On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:40:09 +0100, Orchid XP v7 wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>>> You forgot "It shoots through walls", altho I must admit I never
>>> really learned to take advantage of that feature, given the difficulty
>>> of *aiming* thru walls.
>> 
>> I liked the approach taken in Perfect Dark with the gun that could do
>> that - there was a sort of "X-Ray view" that could be used.
>> 
>> It took a little practice to figure out how to use it, but it worked
>> very nicely once you got the hang of it.
> 
> I'm reminded of that film that came out a while ago. ("True Lies"?) The
> guy zooms in with an X-ray scope, where he can see the target's heart
> beating and everything... but when he pulls the trigger, the gun blows
> half the building away. I mean, dude, did you *need* to aim the thing??

I'm wondering if it wasn't Minority Report....

Jim

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