Back in the early 80’s, I was extremely big into Pac-Man (still am, really). But there were a few arcade classics that could lure my quarters away from the Pac temporarily. BurgerTime was one of those games. Now a new generation can enjoy making giant sized burgers with BurgerTime World Tour on Xbox LIVE.
Save your pencils and give your sharpeners a rest, because Nikoli’s Pencil Puzzle is on 3DS. Solve four different kinds of brain teasers, including Sudoku, with hundreds of puzzles in each category.
Following on the footsteps of Cary’s excellent Skylander post, I thought I’d throw in my $0.02 of what I (and my pre-K sons) thought of the game as well as some more details on how the collectible figurines work within the game. Do you need to collect all 30-odd characters? No, but gamers who want to fully explore every nook and cranny of each level will want access to at least one character of each of the 8 elemental types. Cary summed up the game nicely by comparing it to a kid-friendly version of Gauntlet. While the game doesn’t have a lot of depth, the combination of colorful figures, gadgetry, and level design results in a very fun game for kids (or gaming with kids) that may be of interest to hard core gamers.
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Zoobles are a popular line of toys that are spring-loaded marbles that pop out into an animal when they touch a magnetic surface. So basically it’s Bakugan for girls. Now your kids can make Zoobles “spring to life” on Nintendo DS as they take care of their new pals and make more Zoobles friends!
Recently I got Otomedius Excellent, a 2-D shooter for the Xbox 360. It’s essentially a Gradius game with anime girl characters in it. The game comes in a Collector’s Edition, so here’s everyone’s favorite sock puppet puppy: Boxer the Unboxer, to ‘unbox’ and show everything you get in this special edition game!
Nick Jr. starlets Dora and Kai-Lan are taking care of lost pets and finding them good homes at their Pet Shelter. Kai-Lan’s grandfather and Dora’s cousin Diego the animal rescuer are here to lend a hand, too. Now your child can help them all care for puppies, kittens, bunnies, and birds in Dora and Kai-Lan’s Pet Shelter for Nintendo DS.
In honor of Otomedius Excellent being released this past week, I thought I’d talk about some of my favorite games in the Gradius series, as well as some of my other favorite 2-D shooters as well.
Team UmiZoomi is a popular Nick Jr. cartoon about three tiny super heroes who use their mighty math powers to help people in the city. Now your child can join the team and learn math skills on an adventure. A rocket is missing some parts at the Astronaut Center, and it’s up to Team UmiZoomi, and your child, to help find the missing parts at the aquarium and playground in this adventure on the Nintendo DS.
An evil alien being is on the verge of taking over Earth, but a heroic extra-terrestrial gives you his power, Green Lantern style, to stop the invaders. Now with a super suit, you can outfit your Xbox 360 avatar and battle the bad guys with super punches, kicks, projectiles, and other powered up moves in this surprisingly good Kinect fighter!
In honor of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20th Anniversary and the recent release of Sonic Generations, here’s a blog about my favorite Sonic games and characters, plus my top Sega characters overall!
