a shit about this HAZARD posed to humanity by the concept of speed pizza delivery. Maybe one day they will see what it means to be stranded in the middle of the road with a 'pizza chariot of fire' to test them. I have been there. I know.

Almost all parts of this account are fictitious except the fact that Pizza Delivery Personnel are bad at handling two wheelers and are speed demons and that one of them just dodged me by an inch. This article has been exaggerated for your pleasure.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Thirty Reasons To Live

30 GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE

Cough cough! No more of Ogre for some time. I have two very serious issues to write on before my Ogre Series resumes. Firstly, how rashly the pizza delivery guys ride and secondly, Games. Now all of us have itchy trigger fingers, for some its usually hidden and for others its visible when they are near anything that can be used to play games (PC, PSP, PS2, Xbox, Mobile Phones, etc. Even the cranky old LCD screen laden single game units.). How can you tell? I'll tell you how? Consider somebody saying lines like, Do you have a console? How much is the RAM in your system? What Graphics Card do you have? On-board graphics, HUH! Whats the resolution in your phone LCD? Color depth? Refresh rate? nVIDIA... sigh! Whats your clan name? I owned *some name* last night, Chuckles! Whats your System CPU Clock? Is your rig Overclocked? Heard of AlienWare? Laptops, hahahahahaha! Now the only reason one would laugh at a cutting edge laptop is that 'the one' in question here is a Gamer! This is the breed. They appear just like all of us, normal folks. Walking-talking normally and no one would suspect. But deep down within them lies an animal, which breaks free when it finds its shrine. No one can control it when it is controlling an in game character. Blood Thirsty is the only word that describes the gaming mania I'm discussing here. I'm not even going close to GEEKS who keep playing games all their lives, I'm talking about the toughest category, those who manage a life and yet manage to game away their idle time.

Now since I've mentioned such gamers have a life ... They cant play all the games that come out. They gotta choose and choose very very wisely. Now this is where I will try and do the same for at least 50% of my brothers in arms (the other 50% have the opposite choice in games). So here I lay down a list; 20 games *I believe* one must play before he dies, and 10 more if he plans to die a little late. So without further delay, presenting ... The top 30.

Note: The following list is in no particular order and is purely my own. So dont fret, dont cry ... boo hoo hoo! XYZ game is not in the list etc. If you want a game included, make your own list! Some games in the ranking have multiple titles in them, so dont say I didnt warn you.

Resident Evil
Resident Evil Biohazard (Nemesis), Resident Evil 4

People say you dont own RE titles, they own you. Enough said. The leader in survival horror genre. Welcome the grand daddy of Horror Games. Everytime you play, you are hooked. I specifically chose 3 and 4 because, 3 is the best the old style RE could have gotten, and 4 is a new era in itself. Probably the best game to hit the PS2/GC.

Prince Of Persia
The Sands of Time, Warrior Within, The Two Thrones

If you have not played one of these, you dont know what action games are like. Puzzles, action, music, effects, graphics, etc. A gripping story and superb ambience with the new Free Form Fighting system make it an amazing experience. The gameplay is 10/10. And the Prince model makes you wanna be him, in your dreams!!! All 3 games in the series carry equal weight but are very very different in the look and feel. Handling is perfectly consistent.

Silent Hill
Silent Hill, Silent Hill 3, Silent Hill 4 The Room

Talk of survival horror and someone may say Resident evil... Suddenly the door creaks open and a strange looking character comes in, "I have been to a world which you cannot imagine in your worst nightmares ... Its called SILENT HILL." Imagine yourself in a place where walls are rotting with blood spilled all over the place. Everything is in a mess, rusty and downright filthy. Throw in some heavy mechanical thunder and the uneasy chatter of your radio. Mix gently some of the scariest and nasty looking monsters ever conceived in a game and make them scream in the dark behind you. Adding to that is limited visibilty via a torch which incidently attracts these monstrocities. And last but not the least, have no clue what the fuck you are into. That's silent hill. Gripping. Scary. Uneasy. This game will surely give you restless dreams, and trust me you would just have a lead pipe in your hand when the creatures attack.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell 3, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Splinter Cell Double Agent

If James Bond had been a real character, he would not have been this guy. I wonder how come a movie was never made on this one. Maybe Microsoft is holding onto it too tightly. Stealth redefined. Path breaking effects. Smart & Open ended gameplay. Truly a marvel. I remember playing & finishing all these games in one or two sittings flat. Its not too difficult, not too easy, simply addictive. You wanna feel the sense of danger and responsibility in a game. This is it. Real life missions, no magic, no superpowers, just gut and strategy. Must play if you are patient enough to let an enemy look for you everywhere and then strike. Stealth Action Redefined.

Clive Barker's Undying

This has to be one of the unexpected ones in the list. No one ever heard of it. No one ever knew it existed. No one bothered to look for it. It was not too successful. Wanna know why? The story is totally gripping and complex. The scares will make kids shit their pants. The monsters are too scary. Maybe the government conspired against the certain success this one was headed for. The game takes place at a war veterans mansion and the moor behind it. Setting is superb. He is the only survivor of his family and his whole cadre of ancestors are now haunting him. In comes our protagonist a mystic detective and a friend of the owner. The mystery and story unravells at a perfect pace. Graphics are not too good, but the story is worth it all. Monsters are innovative and battles are realistic. Half of the enemies cant even hit you, they are just there to scare you and effect your decisions within the game. Brilliant. Do not play alone.

God Of War
God of War, God of War II

"I am the God of War, none shall defy me." This is what Kratos chants in perfect timing when he tears through his enemies. A race to become the King of Olympus. Its full of adrenaline. Treachery, Deceit and Malice are in this game. Power and only power is what makes you superior. No room for mercy and a wonderful bloodbath. Superior gameplay based roughly on the Prince of Persia. Brilliant enemies and even more creative ways of killing them. This game has probably the best gameplay in a game ever. Imagine taking on a 100 foot God single handedly with confidence. Thats what GOW offers. Expert gameplay and superb grunts of the characters. They have paid excellent attention to detail in a very superficial way. Brilliant to accomplish. You would give anything to be Kratos for a day. But just for a day! Action at its best. Great arsenal of weapons. Superb environments. One word - satisfying.

Unreal Tournament
2003, 2004 and 2007

Now this is one shooter you wouldnt wanna miss. Great graphics, mindless action, superb online modes, great maps, good model and vehicular designs. Yes, VEHICULAR! It has vehicles, tanks, jeeps, aircrafts, etc. Great aint it? Wait till you play it online with a bunch of friends. It is mindless, addictive, super paced fun. Adrenaline pumping action fun. Fun fun, not okay type fun. Mind it.

Half Life
One and Two

No game rankings are ever ever ever complete without mentioning this FPS Classic. It is an FPS and it is a Classic. Seriously, you wouldnt have played a better FPS ever. Nothing great about it. Just that I upgraded my system first time HL1 came out and then did it again when HL2 was about to hit the shack. It makes you work towards it. Simplicity is beautiful. No nonsense gaming experience is what HL is all about. Strange settings lead to stranger accidents. A nuclear lab invaded by aliens. A smart scientist and his weapons. The gameplay and the catchy name "Freeman". This is one game that is tremendously popular because of its nasty simple story and fun gameplay. Its not just an FPS. Its a legend. I cant write it down whats special about it, you gotta play it once and it'll all make sense. One game you will miss when its over.

Devil May Cry 3

Style. Style. Style. These three words best describe what DMC3 has to offer. Dante has style. Vergil has style. The girl has style. Environments have style. Cutscenes have style. Enemies have style. Action has style. Camera angles have style. Bonuses have style. The game even rewards you with STYLE POINTS for everything you do. The best part of this baby are the weapons. Imagine a Guitar as a weapon. Imagine Agni and Rudra as weapons. Ebony and Ivory are the names of ... any guesses? Guns. Its fucking crazy how cool this game gets with time. Level design is brilliant, music rocks and it has those funny moments too. What else do you want? This game gives you everything except Food. So go and get it, bring some pop-corn too. BTW, its an action game on the lines of PoP and GoW. Expect as much fun in this if not more.

Blood / The Chosen
Blood, Blood Two The Chosen

The tag line says, Second Cut Is The Deepest. I disagree, the first cut was as bloody scary and deep as the second one was. Now here for the first time I talk of Legacy shooters. The developers called their multiplayer mode as Bloodbath, the maps included places like entering the mouth of a monster. The walls at places are alive. Smashing sound effects for a game that came out in the 90's. This is one beauty that has amazing appeal. The title couldnt have been more apt, blood is something you are bound to notice in this game. Heads rolling, bodies blown away in a splash of bodily fluids. Hoards of monsters. All panic and screams. True gore and scares. This one is a gem. If you have an MSDOS pc still, download this and play it thru. You wont regret it. Ever. Both the games are fascinating and bloody full of blood.

Call Of Duty
The Call of Duty, United Offensive, Call Of Duty 2

Now if you ever wanted to be a soldier, here's your chance. Mind it, you are no hero, nothing special. Just a soldier. People around you are as good as you, you have your allies and your enemies. You have a terrain to fight in. You have the small role to play which every soldier plays to contribute to the big picture. Realistic aint it? Wait till you are irritated by some bunker based gunner while you are trying to climb a hillock with your platoon. Bloody real is what this game is. Some missions are impossible to play. Weapons are all based on REAL weapons from the World War 2. Missions and locales are all real too. The game follows history. Nothing personal ever. The best part is the noise of gunfire and blasts around you. And if an artillery shell explodes near you, you will FEEL it. Seriously. Try it out. The most realistic war game ever. Call Of Duty.

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider Revelation, Tomb Raider Legends

This is a case similar to the RE series trend. Initially tomb raider broke grounds by giving the gamer a new kind of experience with 3rd person games. Then it became boring. Very Very boring. Then came out TR Revelation. This game was till then the best game in the series. It killed off Lara Croft. Then after a long array of silly pieces came out Legend. This spoke of Lara's secret adventures. This was where things got really interesting. All new moves, new engine, new gameplay, new switching system and superbly realistic. TR Legend is what TR should have been all along. Legend's gameplay is fast, weapons are real, moves are killer and voice acting and environments are impeccable. TR is all about a relic hunting hot chick who faces deadly traps and seriously tough puzzles along the way. This one is one of my favourites when it comes to 3rd person adventure games.

Wolfenstein
Wolf 3D, Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Whoa! This was my reaction when the first game of the series hit the market. The first (pseudo)FPS ever to hit the PC way back when Windows 3.1 was getting famous, was Wolf 3D. I remember it as my First FPS ever. This is one game who is the big daddy of all FPSs, just because it was the first. Then came Return To Castle Wolf. Nearly 15 years after the first. Based on quake engine the gameplay was, in one word, Dramatic. As dramatic as the precursor. These two games are two landmarks. You cant miss the fact that Call Of Duty actually looks like the second game. And also the fact that the first game helped create franchise like Doom and Quake. So this is a daddy game. Treat it with respect!

Grand Theft Auto
GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas

Imagine what all can you do in a big USA city. Ride bikes, snatch cars and drive away, pester the police, fly planes, fly helicopters, use tow-trucks, run around shooting people, enter and exit shops, buy guns, buy clothes, goto night clubs, rob banks, casino heists, killings, drugs, scams, bribe, goto a hospital, spy on someone, be a taxi driver, be a cop/vigilante, do good, do bad, drown, explode, become fat, work out in a gym, stay lean, play with bicycles, avenge the death of gang members, become a crime lord, date around, impress girls, have sex, etc. The list is endless and the story is wicked. This is one game that is Grand and has Freedom. This game can anyday be called Freedom-Land or something, or maybe, Do You Have Balls? One hell of a trip. Its a never ending game. Missions might end, the game will not. Earn, Learn, Roll, Drive by. Presenting a game with enough meat to keep you chewing for months. Grand Theft Auto. Plain Wicked. This one caused a stir.

Serious Sam
Serious Sam, Serious Sam The Second Encounter, Serious Sam II

LOL. This is one funny game. There's just one good guy, that is, SS. Rest all things moving need to be killed. You will get ammunition like anything. So many many many bullets to you that you can make a castle out of bullets. Now there is a reason behind this. Ever tried counting enemies in a game. In Serious Sam dont even try! Huge environments can host as many as 200 enemies running towards you, all at once. Enemy design and sounds are funny and dangerous. They usually die in one shot. Some dont. But I have known gamers who shit their pants seeing 200 enemies running towards them screaming. This game has that funny element too. Closer to a wicked comic book than real life. Sam's dialogues are keepers. Amazing weaponry add to your advantage. Just one suggestion, DONT PANIC! You will come out of it alive.

QUAKE
Quake, Quake 2, Quake 2 Ground Zero, Quake 3, Quake 4

Now this is one franchise that has probably given us the best Game Engine in two decades. Quake is something you just cannot miss. ID Soft launched Quake and it became an instant hit. Then this was followed by another series of hit Quake Games. Quake is a shooter. Set in a different world. Quake 1 - Earth/Castles, Quake 2 - Alien Planet, Quake 3 - Prisoners of War on the alien planet, Quake 4 - Earth/Alien Planet. This series has spawned more than 100 similar games on its own engine. This engine is probably the most widely used engine for FPS. The game Quake3Arena is downright the best/second-best Multiplayer Over LAN one can play. Its addictive, to an extent that I know people who claim that they LIVE in the arena itself. My college had a fetish for Quake3. Mods, effects, totally customisable engine makes this baby a top notch game. One of the most famous FPSs EVER! Go Play!

Need For Speed
Need For Speed Underground, Hot Pursuit, Underground 2, Most Wanted, CARBON

We ALL, I mean all of us, have a thing for the racing genre. Gamer or non-Gamer, we all love to drive expensive cars around. Anyone at least a little bit into cars, MUST have heard of Need For Speed. This series has produced more than 12 Games from its belt and all have been successful. This is the most widely accepted and acclaimed racing game series ever. The cars are true to life, great graphics and good gameplay. The game concentrates on the major portion, racing. Least digressing racing game of all time. Enjoy this one with both hands free. Do a wheelie. Yay!

Max Payne
Max Payne, The Fall Of Max Payne

Its a sad story, its a love story, its a story of betrayal, its gripping. This game introduced a never before seen Bullet Time Effect. The dive mechanism and the second installment introduced Upgraded Bullet Time Effects and realistic physics. Now your enemies never fall the same way twice, ever! Slow motion is superbly integrated in this franchise. Never since MP2 has a game used Bullet Time so comprehensively. Not even the Matrix Games. The characters and the story are very very well made. The comic based cutscenes are superb with impeccable voice acting. This game in its true sense is NOIR. Its story will keep you hooked and the gameplay will make you play segments over and over again just to see that beautiful scene again. Smashing, Dramatic and Addictive.

Doom
Doom, Doom 3

Now this is it. I dont have much liking for DOOM3 but the original doom is a trend setter. This was probably one of the first good, non-pseudo FPSs. Amazing sense of an FPS to achieve, for a DOS based game. Redefined action. Simply put this game is the daddy of action FPS games. Now whats special about doom 3 is that it brings the best of rigs to their knees when it comes to gameplay. So many effects and textures cramped into one game, that it almost starts bleeding out of your nose. Whatever you do, this game at MAX settings will show you that the rig you have is worthless. Thats what doom engine is about. The doom 3 engine is a benchmark king. Has replaced the old quake3 engine used. Doom 3 is actually not quite scary also but worth a play anyday. Dont miss this one. Specially the ending.

Counter Strike Condition Zero

Now I dont even feel the need to write about this one. Guess why does it exist? Because gamers were bored of Single Player games and Quake3Arena. Secondly, it is programmed on the HALF LIFE engine. Finally, this is THE BEST multiplayer game ever! Its a tactical FPS, tactics are yours to make. Strategy in an FPS is the core. MUST PLAY!

Final Fantasy
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 phew!

This is what people call the first RPG ever! So many games, all so successful, true to the cult. This is one game where you can roam around a world, solve mysteries, talk to people, gain powers, and fight! Fighting system is Third Person turn based. Smashing game and awesome stories. Huge fan following. Its RTS + RPG + Action + Adventure. Phew! Play it if you have a lot of time, but do play it for sometime, you'll know why people like it.

Metal Gear Solid
MGS, MGS Snake Eater, MGS Sons of Liberty

Ohh man! This is just like Splinter Cell. But splinter cell was an MGS wanna-be. This is one hell-o-va game. Brilliant stories, rocking gameplay with no scope for mistakes. One bad run, you're cooked. Stealth action adventure with dramatic endings. This is one game that every japanese gamer has sworn by. Its your turn now. I have played 2 MGS games and they are rocking. Superb effects, great gameplay. MUST PLAY! DO find time to pick the new one up. You will love it, I know it.

FIFA
Pick anything with FIFA written on it.

Now who doesnt like good clean fun football. This is the most comprehensive football game ever. Starting from FIFA Original to FIFA Now its been surprising people again and again. You will never run out of tricks in Game Development. Thats the clear message. Toss the ball around. Score. Start doing dives. Passing. Control the ball better. Wicked ass cutscenes. Get a strength and agility meter. Get dexterity meter. Real life crowd. Varying commentary. Etc Etc Etc. They kept adding more fun features to a gripping game. Simply Sexy. Play it and play it with friends again.

Manhunt

Now when the world was sick of not having any variety to third person action games, MANHUNT came. It showed people what downright filthy a game can get. Gore, beheadings, brutal kills, ruthless escapes, superb locales, merciless animations. I mean wow! Who cares if the game isnt fit for kids. It was high time we had 'grown-up' games too. This is one such example. Hear the hacksaw cut through the bone when you take an enemy out. This is simply as good as gore can get. Behold as there are no guns (some are there). You will have to kill people by hand using means even God couldnt think of. I mean this is one game that will keep you hooked and will make you go Yuck! from time to time. Play this beauty and you will be a tad closer to basic animalistic nature of the homo sapiens. Enjoy! And did I say everyone else will be Hunting you ...

Age of Empires
Age Of Empires, Age Of Kings, Age Of Empires III

This is one hell of a strategy game if you know what I mean. Strategy at its best. Freedom extreme and innovation galore. Superb landscapes. Awesome variety. Nice gameplay. The second version revamped the firsts short comings in the department of content. Now you can start from absolute powerty to make yourself into the king of an empire. Then came AOE3. This gave us a 3D view of the AOE world and added Creatures you can control to battle the rival empire with your alliances. This is amazing when it comes to strategy and is definitely among the top games if not Numero Uno in its league.

DOS Classics
Tetris, PAC MAN, Prince

I remember sneaking out of class during my 6th standard to run to my computer lab with MS DOS on a disk. Pop it in and boot. Start PACMAN or Prince and play for hours at an end. These DOS games made me a gamer. These are the ones everyone loved when they discovered that DOS is just more about Text. Tetris I heard is the worlds most commonly played game. PAC MAN comes in second. Prince is my favourite cos' it gave us Prince of Persia. So all in all these 3 games just deserve a place in the rankings based on the fact that even today in the era of Graphics, they make you twist in your chair trying to dogde a monster or jump across a ridge or simply fit falling pieces together. So when we talk of gameplay, they rule. They are simple. They own the world.

Warcraft
Warcraft 3, Frozen Throne, DOTA, World Of Warcraft

I mean wow. People initially said this was an AOE clone. Now no one plays AOE anymore. Warcraft combined the action elements (much needed), a 3D world and strategy, flawlessly. This is one game you will just play for the heck of it. Its so good looking and splendid. Then came World Of Warcraft. The world became crazy. Even Southpark made one full episode using its engine. MMORPG's were redefined. Online game fanatics got a life. People went gaga over it and it became super duper successful. One hell of a game. If your rig cant play WoW, dont bother, play DOTA expansion. Addictive as hell. This game gives you a variety that nothing else can.

CONTRA / Mario Bros

This is where every gamer of my generation began unravelling the great mystery behind E-Sports. We all were kids. We all loved 8 bit consoles. Nintendo changed our lives. And then seemingly after a while every household in the country having a TV had this baby roaring. Everyone started playing MARIO and CONTRA on 8 bit machines. Save the princess from the deadly cluthes of a dragon that spits random fireballs. Eat mushrooms to gain powers. Smash walls for money. Addictive. Run around naked with a huge gun in your hand. Blast everything in your way, Rambo style. Gain new weaponry and dodge awesome traps. Kills great enemies and save the day, not knowing what for. Ruthless. You gotta play these two. Just Gotta!

Mine Sweeper

Instant Classic. This is one game found in every Windows PC since forever. Bundled with Windows, this is one hell of a brain twister and time killer. Everyone, gamer or not gamer has played this game just because it has always been there. You will never run out of games to play with this one in your list. Its free. Its fun. Its challenging. Everyone plays it. So you should play it too. Beware, the mines kill you instantly. Just kidding!

Burnout
Revenge, Takedown

This is one game that mocks the presence of Need Of Speed on the planet. You want speed, it gives it to you. You want sexd out cars with NOS, it gives you that too. You want destruction, it offers you that. You want revenge, it gives you a chance. You want style, trust me this is one of the most stylized games in Battle Racing on the road. The concept of a 'Takedown' is simple to understand, once you get it right, you will be the king of the road. The game will swallow you into it, until there are no more races left. Crash, Destroy, Takedown. This is one racing game that just aint about speed and winning. The sheer adrenaline of crashing an opponent is bliss.