Robot Porn

The reason I watched Transformers III (The Dark of the Moon) is because (a) I've seen the first 2 installments; (b) I like robots;  and (c) I fell victim to Paramount Pictures' marketing. I was not expecting much if not for the conspiracy theory thing that I thought would be a big issue in the movie. It was not.

So the story goes, man indeed landed on the moon in 1961 discovering alien technology coming from Cybertron. This has the technology that could have changed the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. This technology was kept by Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime's predecessor, who tried to escape with the technology. This is also wanted by the Decpticons, supposed to be. The rest would be spoilers.

The movie left me baffled in more ways than I could track, for example, why would Sam, the main character, have a problem finding a job? He may have been awful at job interviews, but who cares? He saved the world twice! I'd be a bigger asshole! Also, why did the Decepticons just do the activities in the third movie when they could have done it earlier? And has Optimus Prime always been emo?

Cute Birds are Addictive

Birds are addictive... It seems like it. With the popularity of Angry Birds, which I have tired from, I have stopped iPod games for a while until recently. I have been playing easier games that are not as addictive.

I chanced upon Rip Off from Colorbox, not entirely knowing what it is about. I do that a lot, downloading stuff and removing it from my computer after a while. It was over in just a matter of seconds. It was tough compared to most games, with a character that looked like this:

I know. Really, how cute! And so are the pesky birds from Rovio. I hate addictive cute birds. I found this one more challenging though. The way the game works is easy to understand, you just point your finger in an area where he will go and he will splice everything in his path, including the tons of enemies he's got, ninja-style. And with the number of enemies there, I wonder why those aliens are so interested in those eggs anyway.

I guess the developers wanted to make the game challenging for there was not much transition or learning curve, maybe because the goal of the game was easy. But it is tough, the enemies were swarming almost right away.

You have a little bird protecting his brother while his parents are away. And I wonder, what kind of mother would do that? That's too much responsibility for a chick. Hahaha! Ang hirap kasi.

And you have to avoid those red dynamite-looking birds that seem to show up and go at inconvenient spots. The game is challenging, it has an addictive quality and great aesthetics. I think those are things that make a cool game.

As much as I hate losing, I still keep on playing it. Maybe I really need to go out more often.