equally effective though far less ironic was Sun Kil Moon’s dark, brooding “blue heron” which played over the debut trailer for the bromance war epic, Gears of War 3. In that trailer, however, the overpowering sounds of violence temporarily distract you, interfering with both Bobby Darin’s cool detachment and the overall theme of terror. The overall effect is so thrilling that it trumps the best music-oriented trailer to date, the creepy BioShock trailerfrom 2005, which was shot underwater with Bobby Darrin’s evocative “Beyond The Sea” in the background. Wimoweh, Wimoweh” as he proudly marches forward. And finally, Claptrap, a charming, determined robot that was one of the stars of the first game, grunts “Wimoweh. A mischievous girl named Tiny Tina dances in rhythm to the music as she moves to a dynamite plunger to blow up an enemy. The lithe Maya wields magic and holds an enemy in a blue, glowing orb.
As “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” hits its crescendo and singer Jay Siegel begins to improvise, a montage of the game’s features come to the fore.
Momentarily, the screen goes to black and you hear something scream “Rock and Roll!” as if you were near a crazed fan at a heavy metal concert. When propeller-driven planes rush toward your face, the sung “Wimoweh” morphs and becomes an electrified, high tech warning. These psycho midget zombies steal the show. But what sets the toes tapping is the vacant-lookinglittle undead characters whose heads bob from side to side in rhythm with the music. There’s the Bullymong, a kind of space gorilla clad in steel. As the word “Wimoweh” is sung over and over again, odder creatures are introduced. Nearby, the Rakk, a graceful flying dragon, is shot from the sky by Maya, one of the game’s four protagonists. Near the outset, a brownish lizard slithers to the precipice of a waterfall, foam spraying around it.
A WIMOWEH BORDERLANDS 2 PS3
Sad story that completely detracts from how fun, silly and zany this new trailer is.īorderlands 2 is coming to PC, Ps3 and Xbox 360 towards the end of September.The infectious ditty, first recorded in 1939 by South Africa’s Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds, is heard in unexpected juxtaposition to the bloodshed and explosions within the game. Linda ended up dying poor and impoverished – while the record company ended up making millions. Or you might know it as the 1939 South African song “Mbube,” recorded by Solomon Linda and The Evening Birds from which the more famous Weavers version was based. Here’s a new Borderlands 2 trailer set (mostly) to the tune of Wimoweh, otherwise known as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which you’d probably know from the Lion King. Of course I’m damned excited for Borderlands 2 – and you should be too. Yeah, you know how I said I was sick to death of shooters, cos they’re all the same modern combat nonsense – or if not that, they’re all space mariney? that goes out the window with Borderlands – The heavily stylised, scavenger hunt loot-a-thon first person shooter is a blast to play with friends – and is probably one of my favourite new games this generation.
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