More proof that some people have way to much talent and time on their hands. | |
That's really cool. | |
Well that's just all kinds of awesome, I'm impressed. Great song too. | |
I hate football (that's the proper name, not soccer), but I was still impressed by this. 76% Accuracy, dámn. | |
American site, American name :P | |
That was awesome. | |
Incidentally, the word "soccer" is actually english. | |
Yeah, but it's an annoying Etonian phrase like "Rugger" | |
The title pisses me out. 'Out' doesn't rhyme with 'Out'. But epic video, must've taken AGES to set up and practice. | |
The program they use is called frets on fire. | |
That is insanely stupid yet absolutely awesome. | |
I'm impressed that they were able to coordinate all of the kicks that consistently. Hitting a small spot repeatedly like that is hard on its own and having to do it in time to music has got to be a big challenge. | |
best commercial ive seen in along time, despite Mr. funks enthusiasm and hyping for the ps3 adds and that cellphone thing. and really impressive, i suck at both football and the "music games" genre, so to me this is as impressive as seeing someone shoot fire out their eyes, something else i will never be able to do,no mater how hard i try. | |
the same reason you keep referring to CoD modern warfare 2 as "CoD modern peacemaking 2" | |
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Football Hero: Rock Out With Your Soccer Balls Out
What do you get when you mix Kasabian, soccer and an excess of spare time? Football Hero, a custom-built version of Guitar Hero played on a three-story-high screen by "freestyle footballers."
The basics of Football Hero should be instantly recognizable: Pushing buttons to match colored blocks that slide down a screen in time with music. But this time around, the screen is a projection on a giant wall, the buttons are large, custom-built pads and the pushing is done with soccer balls kicked by a group of "insanely gifted young freestyle footballers."
It's not an exact match of Guitar Hero, of course; the game is programmed with one track, Kasabian's "Underdog," and has been simplified somewhat to accommodate the natural limitations of a huge, footie-based videogame controller. When all is said and done, however, the results are better than I would have expected: After only 17 games (and, I would imagine, a lot of practice) the group manages a 76 percent accuracy rating and a ten note accuracy streak.
Two videos of the event are available: The "performance," which shows the players doing their thing, and the "making of" video, a look at the time and effort that went into setting this whole thing up. I'm not sure what the point was, but I have to admit, I'm impressed.
Source: I Heart Chaos
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