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Why Old Video Games Systems are Good

Kids want a video game system? Shop around for an older system for much happiness. There has never been a time when I have purchased the latest new video game for my kids. It just doesn’t make sense. Of course, I am not a complete grouch. In fact, they have a number of older video games to play with at their disposal at all times, and I haven’t heard a single complaint. The fact that these systems are older ones isn’t a problem. In fact it is a benefit. Here is why. Cost Hands down, older video game systems will … Continue reading →

Indiana Jones: The Legend of the Video Games

By now, we are all familiar with the movie-tie in video game. After all, movies today aren’t just movies. They are huge merchandising franchises that produce everything from tie-in toys to tie-in shampoo. In fact, I even heard a rumor of one company that wanted to license a movie tie-in for insecticide. No, I don’t want to even know what the move was that inspired that one. Video game tie-ins are not surprising. After all, you already have a plot (or tasks to complete the story), characters and plenty of graphics that are already conceptualized before a single piece of … Continue reading →

Setting Sony Playstation 3 Parental Controls 2

The Sony Playstation 3 has got to be one of the best video game systems out there, especially with its coveted Blu-Ray DVD player. Unfortunately, though, out of all of the popular video game systems, the Playstation 3 is probably the one with the most violent and bloody games. Because it is so important to make sure that are children are only exposed to games that we, as parents, deem appropriate, we are going through the various steps of setting up parental controls of the Sony Playstation 3. If you missed the first part of this article, click here: Setting … Continue reading →

Spielberg Makes a Video Game

It has been a long wait, but we have some news. There are new details about the video game collaboration between Steven Spielberg, legendary film maker and Electronic Arts the popular video game maker. The game, called “Boom Blox,” will be available is May for the Ninento Wii video game console. Electronic Arts has recently released information that indicates that the game will be a casual game full of “Blox-laying chickens or…baseball-throwing monkeys” or cartoonlike grim reapers in tiki, medieval, frontier, or haunted themed settings.” In other words, it is probably going to be full of a lot of weird … Continue reading →

Lost Five Times Over

I am probably the only person in America who has yet to see the television show, Lost. I feel like I should either join a support group and start therapy immediately, or go crawl back under my rock. The only excuse I have is that I have three small children at home and that by the time they have everything they need and are tucked in bed, by the time the house is reset back to the way it was, why I am just ready to pop myself in bed and read a good book for a few minutes before … Continue reading →

Review of Shrek 2 Playstation Game

Rated: E for Everyone Cost: $20-$30 Age: 5+ Rating: 5 Stars My son recently received the Shrek 2 Playstation Game for his birthday. I am very picky when it comes to games. I want something that will be challenging without being to difficult, not contain graphic violence, basically an E rating, if possible allow multiple players to play at the same time, and be something that my husband and I won’t mind playing with him. I was not disappointed with Shrek 2. The game allows up to four people, if you have that many controllers, to play together. Each person … Continue reading →