Oddly Enough, This Works

One of the year's most anticipated videogames is "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," which yes is a sequel to a game of the same name. The reason there is tremendous hype and praise from both gamers and critics is that the first "Modern Warfare" game had white-knuckle grip action moments that put a lot of live-action movies to shame. A lot of people applaud a game when it creates a complete feeling of immersion, and the "Call Of Duty" franchise has done this very well without losing track of the focus that yes people, war is hell.

A couple nights ago, I came across a commercial for the second installment and honestly I thought there was just a mix of audio signals between the TV spot for the videogame and for something else. You see, the dramatic action sequences that gamers can expect from "Modern Warfare 2" when it is released next Tuesday, were done to the song "'Til I Collapse" by Eminem and Nate Dogg. I was surprised because of just the weird combination of the two. It didn't have that comfort like a timeless duo like peanut butter and jelly.

However, the more I thought about and viewing the TV spot again, I thought, "You know, this actually kind of works." For those not familiar with the song, Eminem raps about refusing to stop what he does, no matter what and Nate Dogg sings the chorus which goes something like this:

Till the roof comes off, till the lights go out
Till my legs give out, cant shut my mouth.
Till the smoke clears out, and my high wears out
Ima rip this shit till my bone collapse.
Till the roof comes off, till the lights go out
Till my legs give out, can't shut my mouth.
Till the smoke clears out, am I high? perhaps...
Ima rip this shit till my bone collapse.

Aside from the line asking himself if he's high, the words fit with the never say die attitude that the digital soldiers have in the "Call Of Duty" games. I'm sure when Eminem wrote and recorded this song he did not think at any juncture of his career that it'd be used for a war-simulation videogame, as it's all just clever planning by the marketing department of the people responsible for developing the videogame.

Below is the TV spot so you can see for yourself. Do you think, it works or no it doesn't?