(NOTE: I am in fact gimpish. I lost my leg to cancer and I’m writing this article to be funny and informative, so I don’t want to hear any whining in the comments about it being insensitive. Grow up.)

One of the biggest stories to come out of E3 this year was the announcement of Project Natal. A motion capture peripheral for the Xbox 360 due out sometime next year. And after looking at the video they showcased during their press conference I’ll admit I was pretty excited. Motion capture, if done right, could be a great step forward in gaming. Unless you’re handicapped that is.

What’s wrong with you people? If you can go virtual skateboarding in a game wouldn’t you think you could learn to do it in real life? Playing a fighting game by flailing your limbs around to simulate punching and kicking looks fun, if you have all of your limbs that is. Same thing with soccer. If you two legged people like to show off so much by playing the game, drag your ass outside with some friends and play the real thing. Gaming is supposed to be an escape, not an exact replica of the real thing.

I’m good at games because I have to be. It’s the only way I can participate in sports (without forking over ridiculous amounts of money for adaptive equipment) like baseball and football. I’ll kick your ass at Madden because that’s my playing field. Period.

So I ask you bipeds, don’t use Natal to virtually do anything you can already do, I’ll cry. And I haven’t done any crying since The Notebook.

If this is the future of gaming then I’m screwed. Unless EA Sports starts developing Wheelchair Jousting 2010. Hint, hint.