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The Game Anti-Thinker

''Movie Bob's'' Game Over Thinker series has often been criticised for alienating the gamers who enjoy games he commonly associates with jocks and morons. That is to say, games like Halo, Call Of Duty and Madden which have huge audiences. If you happen to enjoy these games, you may not enjoy his straw men who mirror your tastes. So now he is doing this new thing called "The Game Anti-Thinker", in which an evil doppelganger of Bob presents an alternate, jock version of his show.

At first I thought, "great idea! He'll use this alternate viewpoint to examine his own prejudices against many enthusiastic gamers, and the shortcomings of his position as a nostalgic fan of the old arcade titles." Alas, he does little more than use this new persona to ridicule his meticulously stuffed straw men for cheap laughs. The entire video is just the same weak joke stretched out for ten minutes. Whilst he could have been discussing the potential issue of future gaming generations dismissing the classic titles Movie Bob cherishes, or the reasons for the ensuing popularity of Madden and FPS's, he wastes the opportunity to take pot shots at his old enemies.

Internet reviewers love to introduce evil doppelgangers into their format, usually as a comedy/dramatic vehicle to spice up their shows. As Movie Bob can't act or deliver a gag to save his life, he shouldn't be trying to go down this route. He should stick to insightful commentary - and use his doppelganger to further this activity. Right now the Game Anti-Thinker is just a wasted concept that should have been left as a two minute gag.