Rise Above Monday, August 6, 2007 : 11:00 PM PDT By: Chris

Mario Strikers is certainly one of the best multiplayer Wii games out right now. But why did they make it so easy to deke over/through the goalie and just strut into the goal, essentially negating the passing/ball charging aspect of the game that is suppossed to so central to the gameplay? If you don't stop a character like Toad early on then your last hope lies with the goalie -- the one character you have zero control over. Unfortunately, the goalie often makes horrible choices on how to defend the goal. Anyone out there have effective strategies against Toad?

So I picked up Dead Rising, an extra controller, a play charge kit with an extra battery, a VGA cable, a widescreen monitor and... no 360. As far as I can tell, no Best Buys in Northern California have premium 360s in stock. I have a ton of gift cards for Best Buy, which is why I've essentially restricted myself to this sole vendor. I guess that price drop has made the system a hot item.

My good friends over at Cartridge Comics are celebrating their 2 year anniversary. During those two years they've refused to stagnate and have constantly been evolving, improving and expanding. The result is an awesome comic, pure and simple. I was very excited and honored when Chris asked me to participate in their celebration with a guest comic. Check it out!