The French are scaring us
December 14 - 2006
When Congress changed the cafeteria menu to read “Freedom Fries,” we thought it was absurd. When folks turned out in the streets to dump French wine down the gutter, we thought it was ridiculous. When talk of “Boycott France” surfaced, we thought it was stupid.
But darned if we’re not beginning to worry about our beret wearing, handlebar moustachioed friends from Frog-land.
On the heels of the stomach churning events taking place in Paris, we get this: a French video game mock-up titled Football Sniper. Of course we don’t take these things too seriously, but geez…is that really necessary? Right down to the crowd shots of girls fighting back the urge to puke, we think probabaly not.
But judge for yourself.
I would say it’s a bit too much.
speaking of video games though, winning eleven and uefa champions league come out for xbox 360 in february and march.
perhaps they can make a sniper video in stunning high definition then.
Comment by jordan brown — December 14, 2006 @ 5:10 am
Bad taste?…these are the same assholes that gave us escargot.
Comment by grandeagle — December 14, 2006 @ 9:23 am
Zidane is worth 3x as much as Pires. Fairly flattering to le canard I would say
Comment by ian — December 14, 2006 @ 5:48 pm
I think it’s a fake. Konami is the video game company. Not Kondami.
Comment by tom — December 14, 2006 @ 5:51 pm
Um, isn’t this just a joke? Pretty sure that’s the Winning Eleven opening with some stupid sniper graphics laid over top…
Comment by SYZ — December 14, 2006 @ 5:55 pm
think you guys have been had… totally a mock-up.
Comment by jon — December 14, 2006 @ 6:49 pm
Yeah, this is a joke. Just various tackles and falls in a normal video game with a rifle and gunshot sounds overlaid. I’m not sure if you guys are serious or not?
Comment by Jason — December 14, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
Actually, we’re never serious.
Yes, we know the game is a joke. Yes, we laughed at “Pires Headshot.” Yes, we think the French need to cool it a bit on the football and violence cocktail. Yes, if Pires is worth 100, Zidane should be worth closer to 5,000. Yes, we’d play this game if we could aim at Mourinho.
Comment by garth — December 14, 2006 @ 7:53 pm
That’s awesome….did they get the music from a strip club??
Comment by LG — December 14, 2006 @ 9:36 pm
“And on the main stage, put your hands together for Raven…”
Comment by garth — December 14, 2006 @ 11:55 pm
Yeah, the French have bad taste.
Sincerely,
Grand Theft Auto and Eternal Forces video games.
Comment by Chris — December 15, 2006 @ 3:33 pm
Good point.
Sincerely,
Jen-Marie Le Pen, Henry Miller, Patrick Vieira, Vichy, and hairy chicks.
Comment by garth — December 16, 2006 @ 1:24 am
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