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.
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!
Skylanders: Spryo’s Adventure is finally here! It mixes two things kids love: collectible action figures and video games! To celebrate, here’s a big blowout blog with a review of the game, plus brief descriptions of six of the heroes you can collect and play as. And everyone’s favorite sock puppet puppy Boxer the Unboxer returns to ‘unbox’ the Wii and 3DS versions to show you everything you get in them!
When I was a little kid back in the 80’s, going to an arcade was a family event. My mom would hop on over to the Frogger machine, and I could be found over by Pac-Man of course. But my dad’s favorite was Centipede, and he’d always make a beeline for it (pun intended). Now a new generation of gamers can blast hordes of bugs with Centipede: Infestation for Wii and 3DS (Wii version reviewed here).
