Ever since the good old days of the Nintendo 64 players have clamored to be able to put their face into their video games. Well, 2006’s Rainbow six Vegas for the Xbox 360 made the dream a reality. It also made it possible to play as a celebrity or pop icon…
What shocks me is that this feature isn’t widespread. The only games that I am aware of that feature this awesome element are Rainbow Six Vegas and it’s sequel. I am therefore petitioning consoles to include cameras and to make this a standard feature in all first-person-shooters. It’s just too much fun!
Here are random pop Icons, including Rocky, Barack Obama and Hannibal Lecter that have been face mapped:
The king of Pop, Michael Jackson: