Slog - Comments on Am I Asleep? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep Or did Mercenaries 2, a particularly average shoot-a-bunch-of-stuff video game from EA this year, just insert Barack Obama and Sarah Palin into their game for free publicity? Jesus: I bet Sarah Palin can see Russia from that helicopter she just hijacked. Conveniently, this "update" to the game in question won't be out until well after the election, by which time we can only hope Palin isn't still gathering pitchfork-bearing mobs and demanding recounts. And besides, no political video game tie-in will ever outdo Bill and Hillary's "boomshakalaka" days:... Copyright 2008 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:45:58 -0800 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:39:35 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jason Petersen Man, what ever happened to NBA Jam? And Acclaim? And Midway? And the Clintons?

]]> Jason Petersen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187587 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:37:30 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe That game blows.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187626 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187626 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:25:47 -0800 Comment by Fred34 Where's the underground adult version? I can think of some better Obama and Palin action that needn't involve firearms . . . . (altho torture, hmmmmm)

]]> Fred34 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187639 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:06:51 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Whoa! Did you see what Obama did with that hand grenade?

That, my friends, is not supporting our troops!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187642 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:11:17 -0800 Comment by Paul Oh man. I have to admit that Palin carrying that huge bazooka is kinda hot.

]]> Paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187643 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:11:45 -0800 Comment by kebabs It looks like they grafted Bill Clinton's face onto Bill Walton's neck.

]]> kebabs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187646 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:14:43 -0800 Comment by happy renter Sam, are you going to review Fallout 3?

]]> happy renter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187649 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187649 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:27:27 -0800 Comment by AJ NBA Jam was the most incredible game of its time, thrusting us into 16 Bit's golden age.

Too bad Shaq Fu came out and ruined that balance.

]]> AJ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187652 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187652 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:35:22 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Midway is still around.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187657 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:48:28 -0800 Comment by ReverendZ OK. Who's going to be the one to point out that the first thing we see Obama do in that preview is Steal A Car? any takers?

]]> ReverendZ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187670 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:59:56 -0800 Comment by Sam M. @7: I just got a copy earlier this week, and until I get a gaming intern or something, it'll take me a while to get through this one and Fable II, which I plan on combo-reviewing.

]]> Sam M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187690 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187690 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:32:29 -0800 Comment by Sam M. ...and LittleBigPlanet's coming as well, along with other PS3 stuff. And the Penny Arcade game. And I'm still dealing with this Warhammer Online addiction. Tough life!

]]> Sam M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187699 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:44:39 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Palin's got an awesome back-stabbing attack.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187778 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187778 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:00:47 -0800 Comment by the man who couldn't blog @6: Looks a little more Rick Mahorn to me.

]]> the man who couldn't blog http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187792 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187792 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:06:00 -0800 Comment by Jonathan Golob Forget Palin with the bazooka. That's nowhere near misogynistic enough for a video game.

Palin's special weapon would have to be childbirth, with the kids like the brooms in the saucer's apprentice.

]]> Jonathan Golob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187833 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1187833 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:33:02 -0800 Comment by Leslie N. @12, there's a Penny-Arcade game? Wow, I haven't been paying any attention...time for Gamespy...

]]> Leslie N. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1188101 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/am_i_asleep#c1188101 Games Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:39:35 -0800