Assassin's Creed 2 v's The Rest

By Thistle, on November 20th, 2009

As Christmas approaches the traditional wave of blood-drenched first-person ‘shooters’ and ‘slashers’ is cleaning up at the stores. This year’s crop includes Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Wolfenstein, Left 4 Dead 2 and Uncharted 2.

Most of these games are largely glorified Space Invaders dressed up for the 21st century.  [...]

November 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: 16+, Parkour, RPGs, Software, Videogames | Leave a comment

Pirates and Parkour: Part 2

By Thistle, on November 2nd, 2009

We’re about to suggest setting aside Mirror’s Edge and Tomb Raider while you give parkour a try for real. Before starting we must state that: PARKOUR, FREE RUNNING AND TRICKING ARE EXTREME SPORTS WHICH REQUIRE PROPER TRAINING AND TUITION TO PERFORM SAFELY. The spectacular parkour seen in movies is the result of lots [...]

November 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: 3+, Family Games, Learning, Parkour, Play, Summer Games | Comments are closed

Pirates and Parkour: Part 1

By Thistle, on October 14th, 2009

Parkour, free running and tricking are urban sports involving treating our city landscapes as open-ended obstacle courses. These intensely athletic, skillful and, at times, extreme sports have gained publicity as a result of their use in numerous movies and ads. Examples include Casino Royale (2006), the Bourne series and, most significantly, [...]

October 14th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: 3+, Learning, Parkour, Play, Summer Games | One comment - (Comments are closed)