Video game comes with…Night Vision Glasses?
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of video games that require some peripheral in order to make them work. Now, when you go to your local retail giant like Wal-Mart, you will see entire shelves devoted to Rockband and Guitar Hero. The most recent game that depends on an accessory is Tony Hawk: The Ride.
Then there are other games, such as Mario Cart for the Wii which have a steering wheel accessory that is nothing more than a piece of plastic. Sometimes I question how video game company decide how to package their peripherals with their games.
Especially when the new edition of Modern Warfare 2 comes with night vision goggles. I can’t help but question why. Granted, I’m not familiar with the original Modern Warfare game, but it doesn’t sound like the Night Vision goggles are required to play this game.
What really isn’t required is this casting of a human head that comes with it. What is this, something to smack around if you can’t defeat the game?
The price of Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition has not been named. However, night vision goggles tend to be pretty expensive. Think of that kid in Jurassic Park who found a pair in the tourist vehicle. As I recall, the blood sucking lawyer said: “Are they heavy? Then they’re expensive. Put them away.”
Now, if there was a way to connect the goggles to the game and make the gameplay more fun, that would be something!
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Sly Says: July 15, 2009 at 6:45 am
Can’t wait for this one to hit the shelves- it’s going to rock. How do I know? My thumbs are twitching!
Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition Revealed | Geek Swag Says: July 15, 2009 at 10:27 am
[...] Coolest Gadgets has an issue with the goggles because they don’t enhance the gameplay. I have no idea what their probem is. In my career in games, I have always said that swag should reflect and reinforce the game (something that last year’s Fallout 3 Survival Edition did a great job of). The goggles certainly do the job for MW2. I tend to agree more with PixelatedGeek when they say GIMME GIMME GIMME! Collectibles, Games Games [...]
Modern Warfare 2 NO Dedicated server Says: October 29, 2009 at 7:46 am
Basically, MW2 is only going to have matchmaking and peer-to-peer networking. No custom servers, mods, etc.
I cancelled my pre-order
Oh well…. goodbye modding community and competitive MW2
Rod Glass Says: February 21, 2011 at 12:12 am
Great post. I too wonder about the head, but it is a probable good option for storing the many 3d glasses that are now common with many games and gamers.
Juergen Says: July 15, 2009 at 1:22 am
The NVGs aren’t required, but are a cool accessory. And they feature in the game (albeit simulated).
Mind you, the quote from Jurassic park is quite wrong. HEAVY NVGs are quite cheap. It’s the light ones that are really expensive