![]() ![]() ![]() In Head-to-Head mode, the players select a level, characters, and game style (time-limited, damage limited, or unending). If they fail to do so, they will be forced to defend South Park from the 'Tanks' in a short minigame called the 'Penalty Round' after the stage. In addition to completing levels, the player must also prevent large enemies in the stage (dubbed 'Tanks') from reaching the exit before they do. The player must defeat a variety of enemies using the various weapons found throughout each stage in order to reach the exit point at the end. The game's single-player mode places the player in control of one of the four main characters of South Park ( Cartman, Kyle, Stan or Kenny). Acclaim later released South Park: Chef's Luv Shack in 1999 and South Park Rally in 2000. While the Nintendo 64 version's reception was fairly lukewarm, the PC and PlayStation versions of South Park were panned by critics. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows and PlayStation (port developed by Appaloosa Interactive) in 1999 for the release year to coincide with the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The game was developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Nintendo 64 in 1998 for North America and in 1999 for Europe. Hopefully you'll be glad you did.South Park is a first-person shooter video game based on the American animated sitcom of the same name. If you've never seen South Park, don't listen to the hype. But the rest of us will still be here to enjoy it, hopefully exchanging righteous indignation for a few laughs and maybe a thought or two about the world we live in. And beside them will be the offended parent brigade who still haven't learned that not all cartoons are for children. ![]() No doubt South Park will continue to be derided by those who think the most important social problem today is swearing, yet have probably never sat down to watch an episode. I've watched since the beginning, but they're making an effort not to let South Park go stale. But creators Stone and Parker 'retool' the show periodically with new characters, and try to keep up with current events, and I enjoyed the latest series (8th) for these very reasons. Like any long-running show, some episodes are better than others, not all have something to say, and not all are funny. ![]() Other characters on the show usually represent majority/opposing views as the plot requires. That and to provide a lot of the show's humour. Sometimes I think he's there to remind us not to take anyone like him seriously. And of course there's Eric Cartman, the ignorant foul-mouthed selfish redneck, and funny as hell. It has the essential message of 'believe what you like, but leave me alone'. Is the show anti-religious? No, but fundamentalists like to think it is. Stan represents the liberal viewpoint, as does his friend Kyle, who as a practising Jew, allows opportunity for religious comment. The main characters are four children who are basically mouthpieces for their creator's opinions, expressing views that would sound arrogant coming from adults. The episodes tackle a wide range of issues, from 9/11 to violence on television to celebrity obsession to religion, through the use of comedy, which is usually the best way to handle such matters. Nope, this isn't a show for those who don't appreciate irony. The simplicity of the animation, for example, has been criticised by people who miss the point that it's deliberately meant to be simple, in the face of those high-budget major studio cartoons that are more concerned with using cgi and selling toys than having anything to say. South Park is an intelligent, humorous and thought-provoking show that is often ignored or decried by people who judge it only by the very things it deliberately throws in their face, such as profanity, simple animation, and graphic violence, because the creators know that people like this are easily offended by these things, and will always miss the point. Both cartoons and sci-fi have long been the only place where thought-provoking social commentary can take place, unmolested by censorship, and both are all too frequently dismissed because of their least important characteristics. ![]()
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