The Army -- yes, that Army -- has a strong presence at PAX. What I heard is that their booth is the largest of the whole exhibit floor. They're showing off for the first time the new Xbox 360 version of America's Army, but the vast majority of the booth is taken up by a large ominous black curtain. What could it be? Entering, we found a smaller-scale version of the Virtual Army Experience. Players sit in a Humvee, five at a time, and fire light rifles at terrorists.
I didn't play it -- no, that's not a picture of me -- but the gamers playing it didn't seem too impressed, coming out. The "controller," if you will, was pretty awesome, but the game itself wasn't nearly as sophisticated as even the Xbox version of America's Army outside. They complained of low accuracy. Then again, maybe it's just a really accurate simulator of how hard it is to fire a giant metal rifle in the back of a military vehicle?
I wonder how the Army is doing, with their "recruit gamer nerds" strategy.
