101 things you didn't know about games
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52. In Japan, the PS2 release of Viewtiful Joe was subititled ‘A New Hope’, thanks to Episode IV of Star Wars.
53. A certain soldier in God of War emits the ‘Wilhelm scream’, a stock sound effect that’s been used in TV and movie productions for over 50 years. You’ll also hear it in Metal Slug, Lost Planet, Scarface and LEGO Star Wars.
54. The most powerful weapon in American McGee’s subversive but not-very-good action game, Bad Day L.A.? The nailclippers.
55. In Japan, four Dreamcast titles have been released in 2007.
56. Steve Downes, the man who provides the voice for Halo’s Master Chief, is a DJ for a radio station in Chicago.
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