Platform Nation: The fireball-tossing martial artist. The lithe female acrobat. The guy who turtles in the corner waiting to nail you with an annoying Flash Kick. Escapism has always been major part of the medium’s appeal, and every player has a favorite archetype. From my vantage point, most want to play as the muscle-bound supposedly-everyman or the sexy femme fatale. Totally valid choices! However, as Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine recently reminded me, I love playing as the bruisers, the Zangiefs of the gaming world. With my ludicrously large clodhoppers and gorilla hands, the “Tree Trunk” style might not be a huge departure from my day-to-day, but I love barreling throughlevels with reckless abandon regardless. Below are a few favorites that do the “bull in the china shop” thing remarkably well.
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Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
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