Ben Kuchera writes:
"The iPhone has been home to some great games already, but unless you have a way to make the controls work via tilting, there is very little you can do with the phone's lack of buttons. GameLoft has taken the direct approach with Real Soccer 2009 and simply put a gamepad on the touch screen, but how well does it work? Surprisingly, you get used to it very quickly.
The game features some very nice graphics for an iPhone title, and once you train your fingers on where the directional pad and buttons are, you'll forget about the controls completely and just enjoy the experience. Double-tapping a direction will make your player hustle, tapping the screen will change which player you control, and a few different ways of sliding your fingers over the buttons allow you to put finer control of your shots and passing. There is much to take in, but after you get a feel for how everything works it's a surprisingly fun game of soccer."
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The winner of the Pokémon Go Championship grand finals in Orlando was stripped of their title, allegedly for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' during their victory celebration. The celebration involved the winner removing their headset, standing up, and pumping their fists before shaking hands with their opponent. Many believe the ruling was excessive and that winner's victory celebration was tame compared to celebrations by winners in other competitive games.
There are people that get offended seeing others just enjoying a moment, or enjoying a hobby, or just having fun.
Can someone explain to me what is so problematic with this? I watched video multiple times and all I see dude having bit of celebration. None of his actions felt aggressive or seem like they symbolize anything... Like winning sure deserves bit of celebration like that. I mean who wants to live in the world where you aren't allowed to be excited or have bit of burst of happiness when you win? Like was he supposed to act like emotionless robot? He should be allowed to have bit of his victory "hell yeah" moment, even if it is before shaking hands with opponent. Like it is not like he didn't shake hands or whatnot. And it is not like he is like some super serious government official to have to stick to protocol to a letter. This whole thing is just ridiculous.
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