June’s 2-Player Spotlight features Oscar and Anvarri from Los Angeles. If you would like to be featured in the 2 Player Spotlight, please email us at 2player@marriedwithvideogames.com.
Names:
Oscar Bermejo & Anvarri Meija
Status:
Long term relationship
Which one of you games?
Oscar: We both game but she often prefers to watch me play than to join in.
Anvarri: We both do but Oz a lot more.
How often do you game?
Oscar: As much as my schedule allows which can range anywhere from 15 minutes
to 4 hours depending on the day.
Anvarri: A few times a month if I can. I don’t game as much as I used to.
Do you prefer to play online multiplayer or locally?
Oscar: I tend to enjoy single player games a lot more than multiplayer. I’ll
play the occasional multiplayer game when a bunch of my friends are
playing but I grew up on RPGs so a good storyline is important to me.
Do you prefer competitive or cooperative multiplayer?
Oscar: Cooperative. I’d rather have a friend fighting by my side to get
through the story than compete against a bunch of strangers jumping
around acting crazy.
Fave game to play with others?
Oscar: What ever the latest co-op game is. People forget about games so
quickly that’s it’s tough to stick to just one. I think Gears of War
was one of the first games I had fun playing with a friend so it holds
a special place.
Anvarri: LofTR Return of the King.
Fave game to play with each other?
Oscar: We don’t really play together much, mostly cause we both hate split
screens. We usually just watch what the other is playing.
Anvarri: Lol! bedroom games. =P
Currently playing?
Oscar: God of War 3
Anvarri: Luxor, prince of persia and ufo joe.
Do you consider yourself to be a hardcore or a casual gamer?
Oscar: Hardcore gamer
Anvarri: very casual
What do you like about gaming with Anvarri?
Her commentary, like when she suggests I deal with a group of enemies
by throwing a grenade despite the fact that I’m playing Oblivion.
What DON’T you like about gaming with Anvarri?
When I’ve got the adrenaline flowing and am ready to go kill something
and she wanders around the level looking at the scenery.
What DON’T you like about gaming with Oscar?
He plays too fast and I don’t get to enjoy the game’s visual. I’m a big environment fan.
What has been your most memorable gaming experience?
Oscar: The first time I hit a winning streak in Street Fighter 2. For the
first time other people were using their lunch money to try and knock
me off the game.
Anvarri: Back in the day, LAN parties.
What has been your most frustrating gaming experience?
Oscar: Halo multiplayer, any of them, they’re all the same, a bunch of people
bunny hopping around the map.
Anvarri: That I’m not very good.
Who is the better gamer and why?
Oscar: I am just because I play a lot more unless it’s Samurai Showdown 3
she’s never lost those skills. If this was during the years she hosted
Counterstrike LAN parties things might be different.
Anvarri: Oz – cause he actually plays.
What is your system of choice and why?
Oscar: If I have the option I’ll usually buy the Playstation 3 version of a
game because it has better graphics and I live in constant fear of
those red rings.
Anvarri: 360, the controller and xbox live.
Fave game of all time?
Oscar: Street Fighter 2 (any version) especially when I got good at it.
Anvarri: Vector man and Samurai Showdown 3.
What do your gamertags mean?
Oscar: My 360 gamertag is sparky0 at the time I created the account I was
performing at kids parties under the name “Sparky”. The 0 was just
added cause the name was taken. If it wasn’t for the $10 fee I would
have changed it to match my PSN gamertag OscarBdrunk which seems self
explanatory.
Anvarri: I hate my gamer tag, I’m going to change it as soon as I can.
Thank you so much April. Great idea. Love the article. ^_^