Doobie_wop said:
I don't know if you know much about the game, but it's actually closer to a kart racer than any other racing sub genre.It's a colourful arcade style game with an emphasis on vehicular combat. It's got four player split screen and encourages multiplayer gaming more than it does single player. That's a lot closer to a kart racer than say GT5, Forza or even Need for Speed. It's directly competing with Modnation Racer's, MK Wii and Split/Second (which isn't a kart racer at all). The Blur ad isn't telling you to not buy kart racer's, it's saying that it's a better alternative to the child like kart racer's that have been released (Sega All Star's, Mario Kart, Crash Bandicoot Racing, Modnation etc). It's a dirty marketing tactic, similar to the Apple vs PC ad's and the Coke vs Pepsi ad's. I just don't see a reason for people to be upset over a marketing tactic that may or may not work. People get way to offended over game's these day's, I like to debate about stuff, but I won't feel like Activisions drop kicked me in the back of the head every time they say, sell, market something I don't agree with. The ad was funny and satirical, like the old Sega ad's, the new Sony ad's and the current Apple ad's. |
How about we don't like those kinds of ads anyway? The Apple vs PC ads have even gotten some Apple fans finding them condescending. Okay, some of the Coke vs Pepsi ads were funny, but after too many, they started to turn annoying.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs