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...pointer and part motion sensor, so it knows where you're aiming it, when and how fast you move it and how far it is from the TV screen. There's a strong whiff of voodoo about it. If you want your character on the screen to swing a sword, you just swing the controller. If you want to aim your gun, you just aim the wand and pull the trigger...
After Warioware, we play scenes from the upcoming Legend of Zelda title, Twilight Princess, a moody, dark (by Nintendo's Disneyesque standards) fantasy adventure. Now I'm Errol Flynn, sword fighting with the controller, then aiming a bow and arrow, then using it as a fishing rod, reeling in a stubborn virtual fish. The third game, and probably the most fun, is also the simplest: tennis. The controller becomes a racket, and I'm smacking forehands and stroking backhands. The sensors are fine enough that you can scoop under the ball to lob it, or slice it for spin...
...explanation is the Kill Bill culture--a reference to the famously bloody movie and its famously lethal female protagonist. If generations of boys found their mojo imitating the likes of Bruce Lee and James Bond, why shouldn't girls be equally juiced at the sight of a jumpsuited, sword-wielding Uma Thurman? ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (a sister publication of TIME), recently ran an online list of Hollywood's 15 best "Butt-Kicking Babes," from the pugilistic Hilary Swank to the gun-toting Charlie's Angels. A few of the stars were of older vintage, but most made their screen bones...
...entities to exist without there being a need for competing agendas.”Gerald Autler, the project manager at the Boston Redevelopment Authority who coordinates Harvard’s plans with the city, called the possibilities of economic development a “double-edged sword,” saying that while better amenities improve the neighborhood, they also increase rents and other prices.“I think the key is to not only look at ways to create additional affordable housing. People have also suggested other tools that we’d certainly like to look into...
EYES ON THE PRIZE King Agamemnon dissed Achilles by stealing his war prize, the beautiful woman Briseis. So the warrior laid down his sword, giving Troy a boost in its epic battle with the Greeks...