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For most of our married life my wife and I have owned cockatiels including one specimen named Ender who greeted my wife with a lecherous wolf-whistle every morning. Our current feathered companion goes by the name of Bingley and spends much of his time whistling the theme to The Andy Griffith Show. read more »
When the brother Miller released the original Myst in 1993 they probably had no idea it would spawn a game franchise that would eventually include four more games, a short-lived on-line version, several novels and a handful of remakes of the original game. read more »
 The video game industry has become huge, a multi-billion dollar
industry, far from the early days of Pong and Pac-Man. As it has
blossomed, it has developed its own trends and set its own records. To
commemorate the industry's various accomplishments, the Guinness Book
of World Records has published a specific volume just for video games,
the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition.read more »
 The MX vs. ATV series has been the series by which all other motocross
games are judged, but each new rendition doesn't always step up from
the previous rendition, so how does this version measure up?read more »
Playmobil Pirates is a product that doesn’t seem to have a clear idea of what it wants to be. It’s based on the popular “imaginative play” figures that are aimed at younger children. The gameplay comes off as a simplified, linear version of Sid Meier’s Pirates. The content (which earned it an E10+ rating) veers into the adolescent periodically. read more »
Making learning fun is a magical combination. Mentor Interactive pulls it off with My Virtual Tutor Reading for the DS, in a big way. The demo we received was for K to 1st Grade but my 3rd grader had a lot of fun with the game. The game was fun, informative, challenging at times and will hopefully add to his reading comprehension, even at his level of reading. Rating: 9 of 10
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If you’re looking for a last minute stocking stuffer for a DS-owning friend (or just a pleasant little diversion so you can relax after you’ve done all of your shopping) you could do far worse than to pick up a copy of Storm City Games’ Hands On! Tangrams. read more »
In the sequel to Diner Dash, Flo is going on vacation but ends up having to work through it because she loses her luggage after being mobbed by the angry restaurant staff that has quit and stormed off the ship. read more »
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Licensed games typically have a well-earned reputation for being pretty bad. Normally, I would have looked at this, seen that it was based on a James Patterson book, and walked away, shaking my head. And to be honest, the budget price wouldn't have boosted my curiosity either. I'd have put it back on the shelf and walked away... and missed out on the most fun I've had on the DS in months. It's as though someone read my mind while I was asleep, and created a game targeted directly at all my sweet spots. 
Sequels are an interesting breed of creature, in that you pretty much know what to expect, but you can never really guarantee what you’re gonna get. Take Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the Nintendo DS from THQ as an example. About a year ago, I wrote a review for Drawn to Life: SpongeBob Squarepants Edition (which was a spin-off of the original Drawn to Life) and found its game play to be very unique and interesting… Too bad the novelty has worn off.
If you're looking for a game that will keep you busy and test your time-management skills, Diner Dash: Flo on the Go is just the game for you.