The Great Prank War (iPad)

PRANK_BOXOne of Cartoon Network’s most popular animated series is Regular Show, and it’s all about a rag-tag group of characters who work at a city park where crazy stuff happens on a regular basis.  In one of the episodes, a rival park starts a prank war, and the whole episode parodies war movies like Rambo and Terminator.  This game is based on that episode.  Gene, the rival park manager, steals a time machine so he can go to the past and win the prank war for good.  Now you must help Mordecai, Rigby, Skips, Muscle Man, and the rest of the gang take their park back in this very creative tower defense style game.  The Great Prank War is available to download on iOS devices, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore (reviewed on iPad here).

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Ultra Street Fighter IV Official Bible (Book)

FIGHT1There are some folks out there who are really into fighting games.  I mean, REALLY into fighting games.  Heck, people have big publicized fighting game competitions every year, that’s how big it is.  So if you’re one of those types who are really into fighting games, or if you want to get that way, then BradyGames has you covered with their Ultra Street Fighter IV Official Bible.  This guide, based on the new iteration of Capcom’s flagship fighter, is written for pros, by pros.  Let’s take a quick look and see what you’ll find inside.

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Cary’s Top Ten Tekken Toughies!

TEKKEN_BOXRecently I ordered a birthday present for a close relative online, but it wasn’t enough to get free shipping.  So I ordered Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for Wii U to go along with it.  I’m not a big fan of Tekken games, but I’ve been known to buy a couple of them if they have a few modes and features I like, and if the price is low enough.  For instance, I got Tekken 4 when it was cheap, simply because hidden in the game was an old Namco arcade 3-D space shooter called StarBlade.  The Wii U edition of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 had some Nintendo-centric modes and features I was curious about trying, but not curious enough to pay full price for.  But I found it cheap enough now online, and I’ve been playing it off and on.  So in honor of that, here is a blog about my top ten favorite Tekken fighters!

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Mighty Adventure (iPad)

MIGHTY_BOXThree little monster critter things live happily with an elder monster critter thing.  But one day, a big ugly monster critter thing kidnaps the elder, and so the three little monsters set out on an adventure to rescue him!  Mighty Adventure is a colorful continuously running 2-D platformer where you switch between the three critters to use their special skills to bypass obstacles.  It’s available to download on iOS devices, and reviewed on iPad here.

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Cary’s 2014 Summer Movie Rampage!

GODZILLASummer’s winding down, so you know what that means.  It’s time to write a blog about the movies I saw this past summer.  There may be some slight spoiler warnings here and there, but I’ll try not to reveal anything major, just to let you know.  OK, let’s begin!

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Battle Princess of Arcadias (PS3)

PRINCESS_BOXThe Kingdom of Arcadias was being ravaged by warring armies, until one day the princess of the land took up the sword and led her people to victory.  From then on she was known as the Battle Princess.  Now the kingdom is being plagued again by opposing armies, and they’ve unleashed new living weapon monsters, too!  And what’s worse, the king of the land has been turned into a talking goose!  So now once again the Battle Princess must take up arms and lead her people to triumph in this download-only 2-D side-scrolling action game for PS3.

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LEGO Ninjago Nindroids (3DS, Vita)

NINJA_BOXBased on the popular toy line and cartoon TV series, LEGO Ninjago Nindroids lets you play as your favorite ninja heroes as they fight and battle robots who threaten to take over New Ninjago City.  This portable LEGO adventure plays just like all the other LEGO titles out there, and is available for Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita (3DS version review here).

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Reader Review: The Last Tinker: City of Colors (PC)

TINKER_BOXThe Last Tinker: City of Colors is a vibrant 3-D platformer in a world where you just don’t see too many of those anymore.  Since it was on PC, I had my brother Nathan review it.  So click to check out his take on this cool little game.

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Armillo (Wii U)

ARMILLO_BOXArmillo is an intergalactic space armadillo who lives peacefully on his home planet.  But one day, evil mechanical alien Darkbots invade his galaxy and kidnap Armillo’s brother.  Now it’s up to Armillo to roll out and save the day and rescue his brother.  Armillo is a downloadable Wii U game that’s a lot better than what you might think.

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LetterHero (iPad)

LETTER_BOXWith the new school year starting soon, it’s a great time to help your kids brush up on their reading and spelling skills.  It’s LetterHero to the rescue!  This spelling action game is available to download for iOS devices (review on iPad here) and adults can enjoy it, too!

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