Archive | August, 2009

New Twilight Merchandise: Prices and Quality Vary Wildly

I watched Twilight when it came out on DVD, and despite that I’m just not the right target audience for anything related to the movie and the books, I must admit that my sister would gladly marry Edward right now.  Personally, I’ll pass, despite how beautiful he may in fact be. Since Twilight is such [...]

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NCAA Football 2010: Home Team Wins!

I’m not a big fan of sports titles for one simple reason: Every year there is a new game and every year the game is hardly an improvement over the last.  However, with NCAA Football ’10 I may be proven quite wrong. The NCAA Football franchise has been struggling to upstage Madden for years now, [...]

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G.I. Joe, The Rise of Cobra: Worst Video Game Tie-In Ever

Those of you who read my review of the action figures tying in with the new G.I. Joe movie probably know that I’m skeptical of franchises cashing in on their cred.  I’m about to review the video game adaptation of the movie. To keep it simple, I enjoy the movie-based toys better than the movie-based [...]

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Green Toys Tea Set: A Tradition Made Earth-Friendly

I am a boy, yet I was never one to say no to a good old-fashioned sit-down tea party with the ladies.  There are a few toys that I’ll go so far as say, “These are required for young minds to grow and have fulfilled childhoods.” That list goes as follows: Slinkies, Silly Putty, jump [...]

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Preview of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is the third game of the series and it’ll be on the DS this September.  Surprisingly, the Mario & Luigi role playing games don’t get nearly as much credit as they deserve. Look, I’m a Mario addict, especially anything that plays like Super Mario RPG.  The Paper Mario series [...]

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5 Game Boy Advance Games Still Worth Their Mettle

The DS is a great system all on its own, but don’t forget that you have the option of playing Game Boy Advance games on it as well, (unless you have a DSi).  There are some great games you may have missed out on, so let me remind you of them.  Here are five Game [...]

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Sega’s MadWorld for the Wii: Red Looks Good on You

Third-party developers are having a very hard time making games for the Nintendo Wii that turn a profit. However, this didn’t stop Sega from giving us MadWorld, an M-rated title that places you in control of Jack Cayman, a contestant in a reality show that’s entire point is to kill everyone else. Standard, silly, and [...]

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Blongo Family Fun Blongo Set

A toy in the spirit of outdoor games such as horseshoes, croquet and lawn darts, the Blongo Family Fun Blongo Set provides you with all the necessary tools to play the new game that is growing in popularity across America.

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