The Zone/ God Mode

16 years ago, my Dad brought home a NES. A Nintendo entertainment system for the few sods who don't know what a NES stands for, this one device basically changed my life. Playing the likes of Mario, Duck Hunt, Contra and the likes opened up a crazy fantasy filled world to me where a fat ass like me could kick some ass like no one else could.

Proper gamers would get the idea of what I will be blogging about by the 2nd part of the title but for the people who don't play video games (I don't know how you cannot game), What I am talking about is the ability to be kickass while playing any game. They say form is temporary class is permanent and this is absolutely true in almost every part of life.

Take gaming for example, there are games and then there are games which want to kick your ass in case you think you are better than that. Devil May Cry 3 was the first such game which absolutely obliterated the player, until every player knew every trick up Dante's long sleeves , so well that in his sleep he could play DMC3 without getting killed. Ninja Gaiden is another such game which wants to show people that you could be a Ninja, fantastic but there are a million other ninjas which can and will kill you. Simple really.

For a few of the pussy's who could not take the literal pummeling and abuse people came up with hacks, cheats etc, the greatest cheat which almost every computer game and a few console games would have was GOD MODE, where you could not die, have infinite ammo and pretty much be GOD in the game. Sure I have played a few games with that "God mode" cheat on but only after I complete the game, this whole GOD mode changed again when God Of War was launched, you were a soldier/God/Son of Zeus [yes spoiler] and go on a rampage like never before with some slick weapons and the like, an amazing storyline makes this a game worth playing again and again, with or without God mode, does not make a difference.

However, the God mode is sometimes in built , you play a game so well that basically you are unbeatable, no one can get you be it the CPU or any friend who challenges you, you go on a crazy run, beating all the opponents no matter how strong they are. Your class is there, your form is infinite and you are GOD.

Recently, while playing Fifa 12 after a couple of weeks of college, the game seemed tougher, opponents were scoring last minute winners or game leveling goals, frustration was kicking in and then I got it, you need the perfect atmosphere the kickass. So midnight, parents gone to bed, not one sound from the outside, lights off and a ton of my favourite music and I go on a mofucking rampage ,destroying the best teams with even my reserves. This was not God mode, more like a crazy zone where you can't see or feel anything else but the game, like you are part of the game.

The greatest example of the zone would be a midnight stint of Burnout 3/Revenge where the game is so freaking brilliant , well I can't describe it, to experience the greatest Zone ever you have to play Burnout.