Sam: It was certainly a teaser and not a trailer. We learned that GTA 4 again takes place in Liberty City, but a more New York-ized version of it. People surely will say that a game like this is inappropriate in a post-9/11 world. Though the setting is present day, which rules out the option of flying a Dodo into the World Trade Center.

[upload:1163745:small:Look out virtual hookers, here comes this guy!.]Jeff: You will, however, still be able to run over cops in a tank. New York's Mayor Bloomberg already made a statement that setting a game like GTA in New York is inappropriate.

Sam: Apparently Mayor Bloomberg only ever plays Bubble Bobble.

Jeff: It's so frustrating to me when movies and video games are judged on two different standards. Every year dozens of movies about killers and worse are  filmed in New York. Does the interactivity of a game make it a different art form, or is Bloomberg being a pussy?

Sam: I think the fear is that playing a game in which you're a terrorist somehow encourages terrorism. Which makes sense. After playing Rampage all day, I promptly ate the Empire State Building.

Jeff: Even though the preview showed no gameplay, it definitely got the nerds wet. The last generation's Grand Theft Auto was a graphical achievement, but only because of the scope of the game. Close up shots of people and places looked awful. If the GTA IV  itself looks as good as these movies, and Rockstar claims they were all in-game, it might do for the 360/PS3 what porno did for VCRs.

Alex: This is an easy one: The Wii. The Wii is a video game, right?

Jeff: Most girls aren't going to get into Call of Duty 3 even if you control it with knitting needles- but, yes, almost every other Wii game is a great choice.

[upload:890967:small:right:Barbie's Horse Parade 3]Alex: I think it's because Nintendo did everything they said they wanted to do... Create a game system that everybody can play. I'll probably get flamed for this, but I love all games, and I can't get into XBox because of the button scheme. I tried playing Gears of War the other day, and gave up because there were just too many buttons to learn. With the Wii, I've had the same experience every time I've introduced it. I'll set them up with tennis and they'll say, "Okay, what button do I press?" I tell them "none." So they hold the remote awkwardly, or point it in a weird direction. I tell them to just hold it like a tennis racket, and although it still takes them a few tries, they're able to get into it almost immediately. Its almost an unlearning curve.

Jeff: Why is it that girls are so afraid to spend time learning control schemes? B is for melee attacks. You hold it down when you have the lancer equipped to rev your chainsaw bayonet. What's so hard about that!?

Alex: It's like not being able to brush your hair.

Jeff: I guess the sad fact is most girls aren't interested in chainsaw bayonets, regardless of how simple they are to operate.

Alex: Girls also like that new game, Romantic Flower Cupcake Time.

Jeff: Wasn't the other side of the Power Pad for girls?

Alex: It was a tea party blanket, right?

Jeff: Yes, but it only worked with Mr. Grumbles' Tea Party and Bionic Commando.