As I had suspected, my brother sent along a copy of the Blazing Angels WWII air combat game for my birthday. After having given it a try, I have to confess that I much prefer my old Microsoft game. For one thing, B.A. – at least for Wii – doesn’t have any cockpit instrumentation – no dials or flap controls, for example. And you can’t look anywhere but in front. For another, the aerobatic capabilities of the fighters in this game seem to be virtually limitless. And for a third, there is a long and boring narrative that goes along with the campaign. The accents of the Brits especially are extremely dubious.
On the other hand, I’ve been exercising using the family’s Wii Fit for a couple weeks now and I have to say that I am noticing definite results.
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January 29, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Fear and Loathing in Georgetown
I’ve been trying to find a Wii fit for weeks. Out-of-stock.
January 29, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Robbo
It’s a halfway decent system, especially for the yoga and balance stuff. But I can tell you that whoever designed the female “virtual coach” has not spent very much time around women.
January 29, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Sister
Ungrateful cow. See if your brudda ever gets you anything again! Not that he has any idea how to read your blog…
January 30, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Robbo
No, no. Not being ungrateful a’tall. In fact, I’m still kinda overcome with appreciation at the thought.