I have always liked to play "speed" games, where you have to think and react quickly. My family doesn't like to play against me very often, and Hyper Slide can be played by either one or two people, which is probably why I like the game so much.

Hyper Slide is an electronic, table-top game. You have to slide 4 color-coded Hyper Discs under the arch. Sensors detect whether you slid the correct disc or not. The game also earns instant brownie points with me for having pieces that store in the game, so all the pieces are together, and you don't have to search for them when you want to play a game.

3 different games can be played with either 1 or 2 players. When you play alone, a stretchy "Hyper Band" fits in the unit so the discs rebound to you. When you play with 2 people, you can either play cooperatively or competitively.

The first game is "Fast Pass". The game will tell you what color disc to slide under the arch. The goal is to get the highest number of completed passes in the time limit. The faster you pass the discs, the faster it will call out the colors. This is my favorite game of the 3. Needless to say, I have the record score for this one. :-)

The second game is "Add One". The game will tell you what colors to pass but will start with only one color. The next time, it will list 2. Each subsequent time, it will "add one" more to the list. You need to remember the order after it calls out the sequence and pass the correct colors through. It reminds me a little of the game Simon, where it would list colors and flash lights, and you had to push the correct buttons in order.

Game three is "Code Buster" where you need to figure out a pre-determined color sequence. It will tell you the starting color to pass under the arch. Then you need to figure out what the next color is (It could be the same color.) and slide it under the arch. If you are right, the game will ding, so you can keep going to guess the next color. If you are wrong, it will buzz and you will have to start over with the original "start" color plus any you may have discovered before you can begin guessing again. You have 90 seconds to figure it out.

The instruction booklet says ages 8+. My 12-year-old played this and likes it. I tried playing a cooperative game with my 6-year-old and she did OK, although she did get a bit frazzled when it said what color disc to move, and she did miss the arch a few times in her eagerness to move the right piece. I think with a little bit more play time, she'd probably do just fine with it, although Dale had a problem finding the colors quickly, too. :-)

I think this game will be a favorite in the family for a long time to come.