The last installment of MLB Pros was a surprisingly rewarding game to play. This years installment has a Success mode as well as a role playing mode with which to enjoy the game. Let me take you through Success Mode. In this mode you can choose how you spend your time – take a walk in the park, train or work in a restaurant. When you visit the hot dog stand apart from positive effects on the character, you may also get to meet wacky characters with really bizarre dialogue.
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Published and developed by Square Enix, Chocobo’s Dungeon is a role playing game. The immense popularity of the Chocobo in 1988’s Final Fantasy II immediately earned him the position of the series’ de facto mascot. The giant yellow birds span across a variety of genres such as board game (Chocobo Land), dungeon-crawling RPG (Chocobo’s Dungeon 2) and racing (Chocobo Racing).
And now, Square has come out with Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon for the Nintendo Wii.This version of the game brings together elements of the Chocobo’s Dungeon titles and Chocobo Tales. Starring Chocobo, obviously, this time around he is a treasure hunter with Cid, his partner. In our first meeting with them, Chocobo and Cid are looking for the Timeless Power which is said to be in a tall tower in the midst of a desert. Just as they are about to reach it, they are whisked away to Lostime, a town in the land of Memoria.
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Published by THQ and developed by HB Studios, Big Beach Sports for the Nintendo Wii was released on the 24th of June and belongs to the sport genre. Inspired by the fame of Wii Sports, THQ attempts to relive the success through Big Beach Sports. The game comprises of six beach side games-American football, soccer, cricket, volleyball, disc golf and boules. While some games play better than others, none offers any sort of depth or enormous satisfaction. This game is a fun and simple multiplayer diversion that entertains you, even if mildly.
In the major bulk of the game the Wii Remote’s motion-sensing abilities come in use. For instance, in cricket you hold the Wii Remote like a bat and mimic a swing to hit the ball. Mission accomplished! It’s as simple as it gets. The computer handles the movement of your players without requiring directions from you so that you can focus on the throwing and hitting actions. Read the rest of this entry »
Simply put, this game is a must-have if you are an ‘edutainment’ game fan. For all those who are literally at a “loss of words” and seem to be learning nothing from those dead old books, My Word Coach is a blessing in disguise. The game belongs to the puzzle genre and has been published and developed by Ubi soft.
My Word Coach is a challenging and fun game that helps you improve your vocabulary by the means of various exercises and activities. The game got its inspiration from the research on vocabulary accquisiton, going on at the University of Quebec. It offers brain stimulating exercises like vocabulary definition, word recognition and spelling challenges. It includes 16,800 words from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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Recently Sega released Ghost Squad for the Nintendo Wii. Priced at $21.15,Ghost Squad can be best called a cheeky tribute to the arcade light gun games of the mid 90’s.This version of the game brings the light gun shooter experience to your doorstep by making full use of the new plastic Wii Zapper gun.
Developed by AM2 which has a glorious past of arcade hits like the House of the Dead and Virtua Cop, Ghost Squad too is a chip of the old bloc with ridiculous idiosyncrasies to boot. While the game plot comprising of a world in the grips of terrorism and the UN being compelled to form the Global Humanitarian-Operation and Special Tactics Squad (Ghost Squad) might make you think that the game spells’ serious’ all the way, get ready for a wake-up call.
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Sonic and the Secret Rings is available for the Nintendo Wii from Sega Of America, Inc. at a price of $19.99. This game is refreshing in that it is the first Sonic game in some time that lives true to the Sonic tradition. Although three dimensional travel is possible, the most common movement is forward since you are generally moving down a narrow path.
The story is creative fantasy. Erazor - an evil genie is destroying the book “The Arabian Nights”. With enough power he might leave the book and terrorize the hedgehog’s dimension. Sonic needs to put a stop to Erazors plans and the story revolves around this.
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Scene It, the game, is available for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft at a price of $59.99. This game has been a favorite at parties for a number of years. It was DVD based and now it is on a console. If you are a Hollywood buff, you are going to enjoy this game. A game that tests your Hollywood knowledge from the 1950’s to 2007, this one is for film nerds.
This game can be played with the regular Xbox 360 controllers but it is so much more fun to play it with the Xbox 360 Big Button Pads that come with it. You have to hold these controllers in one hand and there is a big, colored buzzer button on top. In addition there are four more buttons.
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Mario Kart Wii is available for the Nintendo Wii at a price of $49.99. It comes with the Wii Wheel. The motorcycles and dirt bikes that have been included in the series do not take away from the enjoyment at all.
The Grand Prix mode is the highlight of Mario Kart. You get to play against 11 artificial intelligence players in this mode. The midair stunt system is a new feature in this game. The classic courses are another track based issue that is as good as ever.
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Boom Blox is available for the Nintendo Wii at a price of $49.99. Boom Blox is the result of a partnership between EA and Steven Spielberg. It is the kind of game a father can play with his kids. Overall this enjoyable puzzler seems flawless when played with loved ones.
This game reminds me of Jenga. Although the concept is similar, I liked Boom Blox much more. With over 300 puzzles of all kinds, this is a great way to stretch, exercise and expand the mind. As you move through levels earning medals you play the game differently.
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Castle of Shikigami III is available for the Nintendo Wii from Aksys at a price of $29.79. This game could be classified as a vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up. This genre is almost extinct today.
This game does not feature flying devices like planes or mechs. Instead there are flying people - sorcerers. They control Shikigami. By this control they fly and essentially are heavily powered flight vehicles.
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