Good Sucked Into A Video Game Essay Example

“Hey, where’s the bread? I told you to get it yesterday!” yelled my elder brother at me. It was the same miserable morning that had greeted me for the past many years. It was as if every morning, my misery looked down upon me with a smirk and whispered, like the movie character Mask, “Somebody stops me!” I grabbed the money from the shelf, thrown to me like a bone is thrown to a dog and left my house in search of the ever-needed bread.
Usually, my journey to the bakery is very uneventful. However, that day, the monotony was broken. I was walking while muttering under my breath, cursing the world in general, when I tripped over some marble balls that children were playing with. Fits of laughter ensued. I immediately got up and took hurried steps towards the market. Clouds were beginning to form above my head. I stopped for a while and looked towards the sky to appreciate the beauty of nature when suddenly, I felt something wet fall on my forehead. I instantly tried to wipe it off with my hand and behold! I had been blessed with birds droppings. I ran towards the nearest water tap and splashed water on my face and rubbed my hands with all the force I could muster. I was trying to wash away the gross feeling as well, but that, I learnt, was impossible.
On my way back from the store, it started to rain. I kept talking to myself all along the way. I said to myself, “I wish I had a machine gun. I would have eliminated people in a second. I would not have to put up with anyone forcefully. This is why the video game world is so much better than this real one. Your hands are tied. Your tongue is tied. You are just a puppet in this world”. My amateur self was bent upon ruminating about philosophies of life all along the way.
Rainwater had now started to form little puddles. I was drenched from head to toe. As I entered my garden, I prayed for strength to survive the war that would ensue at home once they saw the drenched bread. I was a stone’s throw away from my doorstep when I subconsciously jumped on a little water puddle. Instantaneously, everything went black. I heard a loud trumpet sound piercing my ears. A moment later, blinding white light met my eyes. I think I dropped unconscious for a while but when I woke up, I was standing on a rough piece of land. I could hear gunshots and the sound of the engine of military trucks from all around me. I shook my head, thinking that I was in a dream. This place somehow looked familiar. Suddenly, I got the feeling that I was holding something in my hand. Believing it to be the bread I had just bought, I looked at what I carried. I was carrying a gun! That gun instantly rang a bell. I had been sucked into the Metal Slug video game! But that sounded so demented. How could that be? I wish I had more time to sort out my mind, but the lady’s voice declared, “You have three lives. Mission 1 starts now!”
All hell broke loose once the Mission started. Soldiers dressed in green came towards me while I saw prisoners tied to poles with ropes. I found my feet and started moving forwards. I had hardly freed three prisoners and killed four soldiers when I saw a gleaming power-up. It was the ‘H’ sign, which meant I could have a machine gun. I ran towards it but alas! I missed a soldier who was aiming for me with his gun. A single shot penetrated my body and left blood gushing out of my stomach. I felt like life was being snatched out of me. Everything went pitch dark and pin-drop silent. I was conscious however. A loud voice said, “You now have two lives left.” Gradually, I returned to the Metal Slug world and started threading my way forwards. This time, I was more cautious and did not let the power-ups overwhelm me. I managed to wield a laser gun also. When I fired with that gun, I had to employ a huge amount of force to keep me from being blown backwards. Some prisoners provided me with food through which I was gaining more and more points.
An ominous music started to be played in the background now. I knew I was nearing the end of the mission, and the biggest threat was yet to be encountered. A special machine with advanced weapons was saved for the end of the mission to overpower the player. All the soldiers suddenly vanished, and the menacing music turned louder. A thunderous voice now sounded from above. I looked in that direction and saw a huge saucer descending. It had a hole in the middle. It was from that hole that it was going to fire with its extra sharp beam that could burn me alive. I started searching for some power-ups to help me counter this threat. I freed some prisoners. One of them gave me a rocket launcher. As the saucer prepared to attack, I took a deep breath. Suddenly, it launched an attack with full force. I was firing the rocket launcher without aiming. The saucer was again and again firing with its laser beam. I was lucky twice before it finally got me. Terrible feeling of being burnt ensued and for the second time during the game, everything went pitch dark.
When I was brought to life again, soldiers started attacking me too with their guns and hand grenades. I tried to tackle both the saucer and the soldiers at a time. My heart was racing wildly. Every joint in my body was aching. I was not yet ready to surrender. Then I heard a loud boom. Everything went pitch dark and just before I lost all life that remained in me; I heard a voice say, “GAME OVER.”