Bullet Witch time…or not?

Even with co-called improvements to the US version, Bullet Witch is getting hung out to dry by reviewers. I’ve been known to give such games a chance, but not this time. At least not until there is a significant price drop and more downloadable costumes are available.

Making it easier to skip Bullet Witch is the costume goodness that is Virtua Fighter 5 and Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection for PS3. I’ve mainly been brushing up my skills in the dojo for VF5 so there’s not much on the costume collecting front yet.


Downloaded Tekken 5 DR last night and so far so good. It’s definitely bare bones compared to the PS2 and PSP versions, but my goodness it looks fantastic. Well, as fantastic a PS2 game upgraded to 1080p can look. Still, it’s good stuff and worth the 20 bones.

I was initially down on what’s been shown for Tekken 6, but DR reminds me that there is a sizable difference between how a game looks in screenshots and video versus how it will actually look at home.

Chapter 57.4: Spring!

That darn groundhog may have been right! As I was taking the garbage to the curb last night -- dodging raindrops -- I smelled it. Spring! It was in the air. There was a sweetness I'd almost forgotten. No, not the garbage. Before I even grabbed the green can and dragged that dripping tub to the road, I smelled the distinct aroma of life and energy emerging from dormancy. It enlivened me. I got a woody. (No, not really. I thought it would be funny.) And with the weather forecast saying there'll be warmth after the torrent of rain that I went to work in this morning, I couldn't help but feel that today will be a good day. Thank God, and thank that varmint from Pennsylvania.

Chapter 57.3: Just a Fantasy

Another year, another baseball season. Today I selected my keepers for my fantasy baseball team, which I play against guys from work. The first spring training games have started in Florida and Arizona, and I'm starting to feel the annual baseball fever take hold of me. I haven't studied players statistics to determine who I want to shoot for in our draft next weekend, but I probably will devote some time to it this year.

Despite all the steroid problems and the outlandish salaries, baseball remains a beautiful game. I still enjoy watching high school games and various levels of Little League. Hopefully, I'll umpire a few games on weekends this year. I believe that no matter how old I get, there'll still be a part of me that remains young and in love with the sport, like it's my first girlfriend. (Damn, we had fun!) Perhaps, when I hit 80, I'll have had enough, but I doubt it.