Preparing Our Joysticks For “Total Control: Henry Silva”

Here at Foxbase Fleshbot, we live on the edge. We talk to strangers. We take their candy. And we drink coffee all day long. You heard us: all day long. We are very edgy, indeed.

It should come as no surprise then, that we take our technological innovations really seriously. And although we were super-psyched to have Steve Jobs seduce us with his iPhone porn over yesterday's lunch (= two pints of panacotta gelato and more damn coffee, thank you), we were somewhat distracted by a new "fully interactive" video from Brazilian website outfit Magnus Muscle entitled "Total Control: Henry Silva", featuring what we believe to be Mr. Silva's debut DVD performance.

Not only is Silva a strapping young bear (we simply cannot bring ourselves to type the word "cub"), but Magnus promises to put him through some intriguing technological paces, including the provocative-sounding "Multi-Angle Switch" and "Position Control". (Less intriguing: "Upcoming Titles".) And as if that weren't enough, the cover also boasts "INSTA-ZOOM CONTROL!". But after checking Silva's package, we're not really sure that's necessary. The front cover also features pixelized mosaic air bubbles evocative of that "Jaws" game from our younger days, which is a nice touch.

We haven't gotten our screener copy yet (hint), but we're going to go out on a limb and guess that Magnus plans to distribute versions for DVD players, PCs, and the Wii--the latter of which seems ripe with possibilities.

• "Total Control: Henry Silva" (TLAvideo.com)
• Magnus Muscle (magnusmuscle.com)