A game is hardcore when it appeals to the masses of geeks and nerds, making them all to rush to gamestop, asking the clueless cashier girl that they're picking up a two year old pre order, making their testostorone levels reach higher than "low average" making them break out acne and sacrifice more of their social life, making them scream " I POONED YOU NOOB" unexpectedly, jumping and hitting the ceiling of their basement at three o clock in the morning, making them spend countless weeks striving for every illusive gamerchieve points, making them suffer from starvation, fatigue, and lack of sunlight... When all is done, and the dust, glasses, spit, yu gi oh cards, roaches, red bull cans, broken controllers and power bricks settle on the floor, the game has achieved what few have sought after. a level unknown to many, but few have one word for it, Hardcore.







