A Real Kick in the Pants

Okay, so its really a punch in the chest with the new gaming vest available from TN Games.

This new gadget is a full upper body vest that connects via USB to your shooting game, and allows you to feel like you are really there in the middle of the action. The software that comes with the vest links to several games already available on the market. Then as you play your game, you will feel each “hit” and even feel it WHERE you are “hit.” Next time you take a “bullet to the shoulder” you will feel a punch from your gaming vest!

The most recent convention that this vest was shown at left players with indelible smiles as they left the display booth. They were shocked at the realistic feel and the inherent adrenaline rush they got from playing such a realistic version of their favorite games.

The question remains, though, who truly wants to get beaten up by their video game? There are bound to be millions. Of those millions, there may be many that have actually lived through the situations, and are still just as interested in playing the games using the vest.

An interview of an avid game player, and decorated Army combat veteran revealed that the soldiers coming home from serving for the United States in Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq are just as willing and eager to try this device. This may appeal to them as well if they have a few friends or relatives who do not understand exactly what they had to deal with in the war zone. This incredible technology puts the player into the game, rather than having them play as a spectator. What better way to understand your loved one than to virtually step into their Kevlar and experience it for yourself.

The Air Force veterans will also get a kick out of this vest. That’s right, not only can you feel bullets hit you, switch over to play a game that has you flying fighter jets and you will feel the “g-force” of the plane as you fly. You will also feel the shake of the plane if it is struck by enemy fire.

This new toy is available already, and can be used with 11 popular games that you may already have in your game library. Check them out at the TN Games website!

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