This week gaming has brought me two very funny moments.
Giant burning basketballs flying through urban settings and burning wolves falling from the sky. They are not related events.

The giant basketballs are courtesy of 2K Sports. NBA 2K7 opens with a sequence I find to be comedic. It really isn't the overlay of music reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boys that gives the sequence its comedic value. It is the fact that the people below aren't running in fear of a giant burning orb rocketing through the urban jungle. I know it is supposed to be exciting and cool, but it just comes across as odd.

The burning wolves were brought to me by Bethesda Softworks in Oblivion (another Take-Two published game). As I have been saving, sacking, and searching the land of Cyrodiil lately I have completely a goodly number of quests. One ends with burning wolves falling from the sky into a rural hamlet. Classic.

Those two moments, combined with the comedy of Amped 3 have made me rethink my thoughts on Take Two. They have some good comedy moments in their games. . . even the dark ones like Oblivion.


I was expecting more from Need for Speed Carbon. The cutscenes in Most Wanted seemed unintentionally funny, but the scenes in Carbon have lost that feeling. The end of the single-player, though full of all manner of races, left me wanting. The final cutscene was a disappointment. Despite story disappointments, I have been enjoying the multiplayer.