Warriors goes Rockstar

I think I touched on this briefly before but I was just walking by (by walking by I mean browsing) a video game store when I noticed a poster for the Warriors video game. Being a huge fan I was of course delighted. Why wouldn’t I? A whole new generation will get exposed to my favorite cult classic hit.

Now the game is about to be released and a few sites have reviews and screenshots.

Now before we go any further if you haven’t seen the film go to your nearest independent video store and ask the dirty pervert behind the counter for a copy of ‘The Warriors’. He will know exactly what you are talking about. Be warned, by displaying any knowledge of the film (which is also popular in video store geek culture) the person behind the counter may think they’ve found a friend for life. Get the film, get out of the store, watch film, bask in glory, and return back to this commentary.

For those of you who are familiar with ‘The Warriors’ I refer you here.

The first thing you will notice is that the game was produced by none other than Rockstar games. These guys created the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series and ever since have been raking it in just fast enough to pay for all the legal troubles they’ve been having due to some pretty graphic and adult content.

Now they are producing ‘The Warriors’ and completely butchering the whole concept of the film, which on a very basic level, is about finding yourself, finding home, and realizing who you are. For a full critical review read this.

Anyway the game is about getting home, and killing everybody in the way, that’s it. Every screen shot I see is of someone stomping someone else’s head. There is absolutely nothing below the surface, nothing redeeming and certainly nothing worth anyone’s time or money. When someone spends some time with it let me know how it is – just for critical review obviously.