Dai Senryaku 7 : Modern Military Tactics

About a year and a half ago I reentered the world of video games. A friend sold me his old XBox and I was off and running.

Before this I was out of the loop for quite some time. My last video game system was a Super Nintendo. I loved it. Most of the games at that time involved collecting coins and jumping over dangerous turtles. I preferred strategy games and there were a few good ones.

Before that, there were a number of game systems that came and went, including the old Atari "Pong". That was my first home video game. Black and white screen, little square ball going back and forth. The simple pleasures of being simple. Mom would spend hours mopping up the brain matter we would leave around the T.V.

But those days are gone and while the XBox is not the current top of the line system out there, it's pretty good. The graphics are impressive, the game play is smooth and easy to master, and most of the stories are imaginative and clever (this is why Hollywood has taken to making movies out of games.... and in typical Hollywood fashion, screwing them up...). The games are great. Oh, the games....

The first person shooters like "Halo" (those are the ones that "progressive" thinkers will tell you are causing high schoolers to kill each other in class....... please....). Sports games like the popular "Madden" series. RPGs (Role Playing Games) like "Knights of the Old Republic".... becoming a Jedi OR a Sith Lord in a time set before the "Star Wars" films.

Is it any wonder why kids get hooked on these things?

I will say this about the games though.... the ones you hear about on T.V or where ever.... the most popular ones.... are not my favorites. Oh, they have their appeal. But I've always been attracted to stuff that's a little off the radar. That means getting on the internet to see what's interesting. I've even ordered a game or two from Ebay. Games even a hardcore gamer has never heard of. Games like "Dai Senryaku 7: Modern Military Tactics".

Quite simply one of the greatest video games I have ever, or will ever, play. And no one has ever heard of it.

I'm not going to bore you with the details of the game. If you are reading this and want more info, post a comment. Or, even better, look up the game in a "Google" search.
If you have even a minor interest in modern warfare, the weapons used, and how it is fought, seek this game out. You will never watch news footage of a world conflict the same way again.

And don't jump to the conclusion that this game, in any way, glorifies war. It's not about graphic deaths. It doesn't judge the politics of the countries involved. It is as pure a war game as.... well, chess. But with attack helicopters, computer jamming electronics, and Harpoon missiles.

I love my XBox. I don't get to play it much, but with games like DS7:MMT, there is a lot less brain matter to mop up after a gaming session.