Il Dottore's Mad Rantings

What started out as a fairly innocuous Nintendo Direct a week ago (at least, from when I started typing this) led to the reveal of the  game which is going to convince everyone who doesn't have a Switch to buy one (myself included). It's pretty much common knowledge that Super Smash Bros. has earned a reputation of being one of, if not the greatest, video game franchises ever. Aside from being a great multiplayer game to play casually or competitively, it also pays tribute to the long and storied history Nintendo has established. I mean, why wouldn't they? As the company responsible for the creation of legendary gaming icons and franchises beloved by almost every gamer in the world, Nintendo deserves to have that legacy celebrated, and those celebrations have only grown with every installment. To an extent, Smash isn't just  a celebration of Nintendo's history, but is slowly growing to include games from outside their reach. Brawl marked the first time guest ...

Napoleon Bonaparte once said that "soldiers win wars, while generals get credit for them". While in most respects that may be true, it takes a special kind of soldier to single-handedly pose a threat to an entire army of enemy combatants, especially when they're outfitted with the right gear for the task at hand; in this case, powered suits of armor that will help these two combatants get the job done:  Sam Gideon , the DARPA researcher who liberated the 51st state of America and  Laurence "Prophet" Barnes , the Delta Force veteran that ended an alien takeover of Earth. Background Sam Gideon "They'd rather go all-out rather than bother with defense... time to hit hard and make 'em regret it." First Appearance: Vanquish (2010, Platinum Games and Sega) Origin: United States of America Occupation: DARPA Researcher Arsenal: Augmented Reaction Suit, Battlefield Logic Adaptable Electronic Weapons System, frag and EMP grenade...