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[Game Signs] vol. 02 DON'T FUCK WITH THE WARRIORSRockstar's finest horrorshow

[ENGLISH] It wouldn't be an exaggeration to claim that the Warriors can be seen as of one the best playable versions of a feature film in the history of videogames. Something has changed for the better: this game is not the average transposition, generally lacklustre or devoid of its own medium soul, but a real prequel with respect to the movie. [continue on GameSigns]

[ITALIANO] The Warriors può essere considerato uno dei migliori adattamenti giocabili di un prodotto cinematografico nella storia videoludica. Il gioco segna una piccola ma importante svolta nel rapporto di amore e odio tra i due regimi espressivi. Qualcosa è cambiato in meglio nel modo di intendere questo rapporto: il gioco non è un adattamento, ma un vero prequel del film, un'operazione intertestuale e metatestuale che si inserisce nella trama, nello spirito e nella visione della pellicola. [continua su GameSigns]

vol. 02 - DON'T FUCK WITH THE WARRIORS!Rockstar keeps pushing the envelope of ultraviolence

The Warriors, Rockstar's videogame based on the 1979 movie by Walter Hill, is one of the best experiences you can now buy in a media store. For three reasons.
First off, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to claim that it can be seen as of one the best playable versions of a feature film in the history of videogames. The second reason to appreciate Rockstar's game is the fact that The Warriors is a revival operation that makes a point in a history of aesthetic and linguistic influences between the cinematographic and videoludic media. The most important reason to hit on Rockstar's game, however, is the way it manages to act as the latest, carefully planned act of the company to push the envelope of what's visible in the popular, contemporary representation of violence via the video-ludic medium.

The Warriors makes me want to go out and make a gang of my own. And we like this. Yes, we do.

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