Hi, this post is about Trine, REAL TRINE. This post is awesome. My name is Greg and I can’t stop thinking about Trine. This game is cool; and by cool, I mean totally sweet.

Facts:

1. Trine is a video game.
2. Trine releases on PSN today. Finally.
3. The goal in Trine is to flip out and kill people. Well, not really.

You can play the game with up to three players, and my wife and I plan on going through the whole thing co-op. The game has plenty of trophies, so it should be interesting to try to get as many of them as possible. The only question left: on whose profile do we play the game?

Lots of people have apparently been familiar with Alice and Kev for some time now, but I just found out. And I read the entire story in one day. It’s really super-interesting.

I’ve never played a Sims game, but the story of a mean-spirited homeless man and his young daughter as told by this video game was sad, funny, touching, and certainly gripping.

Read Alive and Kev

Welcome back! I’m Vince Clortho coming to you live from the Lungfishopolis Coliseum in beautiful downtown Lungfishopolis. With me here is color commentator Gordon Freeman, whose career as a sports announcer I can only imagine will be coming to an end soon. What? You know I’m telling the truth, Gordon! You haven’t said a word all week! Oh come on, don’t be juvenile. Come back here.

Sorry about that folks. So with today’s big event only minutes away, let’s take a quick look into the colorful histories of each of our competitors.

The Blob is best known for its original attack on the town of Downingtown, Pennsylvania in 1958, although it appeared in many later movies. And… is this really all we have on the blob? One sentence? Not much of a retrospective.

Let’s see.. The Kraken is a member of an ancient race of leviathan-like giant squid that often claim relation to the god Cthulhu. He’s had numerous appearances in popular fiction going back to the 1870 title 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, although the Kraken would like it to be known that the bipedal “titan” that appeared in the 1981 film “Clash of the Titans” was a fraud. This kraken auditioned for the remake of that same film, but was rejected. Following the rejection, the kraken destroyed much of the set, killing six cast members and causing the release of the film to be delayed until 2010.

They tell me now that the competitors are ready. And there are the lights. There they are, folks. The two toughest creatures in Scribblenauts. Yesterday, we watched the kraken pull a dragon limb from limb. And the blob dissolved death himself. Today, they’re out for blood. Wait – do either of them actually have blood? No, I thought the kraken would have like… ichor or something.

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The lights have come up and they’re playing the blob’s theme song as it oozes up the island where the final round will take place. How odd it is to hear the crowd cheering like that for an amorphorous blob. But as small as the blob is compared to the kraken, we’ve not seen anything yet that has truly hurt the blob. The dragon yesterday did a bit of a number on the kraken, but the blob has yet to show any true vulnerability.

And there it is. Someone has shouted “release the kraken!” over the PA, and here it comes. The kraken is obviously close to ten times the size of the blob – a clear weight advantage. But we’ve seen great things out of the Grim Reaper, and he was far smaller than many of his adversaries. Size may be a factor, but it isn’t everything.

And there they go! The kraken is slashing and grabbing away at the blob, but it looks like it’s getting hurt each time a tentacle touches it. The blob has managed to get past the tentacles and is attacking the kraken’s body. It’s not looking good for the kraken.

The kraken has gone limp! I think this may be it. Yes! The blob is the Scribblenauts Smackdown Grand Champion! The blob has won! The officiator has stepped out onto the island to award the blob with a medal.

Oh. That’s awkward. When the officiator put the medal around the blob, it dissolved. And now the blob is eating the officiator. This is not good. It’s moving out towards the audience now. Lots of screaming and running. I’ve got to be going now, so until next time, this is Vince Clortho signing off.

Hello, Scribblenauts fans! Welcome to the Scribblenauts Smackdown Semifinals. I’m Vince Clortho, with you on a beautiful Thursday here at the Lungfishopolis coliseum. The crowd here today is about double what we saw on Monday. With me here today, as always, is color commentator Gordon Freeman.

There is quite a bit of anticipation about today’s matches. The dragon has done surprisingly well this week, but today he’ll be fighting the kraken. And our second match will be between the blob and the Grim Reaper. The winners of these two matches will face off in the finals tomorrow afternoon.

Since we’re in the semifinals and we’ve only got the two matches today, our competitors will each be fighting three rounds. Best two of three wins.

By the increased volume of cheering I’m hearing now, it looks as though the big fight in the center of the coliseum is about to begin. The Kraken has climbed out of the water, and the dragon is flying in. Round one begins!

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The Dragon is trying to play this smart, flying in circles, staying away from those tentacles, and breathing fire. We’ve seen this week just how much that fiery breath can do. But the kraken is one mean customer.

The dragon seems to be biding his time, and staying out of reach of those tentacles. His fire is starting to have an effect on the mighty kraken. Anything to add Gordon? Didn’t think so.

It looks like the kraken is down! It’s retreated to the water to recover for round two.

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…and we’re back to the second round, already in progress. The kraken has dropped back into the water, and the dragon’s fire seems largely ineffective, as the kraken is using the water as a shield. It’s been a while now, and the crowd is beginning to boo at this apparent stalemate.

Oh! The dragon has swooped a bit too close, and the kraken lunged forward and now has a grip on the dragon with its tentacles! It’s dragging the dragon underwater. This round may be over. Yes, it looks as though the dragon has been drowned. We’ll need a third round to break the tie.

While we’re waiting for the third round to begin, let’s check out today’s other event. The competitors seem ready. Both the blob and the Grim Reaper are in position, awaiting the results of the first match.

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Those two certainly look anxious and ready to go. No, Gordon, I’m not sure how either of those faces would show anxiety, I’m just trying to do your job for you and add some color. Oh, put down that crowbar, you know you’re not gonna do anything. Twit.

Okay, we’re now ready for the tiebreaker between the kraken and the dragon. The judges have ruled that the dragon has too much of an advantage in the air, and that the kraken has too much of an advantage in the water, so this round will be fought on land.

They’re rushing towards each other now. Jeebus, this is brutal! The kraken is bleeding profusely from bites, and the dragon seems to already have a broken arm… er… paw? And the kraken is constricting it. Was that the sound of ribs cracking? Oh, it seems it was. This battle is over! The kraken wins! The kraken has defeated the dragon in a tiebreaker. What a show!

And now it’s time for our second and final match of the day, to see who gets to face the kraken in tomorrow’s finals. Will it be the blob? Or will it be the grim reaper?

Whoa. Those two have been waiting quite some time for the previous fight to finish, and they were raring to go. Now they’re fighting in earnest. Yes, I suppose it’s no surprise that the scythe does little to the blob. Oh, it’s really not looking good for the grim reaper. Nope. That was certainly over quickly.

Wow, Gordon. There are still two rounds to go, but with a match like that it’s hard to imagine any other outcome. The audience is already starting to leave, to beat the traffic. I suppose it’s time for us to sign off as well. Who will come out on top? Will it be the blob or the kraken? Tune in tomorrow for the big final match.

Welcome back to the Scribblenauts Smackdown! It’s a big day today. We’ll be seeing the return of competitors from the first round. Favorites like the dragon and the kraken.

I’m Vince Clortho, and I’m here again with color commentator Gordon Freeman to bring you the big second round of the Scribblenauts Smackdown. Our first match is going to be between the Blob and the Ogre. The blob had an easy first round, as bullets didn’t do much of anything to it, but after seeing the ogre in action, I’d say that this one could go either way. Anything to offer, Gordon?

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Okay, there they go! The ogre’s punches are certainly moving the blob around quite a bit, but the blob is not backing off. The ogre’s skin is already beginning to melt. Oh – things are not looking good for the ogre. Yes, I’m going to have to call this one. Most of the ogre’s left leg is gone now. I can’t see him winning. Our next match is going to pit the Dragon against Charybdis. Frankly, I can’t stand looking at dissolving ogre any more, so let’s move on. That ogre is toast.

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Let’s see how these two match up as they enter the combat area. The dragon’s got firey breath and can fly, but Charybdis has three heads, each with some very sharp teeth. The dragon is flying in now, and breathing fire on Charybdis. Charybdis is biting back. Ugh! Gorefest! It’s all teeth and blood as the two roll around on top of each other.

My god. It’s hard to even see what’s happening. Can you tell anything Gordon? Wait – it’s looking like the dragon is coming out on top. He’s broken one of Charybdis’s necks and burnt one of her heads to char. Yes, indeed. The dragon wins, but he’s not looking too good right now. Let’s just hope he heals up okay for tomorrow’s match, when he’ll have to fight again.

Our next match sees the return of a fan favorite: the Wizard. In the first round, he disintegrated the behemoth with a single shot from his wand. This time, he faces the Grim Reaper.

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So which will win out? We’ll find out in moments, as mortal magic is pitted against the reaper of souls. The two seem to be ready. The Grim Reaper is moving towards the wizard, and the wizard is casting his spell. There it goes! It strikes the Grim Reaper… no effect! The death spell doesn’t seem to affect the bringer of death! The wizard casts it again, but… OH! Cleanly decapitated by the reaper’s scythe. Well, I’ll take that over being slowly dissolved by the blob, I guess.

Our final match of the day sees the return of The Kraken. He’ll be fighting the Superhero today. And although the superhero made quick work of the elemental in round one, I can’t imagine him doing very well against The Kraken.

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The Kraken is in position, and the superhero is hovering nearby waiting for the bell to ring. Aand… there it is! The superhero is flying down and… oh! Grabbed by the Kraken’s many tentacles. I can’t even see him anymore! He’s… eww. Did you see that, Gordon? That’s a lot of blood. I don’t think the superhero is going to make it.

So… that’s it for round two! We’ve got four finalists now. The Blob, the Dragon, the Grim Reaper, and the Kraken. Join Gordon and I tomorrow at noon for the semifinal round. There can be only one!

Hello once again, I’m Vince Clortho coming to you from the Lungfishopolis Coliseum for the second half of round one in the Scribblenauts Smackdown. Here with me is color commentator Gordon Freeman. We’ve got some fantastic matches lined up for today. Any favorites, Gordon?

…okay, Gordon. Don’t look at me like that. So I’ve got to say, personally, I’m expecting to see some great things out of the Giant Enemy Crab. But our first match is between a Wizard and the legendary Behemoth.

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I don’t know much about this wizard, so it’s very hard to say what he might have up his sleeves. But both competitors are taking positions inside the center ring, annd… there they go! The behemoth is rushing toward the wizard, and the wizard is casting some kind of spell. He’s shot some kind of energy at the behemoth. Ohh! And the behemoth is down! The behemoth is down! That was one quick fight, Gordon!

This wizard is one tough customer! But as he’s leaving the ring, the Grim Reaper is already moving into place for the next fight.

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That’s right, folks. Old Grim will be fighting the Giant Enemy Crab. I know he’s death himself, but I don’t give him odds against that crab. And there they go! The grim reaper is swinging his scythe, but the crab is bringing its giant claws to bear. Once it’s able to… Oh no! Ugh! The grim reaper seems to have attacked the giant enemy crab’s weak point! For massive damage! And the crab is down!

Sweet grandmother’s spatula, Gordon! Today is not my day. Seems like I just can’t call ’em. No difference, because this next one seems too close to call.

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In this match, the Japanese demon known as the Oni will be facing off against an Ogre. Two mythological creatures from different cultures, both of them pretty tough customers. The ogre has an edge in height, but that Oni has some pretty sharp claws.

There they go! The oni has taken a vicious slash at the ogre’s knees, but the ogre is delivering some vicious left-right punches. Ugh – I can’t imagine that the oni can take much of this. It’s stumbling… and the oni is down! The oni is… ugh! I can’t imagine that that was necessary. The ogre just stamped on the downed oni’s head. What a mess. It’s a good thing this ring won’t be needed until tomorrow’s matches.

And now we move on to the final match. I hear they’ve got a Space Invader for this one – I’m anxious to see how it does.

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The Blob will be facing off against… is that a space invader, Gordon? Doesn’t look much like the Atari 2600 version I’d expected. What that? Uh huh. Oh. I’m being informed that we’ve gotten just a plain old Invader, not the space kind. I wonder how he’ll do against the blob. He’s got a gun, but… I can’t see bullets doing very much against the green flesh-eating mass of primordial ooze. The final match of the day may be a bit anti-clamactic.

And there they go! The invader is shooting at the blob, but the blob hardly seems to notice. It’s eating away at the invader’s legs. Yep, this fight is over. The invader didn’t stand a chance.

That’s it for the first round of the Scribblenauts smackdown. Tomorrow, the eight remaining competitors will face off to see which eight will enter Thursday’s semi-finals. Join us then. I’m Vince Clortho with Gordon Freeman. We’ll see you tomorrow right here in Lungfishopolis Coliseum for round two of the Scribblenauts Smackdown.

Welcome to the Scribblenauts Smackdown! I’m Vince Clortho, and I’m here today in the Lungfishopolis Coliseum with color commentator Gordon Freeman. Say hi, Gordon.

Okay! So Gordon needs to warm up. In the meantime, let me explain today’s event. We have sixteen competitors, sixteen of the toughest badasses we could find in Scribblenauts. They’ll be fighting tournament style all week, with the two finalists competing on Friday for title of Lungfishopolis presents Scribblenauts Smackdown Grand Champion.

Today we have the first four battles between the first eight competitors. The first battle is already underway between an Elemental and a Superhero. What? No, I don’t know which superhero it is. Some generic one, I guess. No, it’s not Aquaman. Actually, look – he’s winning! The elemental seems to be faltering… and… yes! We have our first winner! The Superhero has defeated the elemental! Psst! Why didn’t you tell me the match was going to start so I could’ve started earlier? I didn’t even get a chance to announce those guys. Might as well do it now.

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I suppose no one expected too much of either of those competitors, which would be why they were placed first. This next match should be far more interesting. The lights have come up over a giant patch of dirt, which will be where our next two competitors face off.

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The legendary Dragon will be facing off against the long-extinct Tyrannosaurus. They seem natural rivals, don’t they? I suppose that’s why they were matched up here at the outset.

The T-Rex is in position, under the lights. Wow, he’s big. Check that out, Gordon! Absolutely huge. Aand… here comes the dragon, flying in from the west side of the coliseum. Wow! Big breath of fire to start the fight. The T-Rex did not seem to like that. They’re biting at each other now. The T-Rex has a definite advantage there. Huge teeth. But… oh! The dragon has pulled back and is now breathing fire again and bringing its claws to bear. The T-Rex looks hurt! Now the dragon has a good grip on its throat! This fight may be over. Yes, it’s looking that way. The dragon has won. I guess that’s why the dinosaurs are extinct.

Now, if you’ll look towards the south side of the coliseum, we can see now The Kraken approaching the ring through the water-filled trench that was specially constructed for this event. Originally, The Kraken was supposed to have its initial match against Medusa, but Medusa was disqualified during preliminary rounds when it was discovered that all she did was turn her competitors to stone. Since they turned back to flesh after a few seconds and she immediately stoned them again, nobody was ever able to actually win a match. So… yeah. They disqualified her. Luckily, we have an excellent replacement.

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That’s right! The Greater Old One himself, Cthulhu. This should be an amazing match, folks. It turns out that the Kraken does just fine on dry land for some reason. As you can see now, he’s climbing into the massive ring, and… they seem to be dimming the lights. Why are they dimming the lights, Gordon? HEY! WHY ARE THEY…

I’ve just been told that the lights are being dimmed because if any of the audience actually saw Cthulhu, they would go mad. Something about sanity points. So wait. How are we actually supposed to know who wins here?

Okay, I’ve been informed that we’re going to move along to the final match of the evening and we will be informed of who has won the Kraken vs Cthulhu match based on whether the Kraken swims away.

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The final match of day one is a serious grudge match. For over two thousand years, since their days in the Strait of Messina, they’ve waited for this moment. Today, we learn who better monster truly is. Scylla and Charybdis. Who will emerge the victor today?

They’re already at it! Scylla’s six heads are tearing away at Charybdis, but Charybdis’s hide seems to be quite thick. Oh! Wow! With a single bite, Charybdis has killed Scylla! Far quicker than anyone expected, the final match is over!

But wait. Hey Gordon, did we find out whether Cthulhu or The Kraken came out on top? Okay, the Kraken is swimming away. Amazing. It has managed to defeat Cthulhu! So who gets to remove the elder god’s corpse? That should be fun. And that’s it for today folks. Make sure to return tomorrow, when we’ll see match-ups between some serious competitors such as the legendary behemoth and the giant enemy crab.

Then there are the storylines for the various characters in the game. Some are straightforward. Ken, Ryu, Guile, Chun Li, and Rose are after Shadaloo. M.Bison, Vega, Balrog, and Sagat are working for Shadaloo. Abel’s trying to find out who he is, and Sakura’s looking for Ryu. After that, it gets a little weird. Dhalsim is trying to get water for his village. Okay, not too weird. E.Honda wants to show the world how powerful Sumo is. A bit odder, but not bizarre. Zangief also has something to prove about professional wrestling, primarily to prove himself to a group of kids. At the end, he comes back with Seth’s head as a trophy to show the kids. Just a bit sick.

Then we’ve got Blanka, who left for the tournament out of concern that he was embarrassing his mama. At the end, she finds him in Hong Kong and tells him to come home to Brazil. Not exactly clear how that problem has been solved. And El Fuerte decides to travel the world collecting recipes. He’ll also fight in the tournament, fight the strongest fighters, and figure out what they eat – at the end, there’s a great scene where he disgusts E.Honda and Zangief with his cooking.

Here are some more instances of humor in the game’s various victory lines:

• Ken to Dhalsim: No matter how many times I see it, your limbs really freak me out, man!
• Dhalsim to Rufus: I am no alien!
• Zangief to Akuma: Once you get used to that face, you´re kinda cute. Like a pug. Or like me!
• Rufus to Honda: I hear that you sumo dudes eat nothing but sushi and stew and tofu and stuff like 24 hours a day, man. There´s this sushi place near my house, but there´s all these rumors goin´ around that they serve spoiled fish! One bite, an´ you´ll be on the toilet all day!
• Sakura to Dhalsim: I bet those arms come in handy when you run out of toilet paper in the washroom!
• Rufus to Vega: So, I finally found you, Ken Masters! How does it feel to lose to me, Masters? Are you filled with regret? Rage? How about rue? I bet you´re filled to the brim with rue, ain´t ya? What? You´re not Ken Masters? C´mon, man! It´ll take more than a mask to fool me!

…and my absolute favorite

• Blanka to Gen: You´re old, but you put up a fight. I hate you!

Lastly, I should mention my favorite cutscene in the game, where Rufus and Dhalsim meet up.

Rufus: What the-? Wha- wha- wha- wha-? Are you floating? How you doin’ that? What? ESP? Plasma? Magnets?
Dhalsim: This… is Yoga.
Rufus: What, are you an alien or somethin’? Because I’m not sure if you know this but there are all sorts of aliens, Martians for instance...

This week, the fourth and final segment in our series detailing which old movies would make good video games.

Gymkata
In Parmistan, there is only one law: The Game! Any player that survives the race across the country and through the City of Madness is allowed one request. This is why the United States government has commissioned Jonathan Cabot to infiltrate Parmistan and participate in The Race: they want him to request permission to place a U.S. installation within strategically-placed Parmistanian borders.

In this spiritual successor to Mirror’s Edge, guide Jonathan through the rugged landscape of parmistan, climbing cliffs, crossing ravines, and swimming rapids. Jonathan is constantly pursued by ninjas, and has to avoid wild animals and hunters with spears. As Jonathan gains experience, he can level up his endurance, agility, and strength via a series of olympic-themed training montages, including the parallel bars, balance beam, and rings.

At the game’s climax, Jonathan must navigate the walled City of Madness, dodging or battling its many criminally insane, pitchfork-wielding occupants.

Wizards
In this post-apocolyptic RPG, fairies, elves, and dwarves have re-appeared. Life is peaceful in the land of Montagar until a robot named Necron 99 appears and assassinates the president. As the wizard Avatar, you must lead your companions on a quest through the forest of the faeries and into the land of Scortch, where you will confront your evil brother Blackwolf and destroy his most powerful weapon: a Nazi film projector.

Waterworld Tower Defense
Your group of atoll dwellers has discovered the fabled map to dry land! But The Smokers have found out, and are planning to raid the atoll on their jet skis and gas powered boats. You must erect floating archer towers, catapult towers, and gun towers to fend them off. Meanwhile, Kevin Costner can help by swimming out underwater to deal with the invaders and steal their boats for use in defense. He can also reclaim gasoline from them so that you can build flame towers, which are powerful but have limited ammunition. If the invaders reach the atoll’s map to dry land, or Kevin Costner dies, the game is over.

Night of the Lepus
One that one horrible night, our worst nightmares all came true. Killer rabbits started slaughtering people throughout the American southwest, and we were helpless to stop them. Roy and Cole found it hard to believe, but before they knew it they were fending off rabbits as big and as fierce as wolves with nothing but a pair of shovels!

In this survival horror remake of the classic movie, defend small-town families against vicious hordes of rabbits, and conduct daring raids on their warrrens. When the Lepus expeditionary force outmanuevers the state militia and the town of Ajo comes under threat, Roy and Cole are the only ones with enough experience fighting the blood-thirsty rabbits to organize a defense.