Yahoo is running a slightly streamlined version of an interview I did with Steven Spielberg as part of their “Celebrity Bytes” series. One exchange didn’t make the cut, which is understandable given the target audience and that the interview was supposed to be specifically about his involvement with Boom Blox. But I found it an interesting bit of insight into how one of the most prominent determinants of American culture views videogames.
I wouldn’t recommend any of these without a few important caveats.
The following aren’t necessarily terrible games. In fact, some of them I quite liked. But all of them should have been considerably better than they actually are.
This is old-school gaming, a boys’ pursuit, geared to fast reflexes and a strident disregard for ninny concerns like narrative and atmosphere.