WotR #80 - Bumper Christmas Issue

Rodent Awards 2006
WotR proudly presents...

Jet Set Willy Multiplayer
One man's lunatic mission...

A Christmas Message From America
TT gets on the phone

Launch Day
Maibock joins a queue

Wiikender
Ahchay joins the Wii in it's natural habitat

This Gaming Life
Matt keeps it real.

Sonic 360
Christ.

Jingle Bells! Bullet Hells!
PaulEMoz plays so we don't have to.

Burger King Games
Free Nelson Mandela.

More Jap Tat!
A round-up.

Space Invaders
Coming home.

Image of the Month
Pardon?

cow

Alexmcchesney
[on coming home to Britain] "Naturally, it was chilly and drizzling when we got back, and In the corridor between baggage reclaim and the exit at Glasgow airport there was a big advert for McCain Oven Chips - a giant, greasy chip with the slogan 'Welcome Home'. I could have punched that chip in it's smug potato face, if it had one." "

Aureole
[on DEFCON] "The other day I was playing a survivor mode and had pallyed up with the US to make a superblock and was helpfully directing him about how to co'ordinate strikes to maximise the carnage and still have an effective defense. About half-way through he went on a kamakazi strike and I decided to unleash the subs I'd parked in NYC harbour just in case. Poor guy was so heartbroken you wouldn't believe. Kept sulking and pm'ing me abuse. Fun!"

werm

Strawdonkey
"...my Xbox kindly told me I couldn't have 'Hair Gel' as part of my Gamer Motto thing, I've just had a little tinker with it and it has no problem whatsoever with the word 'Slag'."

We proudly present Rodent's world famous bid to list the top 5 of everything in the world.

moobaa
Top 5 - Stocking Tat

Polystyrene Glider

Pop-up gremlin

Lionhead's The Movies

Nuts

Satsuma. NO! Clementine! No, er Satsuma?

"Father Christmas knows who the real Santa is..."

Complete set of back issues here

Stop Press
Rodent Game Awards 2006 - Results
Friday 26th January...

Game of the year 2006
- Ridge Racer 6 (360)

Best game level
- Tivliz Asylum – Black

Most Completed Game
- Guitar Hero I

Most difficult moment in a videogame to explain to the missus
- Dead Rising – Gay Cowboy Outfit

Best Sound Design
- DEFCON (Alistair Lindsay)

Best first day with a game
- Guitar Hero

Best involuntary yelp
- DEFCON – Oops! Sorry New York!

Bestest Explosions
- Black

Most convincing virtual actor/actress
- Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)

Best polygon in a supporting wall
- The space between the ball and the headers’ head – FIFA2007 (360 version)

Best game for making you miss your bus stop
- Loco Roco

Best unexpectedly-good shoehorned license or existing IP
- Lego Star Wars II

Best game to play with your mates
- GoW

The 'Ooh, can I have a go please' award for most inclusive game
- Wii Sports

Best game with Rodent Magazine in the credits
- Mercury Meltdown

Rodent Readers Award
- Guitar Hero I/II

FULL COVERAGE IN #81
Out on the 1st...

Christmas
greetings!

Well, with a following wind this should just arrive under your tree in time for Christmas. Sorry for the late arrival of this month's Original Spirit, it's been a hectic old month here at Rodent Towers, but we hope you agree that it's been worth the wait.

First up we've got a fantastic treat for you all in the shape of Jet Set Willy Online. If you've been paying attention (and we know that you have) then you'll remember this from back in Issue 76 in the summer. This is better, we've set a team of crack coding ninjas from over at Retro Remakes loose on the idea and, well, quite frankly it's awesome. Download it, play it and love it. We know that we do.

Elsewhere we have two perspectives on the Wii launch from two different continents. If you're lucky enough to find a Wiimote nestled in your stocking then you'll find out for yourselves soon enough (and what are you reading this for?) but maybe you'll find our experiences a useful barometer of the Wii experience.

We're also taking this opportunity to revamp the Rodent Game of the Year list and proudly (yes really) present the first annual Rodent Awards. Tell us what made your videogaming year in the forums and then join us in January in a Top London Venue for the awards ceremony itself.

We have reviews this month too. We just haven't done them yet. Come back in the new year for the full lowdown of what you should be spending your vouchers on in the January sales.

...oh and check back over the holiday for a series of anti-boredom treats. You've been told!

Ahchay, Editor - December 2006

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