Street Fighter 4

Quarter Circle Front

Once again for good measure

Then punch for ultra


Sounds really very simple

For a move which is so cool


Do It in Battle

Is a Different Story

But it looks so good


I will not throw the remote

Just Curse the cheap computer

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Many thanks are due

For the new flag for haiku

Puhnkss, take a bow

(punksv2@hotmail.com for your graphic needs.

Halo 3

Earth's last bitter stand

Hostile Covenant cometh

In search of the ark


Need to stop activation

To halt the rings cleansing fire


No Chief, please don't die

Do think about Cortana

She needs you the most


Super Soldier and A.I.

In holy matrimony?

Star Wars Force Unleashed - By Atomic Piranha

Lots of blue lightning

Lots of stormtroopers corpses

Star Wars on steroids

Mass Effect - By Atomic Piranha

Shoot aliens in

The face, after hearing their

Lives' stories of course

Test Drive Unlimited

Tons of cars to drive

Miles of roads to test them on

Don't forget bikes too!


Speeding, being caught by cops

Or crashing into a tree


Real it may not be

Perhaps is for the best

Other wise It'd hurt


Racing online is quite cool

Not for everyone though

Rockstar Table Tennis

What is that? Ping pong!

An xbox 360 game?

3 quid in bargain bin?


I'll guess I'll give it a try

It might not be really bad.


Not bad actually

Innovative game system

Different types of spin


If you have a good rally

You get some groovy music

Earth Defense Force

Fight the Ravagers

Are basically giant ants

A little cliché


Bad dialogue is a drag

Graphics aren't that great either


Strangely addictive

Tons of levels to play through

Smash plenty of shit


Not sure what I really think

I'm going to play some more

Fallout 3 (extended tanka)

Nuclear waste land

Post apocalypticia

Mutation is rife


Your Dad is the saviour

Plan to purify the wastes

You make your own path

Make sure you choose it wisely

For it affects all


Use VATs targeting system

Look there goes another head

Far Cry 2 (extended tanka)

Horrid civil war

Parade around with a gun

Which side will you take?


Ambushes, bush fires and death

Make colourful safari


Watch out, the natives!

For they do not like strangers

You heal up well though


Buddies will come to your aid

Be careful how you treat them

Left 4 Dead (extended tanka)

Four Loan Survivors

Trapped inside hellish city

Fight for survival


Plenty of Ammunition

Because you will need it all


Never ending fight

With only three pals for help

Towards your rescue


Are you ready to take flight?

For it will be a hard slog.

Haiku Definition

In response to my introduction to Haiku Review I mentioned that a three line poem is perhaps not the best way to review poetry. Well the haiku was originally longer and then was split into two, the first half be the 5-7-5 structure and then two lines were written in response both with 7 syllables. This then would be followed by another 5-7-5 and then 7-7, making the haiku potentially limitless. Whilst I'm not intending to produce anything limitless, or even epic, I do however think that the extended haiku would be a greater way to review games in verse form. I am aware still that they'll not perform much more than a summarising function and capture the feel of a game, but that is the intention; I still want people to make up their own minds about if it is good or not.

(Much of this post was taken from Jane Reichhold's 'Another Attempt To Define Haiku' as she is far more knowledgeable than I on the subject. Page found by Mittens)

Gears of War 2 (extended Tanka)

Marcus, Carbine, Dom

Are back for another one

Cole train and baird too


Dom searches hard for lost wife

Follows a Dangerous path

Big muscle men grunt.

Killing hordes, menacing bugs.

Time to feed chainsaw.


Fun for those who liked gears one

Very homoerotic