Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town! (Wii)
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Posted on December 7th, 2011 by
You’d better watch out, you’d better not cry, you’d better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is comin’, to your Wii! Rankin Bass’ stop motion animated TV specials have become almost iconic, such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Yukon Cornelius rocks). Not quite as popular as Rudolph, but still well-known is their Santa Claus origin story: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. And now you can play it on your Wii!
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL (Wii, PS3, 360)
Posted on December 6th, 2011 by
Over the summer I bought Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion on 3DS and wrote a blog about it. Unfortunately, I didn’t like the game very much. What a difference a few months and a bigger console makes because the “XL” version of the same game is VASTLY improved over the original. It may not be the perfect Smash Bros. clone, but is good for tiding over until the next big game, and should please fans of Cartoon Network’s animated programs (360 version reviewed here).
Dance Central 2
Posted on December 5th, 2011 by
You make me feel like dancing, Harmonix! As someone who always stood on the sidelines wishing he could join the sexy, sexy women on the dance floor, Dance Central was made for me. Especially since this new version lets two players shake a leg. What I like about Dance Central compared to other dancing games is its seriousness. This is a game that uses real choreography. You will be taught how to Jerk and Crank Dat if you play long enough. Higher difficulty just means more advanced moves with a lot more variation, which forms a nice learning curve for a rhythm game.
Elfsquad7 (Xbox LIVE)
Posted on December 5th, 2011 by
To keep up with increased demand at the North Pole, Kevin the robotic toy builder is invented to help with plaything production. But when Kevin goes haywire and threatens to ruin Christmas, it’s up to a group of elves to shoot falling toys with their present wrapper devices, collect all the gifts, and deactivate Kevin before Santa’s flight. Now you can help them save Christmas with Elfsquad7, an indie game for Xbox LIVE.
The Kore Gang (Wii)
Posted on December 4th, 2011 by
The evil Krank Brothers are invading the Earth from the inside out! Deep inside their massive Krank Tank drilling machine, the sinister siblings have kidnapped the professor who invented the Kore Suit, an ability enhancing robotic mech. Now it’s up to two kids and a dog to don the Kore Suit and infiltrate the Krank Tank, rescue the professor, and save the world!
Beyblade: Metal Masters (DS)
Posted on December 3rd, 2011 by
Beyblade is a popular line of toys geared toward boys that puts a new spin (pun intended) on a classic plaything: tops. Players put two tops in a ‘battle arena’ and let them spin and bash each other. Whoever’s top spins the longest and doesn’t get knocked out wins. The toy line is so famous that it has spawned a long-running cartoon series and several video games. And you can play the newest one on the Nintendo DS.
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland – GamerBoy’s Take
Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by
That hungry puffball is back with yet another innovative game that’s easy to play, but surprisingly deep and rewarding. The game is perfectly safe for any age, but kids under 6 or so will find it difficult. Multiplayer means sharing the challenge and while the game is easy, it’s awfully fun to take control of Kirby, King Dedede, Waddledee and the former bad guy Metaknight. Henry (8), the GamerBoy, gives us his take!
Power Rangers Samurai (Wii, DS)
Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by
When Power Rangers first became popular in the US in the early to mid-90’s, my little brothers were at that perfect age to really get into them. When one of my brothers was going through potty training, we told him that the Blue Ranger uses the potty, and he didn’t have any accidents after that! Another one of my brothers dressed as the Green Ranger for Halloween, but he was so little that the costume swallowed him whole and everyone though he was an elf. He was so angry that nobody knew who he was supposed to be! We rented the Power Rangers SNES game several times, and I think I had nearly every line memorized from that stupid first Power Rangers movie because they watched it so much! Now my brothers are all nearly grown, and I was surprised when I got this new Power Rangers game to review. “The Power Rangers are still around?!?” I thought. Well apparently they are, and now you can join the newest Rangers on an adventure on the Wii and DS.
The New Challengers of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Posted on December 1st, 2011 by
When Marvel vs. Capcom 3 first came out, I wrote a couple of blogs about all the characters. One blog for the Capcom side, and one for Marvel. You can go back and read them if you want to. Now that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom has been released, with 13 new playable fighters, I thought I’d do another blog featuring them!
Battlefield 3
Posted on November 30th, 2011 by
War! What is it good for? Fun times online. Battlefield 3 is the main competition for the Call of Duty series (heard of it?), which means realistic and exaggerated modern warfare. There’s blood, intense violence and if shooting gets dull, punching and knifing are available. That said, it’s hard to keep teens away from this game and the fact is, war is in the zeitgeist. It’s happening and for the most part our culture is ignoring it – or at least the more gruesome aspects of it (not meant to be a partisan statement). Playing games like this can let kids address their fears. Think of games like this as playing “War” only with graphics. Since it’s primarily a multiplayer game, expect things to get intense.
