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rts culture Wednesday, Feb. JO, 2010 the clackamas print 7 ire on the fountain wings satisfy By Mark Foster Sports Editor alk in, 1 realize it smells damn good in here, and I hn in for some good eats. The place is packed and rarely hear myself think so I decide if every table Led and all these faces and fingers are covered in Eiere must be potential. I on the Mountain Buffalo Wings, located at 1708 E. going to look like if I fake up a spot for 12 all by myself. So, I decide it’s probably wise to just wait 30 seconds until the guy at the table next to it finishes licking his fingers so I can swiftly move in. All the while during this deliberation of where I am going to sit, I grow more and more eager as I await my meal. Finally I see my food coming and the girl carrying it. She has potential, but I get the feeling she smells like deep fried wings eight days a week. I dig in. He Ave. in Portland, opened its doors on Bumside in fter its Interstate location, which opened in 2005. h a menu consisting of 12 sauces, there’s a flavor for pste bud. I begin tasting the different sauces and looking at nu. my arteries already begin to clog, and I love second of it. What can be more barbaric and jig than ripping meat from a bone that was bed in oil? I’ll tell you what: absolutely [my turn to order. I step to the cashier, [12 wings, six sweet barbecue and six E'alo (normally I would get the hottest ssible but today I feel.like actually y food today rather than attempting licate all future tasting capabilities I |t when I think I’m done ordering ling catches my eye on the menu board, fried Twinkie. Well, since eating these kill probably take some amount of time off [what’s another three years? mg as the place is packed it takes me a second to iiewherc to sit. There’s a booth that could probably lout 12 people open in the comer so I head towards realize what an asshole, not to mention loner, I am Immediate satisfaction. The 17 minute 34 second wait was worth it. Once I tore in to the first wing, the only break in action was reaching for the next one. I alternated between the two flavors so as not to acquire too much taste of either one before I moved on to the next. Each wing was crunchier, saucier and messier than the previous. With each bite I took I hoped it would never end. It was as if I was Romeo and the wings were Juliet; this love was forbidden but damn it tasted good. The flavor of each made my taste buds perk right up. The sweet tanginess of the barbecue wings soothed my mouth after each mildly spicy buffalo wing turned up the heat. Once I had finished off Juliet and disposed of her bones, I had a deep fried Twinkie staring at me like an ex-girlfriend looking for some love. I looked right back at her, my body was telling me no but my mind was screaming yes. As soon as I took a bite, I knew it was a terrible idea, but at the same time oh so great. It’s like the times you’re sitting in your friend’s basement and the bong is being passed your way. You see it coming your way and you don’t think you can hit it, but you do. Then you realize that was one too many. Later that night, I realized I ate one deep fried Twinkie too many but at the time I loved it. Fire on the Mountain is one of the best wing places, if not the best, in Portland. Great food and great atmosphere. Their biggest downfall: it’s spendy. For $13.45,1 was full, but afterwards when I looked in my pocket, I was a little disappointed. Considering cost and the somewhat medium-long wait, overall grade: B+. fai Fantasy XIII hits market mid-March; gamers rejoice By Mark Sunderland The Clackamas Print story telling one has become used to from this series. Hands have gone sweaty as the vision blurs with From Square Enix’s Web site, one can find out the simple thought of one more level. Just a little that the story is about the city of Cocoon and how bit further and then sleep. the city’s peace and prosperity is shattered, the We have all had those moments when sitting chaining of humans into magic-wielding servants, down in front of the computer screen or televi and thirteen days of lives intertwined, the battle sion with a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 controller begins. in hand. Perhaps not all of us, but those of us that “Final Fantasy XIII” hits the market March 9, find the urge to plop down in front of the TV for a 2010. couple hours doing nothing more then killing vir This role playing game has all the bits one tual beings with some sort of item or weapon. could want from the “Final Fantasy” series with Of course, the question tends to arise on how a decent selection of characters and the all pres to sate the desire best. This isn’t always such ent Summons or Eidolons. A total of six playable an easy question to answer with the surplus of. characters and six Eidolons, add that to a new video games that have flooded the market. There revamp combat system. It differs from the classic is everything from a first person shooter, like the ATB (Active Time Battle) and is being replaced “Call of Duty” games, to role playing games like with what is being called CTB, or Count Time the “Final Fantasy” series. So, it breaks down into Battle system. This apparently gives the player what to pick up from the store or the local game more control over the flow of the battle and allows store. the player to input commands even when the gauge There is always the classic “Final Fantasy” has run out. series as Square Enix is coming out with the next All in all, it looks like “Final Fantasy XIII” installment in the dynasty: “Final Fantasy XIII.” will deliver what one has come to expect over the The latest edition to the family of “Final years; a promising game that comes out this spring Fantasy” seems to hold the same level of epic and one to look forward to.
