Super Monkey Ball Bounce (iPad)

MONKEY_BOXOne of SEGA’s greatest games on the Nintendo GameCube was Super Monkey Ball and its sequel. You rolled around as a monkey in a hamster ball, trying not to fall off the edges of challenging mazes, not to mention playing fun mini-games like bowling and target practice.  Now the monkeys are rolling, no, bouncing onto iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here), in a game that’s not quite what you would think.  Super Monkey Ball Bounce is more akin to a pachinko machine.  If you enjoy playing games like Peggle, you may want to check this one out, especially since it’s free-to-play.

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Fallin Love (iPad)

LOVE_BOXSupposedly, the love between two squares is the purest love of all. Or maybe not.  Anyway, in this puzzle action game, you play as a walking square who has just fallen in love with the girl square of his dreams.  But unfortunately, this geometrical gal will only date guys who wear the right clothes.  Guide our hero and navigate mazes by twisting and turning your tablet device to help him fall through mazes and get the outfits she desires her man to wear.  Fallin Love is available to download on iOS and Android devices, but reviewed on iPad here.

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Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit! (3DS)

MAMA_BOXEveryone’s favorite maternal video game character is back and needs your help in the kitchen again with Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit! for Nintendo 3DS. Just like the others, play touch screen mini-games to cook 60 different recipes, then help Mama around the house, yard, and shop with brand new mini-games, and test your skills at the Cooking Dojo!

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BoxPop (iPad)

BOXPOP_BOXBoxPop derives its rules from the game of chess. Your job is to clear as many squares as possible from various boards.  But the rule is that you can only clear out squares in the way that knights move on a chess board (two squares up and one square left or right).  Use careful planning to clear as many squares as you can in this puzzler available for download on iPad and iPhone (reviewed on iPad here).

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Light in the Dark (iPad)

LIGHT_BOXSo there are these luminous critters who suspiciously look like those guys from Cut the Rope, and they like to take naps in dark, ancient ruins. But one day their babies decided to wake up and get lost in the shadowy catacombs.  Now it’s up to the grown-ups to light the way and save their kids!  Light in the Dark is a unique game that requires you to solve light and shadow puzzles along with some color mixing, too.  It’s available to download on iOS devices, Android, and Windows Phone, but reviewed on iPad here.

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Cary’s Adventures in the Magic Kingdom: Part 7: DisneyQuest and Downtown Disney

RALPHDuring some of the afternoon and evenings when we weren’t at the parks, there were a couple of other things that we did at Disney World. So to conclude my blog series about my Disney World trip, I’m going to talk about the indoor arcade and amusement park DisneyQuest and the shops at Downtown Disney!

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Cary’s Adventures in the Magic Kingdom: Part 6: Islands of Adventure

ISLANDSLOGOLast time, we left off boarding the Hogwarts Express train from Universal Studios to Islands of Adventure, their sister theme park. Even though it was just a simple train ride, the Hogwarts Express ended up being one of the best rides at the park, due to the theming and atmosphere.  Find out why and see more of Islands of Adventure in this blog entry.

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Cary’s Adventures in the Magic Kingdom: Part 5: Universal Studios

UNIVERSALLOGOOver the weekend we went to Universal Studios and its sister park: Islands of Adventure. In some ways, I actually liked Universal Studios better than some of the Disney parks.  Well, maybe not better than Epcot, but certainly better than Animal Kingdom or Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  Read on to find out why!

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Cary’s Adventures in the Magic Kingdom: Part 4: Disney’s Hollywood Studios

HOLLYWOOD LOGONext day we went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I didn’t enjoy this park as much as I thought I would, though.  It was unusually crowded and hard to get around.  But there were still a lot of fun things to do so let’s take a look.

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Cary’s Adventures in the Magic Kingdom: Part 3: Animal Kingdom

ANIMALKINGDOMLOGOThe next day we relaxed at the Typhoon Lagoon water park, but I didn’t take any picture there. I didn’t even bring my camera because, you know, it’s a water park.  But the day after we went to Animal Kingdom, one of the newer Disney parks.  I’m not as big of a fan of Animal Kingdom, though.  Don’t get me wrong, I like animals and all, but there’s not as much to do at this park and it seems like there are less animals at this park and more people dressed up as animals.

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