Be extreme on your Wii

Have you ever sat and just watched someone play Dance Dance Revolution, all by themselves? I have. Now before you start getting crazy pederast ideas about me, there was nothing creepy about it. I was sitting having a cup of coffee at the Starbucks in the Glendale Galleria when I noticed there was a DDR machine setup right in the middle of the mall.

I was thinking to myself  that I had never seen anything like that before when all of the sudden he appeared; he looked like he was about 35 years old, a bit of a paunch, and a bit of a receding hairline. He walked up, unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a tank top underneath, put on his shades, and deposited fifty cents in the coin slot.

This guy was an animal; he had all the fury of Andrew WK with all the smoothness of JC Chasez. He was moving so fast his legs looked as if they were touched by an angel. It was his time to shine and I felt like I had been blessed to witness such an event.

Hopefully this new extreme sports Wii game will give you a moment in the sun, just like my Glendale buddy:

Get ready to go off the grid! This summer, Namco Bandai Games brings the asphalt, the mountain and the crystal blue waters of the Pacific to your living room – BMX riding and all your favorite extreme sports are in a new video game with Active Life: Extreme Challenge for Nintendo Wii!

Bet you never thought you’d be scaling the cliffs of the Grand Canyon from home – doubt your readers did either. But working in tandem with the Active Life floor mat and Wii remote, you’ll be climbing the “virtual crag” in no time – no need to lug a rope or rally a belay partner to conquer.

Pump up the adrenaline with this and a dozen other extreme sports activities in Active Life: Extreme Challenge – from base jumping to street luging through San Francisco, snowboarding and BMX riding to kite-surfing. When you can’t make it outside to get your extreme thrills, this active game is one way to get your heart pumping (you may even break a sweat!), and rally your friends for a little friendly competition.

Active Life: Extreme Challenge launches later this summer.