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Pulse Oregon Daily Emerald Thursday, April 14, 2005 “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying. ” Woody Allen I Filmmaker in .—r /ffiinTi BfAT Players dance through a brutal ballet of violence in 'God of War' BYANDEW MCCOLLUM DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER God of War's" Kratos is the most badass anti-hero everto grace a video game. Kratos, an enigmatic Spartan captain turned hit manforthe Gods, tears through ancient Greece on a mission to kill Ares, the God of War. If Kratos succeeds, the Gods promise to forgive him for his past deeds. "God of War" is a game that future action adventure games will be compared to. It is an instant classic that will hook players in from the moment they WAR, page 13 Bret Furtwangler | Graphic artist BY DUSTIN REESE SENIOR DESIGNER Pounding, beating and slapping your way through waves of enemies sounds like any action video game on the market, but Nintendo's latest game puts some rumble in the jungle as "Donkey Kong Jungle Beat" serves up unique game play and fun adventures. By using the DK Bongo Controller originally created for "Donkey Konga," players drum and clap their way through side-view platform kingdoms JUNGLE, page 1c 'Jungle Beat'an entertaining rumble that ends too soon ■ In my opinion AMY LICHTY POP ROCKS ‘Scrubs’ shines through worthless TV filth I love television. Many people wouldn't ad mit this, but it's true, so I won't deny it. I most likely acquired this adoration and affection of the boob tube from my mother, who TiVos just about everything under the sun, from "Every day Italian" on the Food Network to the dis gusting but addicting "Dr. 90210" on the E! Channel. My mother's fixation with television molded me at an early age. Even as I was living on a limited budget with no cable TV, I still managed to find some crap to become capti vated by, such as the horribly ridiculous soap opera "Passions," the paternity-test obsessed "Maury" and the deliciously dramatic "Ameri ca’s Next Top Model." But I'm remarkably LICHTY, page 16 PULSEMUSIC PULSEMUSIC Beck, "Guero": With somber melodies and revealing lyrics, Beck's last album, 2002's "Sea Change," marked a dramatic shift forthe enigmatic ironist whose cockamamie wordplay and innovative genre splicing made him one of contemporary music's most inventive musicians. His demons purged (for now), Beck returns with "Guero," a giddy mish-mash of musical styles and esoteric lyrics that combine to create his most eclectic album since "Odelay." On "Girl," he juxtaposes a catchy Beach Boys-like pop tune with lyrics that may (or may not) be about a serial killer. The album's opening track, "E-Pro," is the most stripped down song on the al bum (relatively speaking), but the heavy guitar riff captures the same manic amusement as past Beck songs like "Devil's Haircut.” While the album's collage of music styles may draw comparisons to "Odelay," the sound is no longer greeted by critics with the same urgency as that landmark album received when it was released in 1996. Back then, Beck's inspired fusion was hyped by critics as a glimpse atthe future of pop music, which likely kept the fiercely independent artist from returning to anything reminiscent of that sound for nearly 10years. Though "Guero" is clearly not a follow-up to "Odelay," Beck sounds revitalized as he finally explores similar territory. Josh Lintereur INSIDE PULSE The University Theatre pro duction, "Stop Kiss," opens at theArenaTheatreon April 20. Steehead Brewery offers good food and award-winning beer fora college crowd. Check out a list of long-lost classic literary titles for your reading enjoyment. Today Kelly Joe Phelps w/ Paul Curreri Cafe Paradiso 8 p.m.,$20 Singer/songwriter Friday Deb Cleveland Band Luna | 8:30 p.m., $6 Soulful blues Saturday The Visible Men Sam Bond’s Garage 9 p.m., $4 Rock Sunday Electric Six and VHS or Beta WOW Hall 8:30 p.m., $13 advance, $15atthedoor Indie dance music TOP 5 MOVIES 1:"Sahara" 2: "Sin City" 3: "Fever Pitch" 4: "Guess Who" 5: "Beauty Shop" NEWYORKTIMES BEST-SELLERS 1: Dan Brown, "The Da Vinci Code" 2: Matthew Stover, "Revenge of the Sith" 3: Rebecca Wells, "Ya-Yasin Bloom” 4: James Patterson and Howard Roughan, "Honeymoon” 5: Ian McKwan, "Saturday" BILLBOARDTOP 5 1:50 Cent, "The Massacre" 2: Beck, "Guero" 3: Beanie Sigel, "The B. Coming" 4:112, "Pleasures Pain” 5: Various Artists, "Now 18”
