Archive for July, 2010
Quick Katamari Kudos
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Posted on July 17th, 2010 by
It’s just a quick filler blog today, folks. As you might remember, I just got a PS3 recently. A few days ago, I finished playing through the PS3 exclusive Katamari Forever, and it put me in the mood for a tribute blog on one of my favorite series.
Game Review: Let’s Play Garden (Wii, DS)
Posted on July 17th, 2010 by
Now your kids can play and learn in their very own garden with Let’s Play Garden on the Wii and DS. Each version features agricultural themed mini-games for all ages.
Game Review: The Mystery of the Crystal Portal (PSP Minis)
Posted on July 15th, 2010 by
When you were a kid, did you ever read Highlights Magazine? My favorite section was the Hidden Pictures page, where you had to find certain objects scattered about a large backdrop. Now you can have that same kind of picture-finding fun on the PSP with The Mystery of the Crystal Portal, a downloadable Minis title.
Game Review: 10 Minute Solution (Wii)
Posted on July 13th, 2010 by
10 Minute Solution is a series of popular exercise videos, featuring quick workouts that people can fit into their hectic schedules. Now the same series is available on the Wii for busy, yet fitness-minded gamers.
Travis Touchdown’s 8-bit Side Jobs
Posted on July 12th, 2010 by
Travis Touchdown, the protagonist in No More Heroes, likes perverted anime, wrestling, and video games. He bought a real working light saber-like sword so he could go out and kill all the assassins around so he could be number one. Why? To earn more money to buy video games, of course. Not exactly a role model. Because of all the classic 8-bit game allusions in No More Heroes, it kind of caught my interest and I bought it when it went down in price. The violence didn’t bother me at first, as victims just looked liked piñatas with red streamers coming out of them (the game has a stylized feel and look to it). But the ultra-violent finishing moves you perform on the boss assassins bothered me a bit (I know, I’m a big baby), so I stopped playing. However, I still bought the sequel when it went on sale because I wanted to play the 8-bit NES styled side jobs to help Travis earn money. So here’s a blog about Travis Touchdown’s 8-bit side jobs in No More Heroes 2!
7/11/10
Posted on July 11th, 2010 by
What are we playing? GamerMom has been too busy to “play” with anything besides the Epicurious App. GamerGirl (10) is still busy making new families and new fashions in The Sims 3 and outfitting her penguin in Club Penguin. One day she’ll figure out that there’s a game there, but for now it’s just a dollhouse and that’s good enough for her! She’s also had a go recently with that slice of super-Japanese weirdness Katamari Damacy and a bit of Peggle on top of that. GamerBoy has been busy, a little Mario Kart or New Super Mario and Mario Galaxy here, a little Mario Baseball there, and a LOT of Toy Story 3, DS and Xbox 360 versions played about equally. Me? Well….Free Game! Pac-Match Party!
Posted on July 10th, 2010 by
It’s Pac-Man’s 30th birthday, but the presents are for you! To celebrate this chomp-tacular occasion, Namco Games has a free Flash game on the official Pac-Man Web site! Oh, sure, there are a lot of free Flash games on the Internet, but this one is really fun and addicting. And it has Pac-Man in it, so you know I would talk about it anyway.
Halo and Halo Reach
Posted on July 10th, 2010 by
LIAM 12 asks: Hello Gamer Dad I am 12 years old and i want to get Halo Reach when it comes out but my parents won’t let me have anything above my age group. I have Halo 3 so do you think it would be ok to get Halo Reach?
Game Review: Picross 3D (DS)
Posted on July 9th, 2010 by
I was excited to come home after a long trip because I knew that, courtesy of Nintendo, Picross 3D was there waiting for me. I’m a big fan of the previous Nintendo Picross games. One could compare them to Sudoku puzzles. While both puzzles involve numbers, the focus is on logic and deduction rather than any math skills. In basic Picross, a grid is outlined above and to the side with a series of numbers that describe how many squares should be filled in each row or column. A series such as 5 3 2 means that row contains 5 consecutive filled squares, then a break, then three squares, then a break, then two squares. Squares on the grid are slowly filled in using logic and deduction until all appropriate filled squares are found an a picture is revealed. I find Picross much more satisfying than Sudoku because I enjoy the process of creating a tangible picture. The newest entry in the Picross series takes the game into the third dimension. Rather than a simple rectangle, puzzles consist of a three dimensional grid of boxes, some of which have to be removed to reveal the shape hidden inside. At first, I was wary of the changes to the game, but soon found Picross 3D to have much of the original game’s appeal.
Game Review: Secret Files: Tunguska (Wii, DS)
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by
Back in 1908, a mysterious explosion rocked the Tunguska wilderness of central Siberia. Its effects could be felt worldwide. The cause of the explosion remains a bit of a mystery. Was it a meteor, nuclear explosion, or maybe a UFO? Fast forward 100 years later. A renowned scientist goes missing, and it’s up to his daughter Nina to find him. In the process, she will solve many more mysteries and maybe even uncover the secrets of Tunguska!
