Honzo September 17th, 2005

Can the Revolution controller capture hardcore FPS shooter fans? I think it might be able to. Check his out from IGN: Understanding the Revolution Controller:

Q: What exactly is so special about the Revolution controller?

The Revolution controller may look like a stylish television remote,
but there’s a lot more to the device than its glossy exterior suggests.
The remote-like peripheral, which has been called the “free-hand style
controller” and “pointer” by Nintendo, interacts with a sensor bar
placed above, below, or near televisions. The bar contains two sensors
that communicate with the controller using Bluetooth technology. The
marriage transforms the pointer into a virtual wand of sorts, enabling
users to move objects and characters in games simply by moving the
peripheral. The sensors read the pointer’s every move in real-time
space. They can detect up, down, left and right motion, and also
translate forward and backward depth. The controller’s sensors also
recognize twisting, rotating and tilting movements. In short, any motion made by arms and wrists can be translated to Revolution games.

Take a look:

One of the reasons I never play console games is that because of my
FPS time on the computer, I simply cannot aim with the controllers that
Xbox, Game Cube, and Playstation put out there. My little cousins, Q,
Travis, and Justin, all eat me alive in Halo and Republic Commando.
However, with this, perhaps the “odds will be even“.

For extra bonus points, does anyone know from what movie and character this quote comes from: “The odds will be even.”?

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