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A few days ago Laurie did a review on Kinect Sesame Street TV, it was the first time any of us had a chance to check out the concept of interacting with TV inside a video game with our kids. Laurie’s family loved it so I was excited to see what our family would think of jumping into Kinect’s Nat Geo TV Game. We have always been big fans of Kinect. I was expecting them to love this new experience {Read More}
If you have ever heard the names Big Bird, Cookie Monster or Oscar the Grouch, then you are no stranger to the classic PBS television show, Sesame Street. It is hard to believe that a children’s show that I grew up watching is still around to share with my children. Yet it isn’t hard to see why it has continued to make it all these years later. As a matter of fact, its popularity seems to continue to grow. I {Read More}
Tony Hawk Shred is the direct sequel to last year’s game, Tony Hawk Ride. These games are known in videogames for its motion controlled skate board that comes with the game. In Tony Hawk Ride the skate board was a little too unresponsive, but that is definitely fixed in Tony Hawk Shred. The Skate Board controller is very responsive, but when I was trying to do more advanced moves which involved multiple pivots and grabs I found myself almost falling {Read More}
OK, parents, listen up. Every year a toy comes along that gets so much hype, the kids start begging for it, prices soar on eBay and no store has it in stock. A few years ago it was the wii, but we have seen it from Cabbage Patch Kids to Tickle Me Elmo. Well, this year, consider yourself duly warned….the XBOX Kinect is going to be IT this year. So, what is it? It is an extension to the XBOX {Read More}
DISNEY•PIXAR WORLD OF CARS ONLINE Kids Can Now Join Lightning McQueen, Mater and the Cast of “Cars” in an Online World Full of Fun, Adventure and Racing! Racers – log onto your computers – and start your engines! Disney•Pixar World of Cars Online (www.worldofcars.com) a new online virtual world for kids based on the hit animated movie “Cars,” debuted to fans, car enthusiasts and the press on Wednesday, August 11, as announced by Disney Online Studios, a unit of {Read More}
Hey everyone, Some of you might have heard that E3, THE video game conference, has been going on this week and there have been some incredible announcements! From the three videogame giants, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony, there have been an avalanche of new titles and hardware to expect in the coming year. Microsoft: The announcement that we have all been waiting for: Project Natal has been officially announced, only now it is called The Kinect. I must say that I {Read More}
Overall SKATE 3 for XBOX is a well-structured, exciting game. The layout of this game is almost exactly like SKATE 2 with better graphics. The idea of the game is to make your skateboard company the best around. You have to design the board with your logos and then promote your boards through photo shoots, videos and challenges. The best thing about this game is the ability to roam around and do many things. For one, you can take off {Read More}
Have you seen all the cool banners floating around the site telling you about the new virtual game Wiglington and Wenks? Well, here is what it is all about! Three of our kid testers received free premium memberships so they could test it out and tell you all about it. Here is what one of our testers has to say! The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks is a modern day point and click adventure game. Similar to many point and {Read More}
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