Thats an easy statement to make. But I read somewhere, I think it was the latest Edge magazine, in which they said that games don't necessarily have to be fun and enjoyable to be great.
I thought a while on this, what with the popularity of dark horror survival games, Doom 3, Resident Evil etc..., and especially the First Person Shooters (FPS), all of these create great atmosphere, but are they fun?
Having played through and completed Call of Duty II on my old PC, I realised that I began to agree with Edge's theory. COD is a FPS game set during various theatres of war during World War II. I dont think for one minute I actually enjoyed myself, in fact I felt relieved that the experience is over.
From the first moment I started playing, I was shot at, grenaded, ordered to provide covering fire, snipe snipers before they killed me. Dive for cover. It was an intense experience, none of which could compare to the real thing, but it was a gaming experience I was glad to have undertaken virtually, rather than for real.
It isnt for the faint of heart (there is little blood) but it will leave you breathless.
