10°

Review Journal: Twitter review of zombie shooting 'Dead Rising'

Review Journal: "Twitter.com consumes American lives by asking us every day, "What are you doing?" We type answers all day long in 140 characters or less. "I just woke up. ... I just drove to work. ... I am going to lunch." See how Twitter is a leash on our friends?

Twitter has its perks (e-chatting with friends; promoting something you like). In theory, its limitation of words could train Americans the precision of poetry. But in practice, it is teaching us to cram thoughts into small words and stilted English.

To bring this point home, I tried my best to type a compelling review of the new Wii version of "Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop" as a series of sentences I actually posted on Twitter..."
3 / 4
Wriggy - contributor
Published: 218 days 6 hours ago | Review | Wii
 
 
 

Wii
G4TV: Rabbids Go Home Review
Wii | Review
Even though Rabbids Go Home can be a bit repetitive, the core gameplay is enjoyable enough that it doesn't distract from the overall experience. In...

Wii
G4TV: Shaun White Snowbarding: World Stage Preview
Wii | Preview
Blair Herter previews the new game Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage for the Nintendo Wii and talks to world famous snowboarder Shaun White abo...

Wii
Ten Minute Taste: Excitebike World Rally
Wii | Video
Out of the blue, Nintendo recently announced an update to its classic NES title, Excitebike. Called Excitebike: World Rally, the WiiWare title is j...

Wii
IGN: Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem Review
Wii | Review
Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem has a wonderfully insane concept and theme, wrapped around some really mindless shoot-it-all gameplay -- so while it...
About N4G
N4G is a social game news site that covers the game industry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More Info... | Submit News