Shop For Avatar: The Burning Earth

My son really loved this game. He played it non-stop till he had it solved.Get more detail about Avatar: The Burning Earth.

DS Lite Mini Folio - Pink

Things are a little tight, but it fits the DS, six games, the little stick, and some extra storage. Great little productGet more detail about DS Lite Mini Folio - Pink.

Charm Girls Club: My Fashion Show Review

I hate buying video games for my nieces and they never play them. Not the case with the Charm Girls games. I got my 11 year old niece My Fashion Show and she loved it. She passed it on to my older niece (14 years old) and she said it was a really good game too. So nice to find a game they both enjoy! Both my nieces said Charm Girls games are better than recent games from DS's Imagine series, they have almost all the Imagine games, but the Charm Girls seem a bit more grown up for them now. Anyway, they both gave Charm Girls 5 stars.Get more detail about Charm Girls Club: My Fashion Show.

Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 Top Quality

This games captures the essence of the world of Naruto and allows you to play with almost every character you would want to from the Hidden Leaf and Sand Village. The story could be a little stronger and after playing Bleach: 3rd Phantom RPG, I would have incorporated Bleach's story design (like watching the cartoon) and individual fight scenes after you've chosen your opponent and move (attack, justus, etc.). I also wish they made it a little more difficult as it only took several hours to complete the entire game. Overall, great start to Naruto RPG line and I hope they continue to develop more within this genre (maybe mix in a little Final Fantasy Tactics where you can develop your own character through the Shinobi ranks)!Get more detail about Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2.

Bionicle Heroes This instant

I like this game because the graphics are cool, there are all sorts of enemies coming and you have to really focus when you are fighting a boss. The heros have different gun weapons like flame thrower or a an electronic laser beam. I like the way you can change into different characters. That gives more variety to the game. You need to change characters at the right time so strategy is important. The bosses are difficult because they have different elements. Kids ages 6-16 will enjoy this game. Its a game that you can master but also you can enjoy it for a long time.Get more detail about Bionicle Heroes.

Petz Catz Clan Immediately

Catz is a really fun game. The catz ARE actually mix breeds, if you look closley at the babies.
I got it for Christmas and liked it soooooo much, I wanted the dog one.Get more detail about Petz Catz Clan.

Bleach: The Blade of Fate Best Quality

I will start off by saying I had never heard of Bleach the anime prior to looking at this game and even now I have yet to see the anime. What intrigued me about the game in the first place was its praise as a great fighting game, well ladies and gentlemen this is 100% true.

This has got to be one of the best fighting games out there. The controls are responsive, the engine is amazing, the graphics are also great. The only complain I kind of have is that the actual controls are almost the same for every character. This is kind of a plus though because I am intrigued to use every character. It is not like you have to invest some time on only a few characters because their controls are unique, no the fact that the controls are similar gives you the freedom to explore the roster. The game has a card system that lowers a stat for your opponent or boosts one of yours. At first the card system seemed unsettling but now I can see the depth it adds to the game.

Overall a great fighting game period. It's not a great fighting game for a hand held, no, it is just a great figting game. In some ways better then some of the other fighting games out there, for example Street Fighter IV. Don't let the fact that you are unfamiliar with the Bleach universe turn you away, it almost did me, you will not feel lost and the game is more than strong enough to stand on its own.Get more detail about Bleach: The Blade of Fate.

DSi XL Starter Kit - Black Get it now!

Bought this package at a clearance discount due to someone returning it. I know now why they returned it - the case doesn't fit the DSi XL well at all - I feel like I'm squishing the R&L buttons when trying to zip it. Due to the discount, I basically paid for the car charger & protector screens. Protector screens are awesome - my kids didn't even notice I put them on and the touch response hasn't changed at all!Get more detail about DSi XL Starter Kit - Black.

Petz Dogz Talent Show Buy Now

This game is so realistic. It is my favorite game I have for my DS! I was sad when I had to sell the puppies and they walk off and leave a black screen:( There was no warning about this on the box and was kind of unexpected. When you have new born puppies they are in the cradle and do not walk off the screen. That does not make me sad. Have not gotten to the talent show yet and expect that to be fun. Recommended for girls 7 and up.Get more detail about Petz Dogz Talent Show.

Imagine: Makeup Artist DS Order Now

I'm 13 and when i grow up I want to be a makeup artist so i thought this game would be fun and helpful. When I played this i got addicted! I LOVE THIS GAME! This is my favorite Nintendo game i've ever played! I started it on the plane and wished the plane ride was longer so I could play more! This game is Fab!!! It is the perfect length, and a great mixture of excitment, fun and challenge! I would recommend this game to anyone.Get more detail about Imagine: Makeup Artist DS.

Wi-Fi WiFi USB Connector for Nintendo DS Lite NDSL Decide Now

This little wireless adapter works good for connecting a PC to a wireless network. But that's not why I bought it. I was looking for the USB wifi adapter for the DS that my son was asking for. THIS IS NOT IT! It doesn't work with the Nintendo software, and it didn't come with any drivers or any instructions. All we received was a tiny box with the adapter in it. Pass on this one.Get more detail about Wi-Fi WiFi USB Connector for Nintendo DS Lite NDSL.

Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns Right now

I have yet to beat this gameit very good thoe.Get more detail about Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns.

Lowest Price Ghostbusters: The Video Game

A few of the controls were a challenge to get used to but once my kids figured it out they seemed to like it.Get more detail about Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

Low Price Imagine: Cheerleader

My granddaughter, 8 years old, loves this game as she is a cheerleader at her grade school.Get more detail about Imagine: Cheerleader.

Save Nintendo DS Electric Blue

I got the original Nintendo ds as an xmas gift in the 2004 new year 2005 season, and I have to say I am pretty impressed by the overall quality of the system. This Nintendo ds is the Silver platinum color scheme which is the first color at the time. I've dropped this thing a billion times and even spilled water on it and it works flawlessly. That's the thing you can always expect from Nintendo is quality and durability. I've never had a nintendo system fail on me from the n64 to gbc to gba to gcn whatever. Unless your actually trying to break it its not goin to break. I don't know if anybody else has had this problem, but my L and R shoulder buttons just don't work anymore. I have no idea why but they just don't work. That is the only problem i have right now. It frustrated me because they died after the warranty expiration date. The ds also has wireless multiplayer gaming with one card with some games and a pictochat mode, gba slot. Sadly no gbc games or gameboy games can be played which is a huge dissapointment. The multiplayer with gba games doesn't work either due to the abcence of the multi link cable port missing. Overall a pretty good system, very durable. I do realize that there are ds lites, and the dsi, and the dsi xl but to me its not worth it. I hardly ever use the ds and theres no incentive for me to buy a remake. Thats the critical problem with the ds is the gimmicky rediculous games it has. I have 3 games that I enjoy playing on this thing. That's why I'm rating it as 3 stars. I mean if your a parent who has kids in the 4-9 year old range it will satisfy them and will probably be a good buy. Im a freshman in college and I require more entertainment in my games. Brain age and brain age two and nintendogs just dont satisfy my needs. Theres three games that I love to play, Super mario 64 ds, mario kart ds, and new super mario bros. thats about it on the games library in my range. Some nintendo ds games have a online feature which is a step in the right direction and is a pretty cool feature concerning games. Nintendo needs to make a super smash bros. or a f-zero game for it or port mario party 1 2 and 3 from n64 over. Mario party ds failed. I played it for 5 seconds after renting it and returned it. That's my biggest problem with the ds is theres not alot of games that spark my interest except for a few. Those that liked ocarina of time or majoras mask for the n64 will be dissapointed with phantom hourglass and spirit tracks. Again they are extremely gimmicky and just not the same. The touch screen is a complete joke and just a huge gimmick sucker. All the Nds games revolve around it. In general i wouldn't recommend this system to the teenage audience. Overall I love the ds and just how durable it is but like i said I wish nintendo would make better games for it. Another thing I have to add is the pictochat function. It's extremely gimmicky. It's basically a texting tool and you quite literally have to be in the same room next to somebody because it doesn't reach very far. I could just talk to the person if he or she is in the same room. It does do nicely though if your like in a quiet zone and have to be quiet. Otherwise it is not to exciting, just another gimmicky ds feature.


Pros

+ Extremely durable, hard to break
+ 3 awesome games super mario 64 ds, mario kart ds, and new super mario bros. I recommend these games.
+ added gba slot for gba game support
+ wireless multiplayer with ds games plus ds download play
+ awesome silver color
+ also a worthy note it has the same charging cord that works with a gba sp
+ some games are wifi(online worthy)


Cons

+ extremely gimmicky ds games
+ most games revolve around the touch screen
+ absence of gbc and gameboy game support
+ no link cable connector to play multiplayer with gba games
+ only one brightness setting on or off
+ gimmicky texting tool known as pictochat


I recommend this to really young kids or teenagers who enjoy this stuff.
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Discount Disney's High School Musical: Making the Cut

My girls are 8 and 6 and they enjoy playing this game! They like anything that has to do with HSM. and its not a singing game...its more arcade than sing along.Get more detail about Disney's High School Musical: Making the Cut.

Cheapest DS Lite and DSi Universal Transporter Carrying Case - Pink

Awesome case! Holds everything from multiple DS units, the charger, your stylus whether it's small or the new fountain pen-like stylus for the DSi XL (there are 4 spots for the small stylus and 2 for the XL stylus), to 20 game cartridges (slots made for the small ones, not the larger GBA ones, though you can definitely tuck some GBA games somewhere in this bag like the zippered compartment which my kids are currently using to hold their chargers).

Be VERY carful when you buy this tranporter because it has undergone a recent transformation. Notice the different pictures of these game bags when you search for them on Amazon. See the hang-tag in the photo of this hot pink one? Well, in the bottom-left, you can barely see it but there are 3 green check marks. One each for DS lite, DSi and DSi XL. Power A is using the same name but there are actually two models. The first one comes with a cardboard sleeve around the bag and the area that holds 2 DS units has a separator that is sewn in. This newer bag with the hang-tag on it comes with a velcro separator so the XL can be accomodated. We almost purchased the other one which would have not fit the XL. Both are on store shelves so unzip it and look inside if you own an XL because you will need the velcro separator model to be able to resize the area accordingly, otherwise it won't fit right. Whether velcro or sewn separator, DS lite and the regualar DSi will fit fine. But be very aware if this bag is for the XL.

I believe both models come in Pink, Blue and Black but having viewed the ones with the sewn in console area, I noticed it's a much lighter pink and the one considered black is a combo of both dark gray and black (meaning XL users need to spot hot pink, all black and blue). Crazy I know, but spotting the different colors may help you choose correctly.

It also comes with a removable, adjustable shoulder strap.

Hope this helps because when buying on the web, you may not get all the tiny details and since both models are called Universal Transporters, one can buy the wrong one and who feels like returning and waiting for the right one? I nearly got the wrong bag model twice.

P.S.
I purchased this hot pink model (daughter, 10) and the solid black (son, 7). My kids love the bag's roominess while not being too large to carry around. My daughter loves the shoulder strap, carries it cross-wise across her body like a purse, and uses the 're-sized' space beside her XL for her cell phone. My boy does not like the shoulder strap and prefers using the short handle on top. The bag is roughly 9" x 8.5".

P.P.S.
I just added a customer image of the interior. Hope it helps.Get more detail about DS Lite and DSi Universal Transporter Carrying Case - Pink.

Cheap Line Rider 2: Unbound

this game for the DS is great, there's not a lot to do with this game overall but it's entertaining for what it is.Get more detail about Line Rider 2: Unbound.

Buying Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Okay, to be blunt, everything about this game makes me sick. Let me start at the game description. It promises 24 players, including Mr. Fantastic and the Human Torch. However, the DS game offers only 15 heroes, and the Human Torch and Mr. Fantastic are not playable.

Also, unlike the original Ultimate Alliance, this version only offers four super powers for each character. In the original, you had a whole arsenal of super powers that were actually pretty cool. In this game: you stick with what you got. The ability to change your uniform at will is excluded, too.

Another problem, the biggy, the main reason I bought the game: fusions. The description made it sound so glorious: fantastic combinations; a fiery tornado; over 250 unique combos! In fact, the "fusions" are just each character performing their regular special moves with no hint of combination. Yes: Wolverine will still run around in a circle waving his claws no matter who he is teamed up with. And yes: Thor does the exact same special move when teamed with Storm as he does with Hulk.

So, pretty much the only positive thing out of that mess of a game was that there wasn't any annoying loading screen every time you enter a new room. Still, I would take the loading screen if they actually put some effort into making this game likable.

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Buy Just In Time Translations

This has proven to be an interesting product although limited on vocabulary, but the audio portion is decent and helps in learning the pronunciation & gives good basic overviews of each of the languages.Get more detail about Just In Time Translations.

Purchase Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa

I usually never buy franchise games but my kid absolutely loves this cartoon so I decided to try this one and was very disappointed. First: the controls are counterintuitive, second: it's very difficult for kids to get past even the first level, which causes them to lose interest. Third: gameplay is extremely poorly thought out and is simply boring. My kids hate it, I tried playing but could not force myself to continue playing after 5 minutes.Get more detail about Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa.

Order Coraline

not having any children, it would be easy for me to predict children between the ages of 5 and 12 would enjoy this game. sadly, i purchased this game for my own entertainment, and found myself quite disappointed. while the graphics were fun and (initially) promising, the game moved way too slowly for my taste. coraline moved so slowly, i was gritting my teeth as i waited for her to accomplish her tasks. the video directly correlated with the movie, which wouldn't have been too bad, except that meant an overabundance of cut scenes. many, many cut scenes. even the minigames were entirely too basic-- looking for the ingredients to the pancakes? no worries- every ingredient will be highlighted with a yellow *stop* sign. too easy, too slow, too exasperating.Get more detail about Coraline.

Where To Buy Playmobil: Knights

Hello I'm an autistic 22 year old adult gamer.

This is my review on Playmobil: Knights for Nintendo DS.

I bought this game at GameStop & love it. It has great cutscenes. Excellent storyline & remind's me a little of the lego series but awesome game. The story is set in mideval times/the middle ages which by the way if your going to study any era in history study the mideval times you'll learn so much from that era. Anyway's you play as Sir Beetalot a noble knight just starting off. you get smash moles in mini games to clear the yard for jousting toraments. You get go on mission's I'm on mission 16 right now. You even get to ride dragon's. If your just starting in the game buy the dragon that cost's 1200 gold peices he fly's faster & is more sturdy for battle against other dragon's in the sky.
Over all I really love this game. I hope they continue the playmobil series! It's the best!

Happy Gaming everyone!Get more detail about Playmobil: Knights.

Shop For Kirby Canvas Curse

Recently I was finally able to get Kirby Canvas Curse. The game got tons of great feedback when it came out years ago, and is still placed in a lot of top 20 DS games lists. That surprised me, especially given how many great DS games there are now. It's a good game despite not feeling like a Kirby game. But hey, if you were sick of going around sucking up enemies this could be for you.

Gameplay is pretty simple- Kirby is rolled into a ball and you have to navigate him through each stage while defeating enemies and solving some puzzles here and there. You draw lines on the touch screen which act as bridges, walls or platforms so he can keep going. Tap Kirby to propel him forward and if there's a gap in the floor, draw a line over it so he doesn't fall. It's easy for the first couple of worlds, but later on the difficulty spikes up a bit and you'll need to be fast with the stylus. You can tap enemies on the screen to stun them, and once Kirby touches them, they're toast. Some have powers that Kirby can use, most of which you'll be familiar with if you've played previous Kirby games (flame, needle, rock, etc.). After you clear three stages in each world, you'll get to face one of three boss challenges. Each one's different: one puts Kirby in the roll of the BreakOut ball, another has you racing and collecting food, and the other simply has you connect the dots. And once the worlds are done, there's the final boss. Though there are also special tokens you can collect in each stage that net you a little something special at the end too.

Unlike any other Kirby game, Canvas Curse is refreshing, but doesn't feel like a Kirby game to me. There's no flying, eating enemies, or animal buddies. Kirby stays in ball form the whole game. It took me a little while to get used to controling him exclusively with the stylus, but I got the hang of it after a few stages. When you draw lines, you can go a good length before using up your ink and needing it to refill, so go nuts with the bridges. Sometimes it got annoying when I needed Kirby to go in a different direction, especially on small platforms, because you need to draw a wall and propel him toward it so he goes the other way. 'kinda wish there were more boss fights than just the 3 main ones too, but it's not that big of a deal. Also, make sure you collect every star when you can, because the game doesn't hand out 1ups very often.

The graphics look good still today, and there wasn't any slowdown when I played. Some of the later stages have just plain beautiful designs, often looking like abstract art. There were times when I'd let Kirby stay still so I could enjoy the scenery. Likewise for the music- a lot of it's memorable, something I haven't said for a Kirby game since Kirby's Dreamland 2 over 10 years ago.

If you can find a copy of Canvas Curse and love Kirby, it'd be hard to not recommend it to you. Just keep in mind what the gameplay's like and give it a half hour or so before deciding if you don't like it. With all the hidden tokens, it should keep you coming back for a while.Get more detail about Kirby Canvas Curse.

Animal Planet: Vet Life

I am 10 and I bought this game with my own money.

It was really fun...while it lastest.

I got this game on a Thursday and finished it on Saturday. This game is great besides that.

You can take care of baby animals, do surgeries and learn while you do it. This game is good for all ages 7 and older. But you can finish the complete game way to quickly.Get more detail about Animal Planet: Vet Life.

Space Invaders Extreme Review

From Galaga to Centipede, the core mechanics of the original Space Invaders had been iterated and improved upon so often that it's a wonder that this new "Extreme" sequel feels so fresh. Taito's epochal arcade smash virtually invented the top-down shooter genre, but aside from a few minor retreads, it has remained dormant for decades. Well, chalk it up to the success of that wonderful Pac-Man reboot or the imminent thirtieth anniversary of the original, but Space Invaders Extreme is simultaneously a joyous celebration of the SI legacy and a fresh take on old-school blasting.

Everyone knows Space Invaders: one turret, four shields, and fifty-five alien ships whose only strategy is to "increase speed, drop down, and reverse direction" (thanks, Futurama!). Well, this "extreme" version adheres closely to the feel of the original but has abandoned the defensive structures and tight formations of the original. Shields are apparently obsolete in this day and age, so Taito saw fit to arm your turret with several new power-ups, including screen-filling lasers, bombs, and a broad shot. The alien armada also kept busy during the cease fire. Gone are the days of "trembling in terror" at their three kinds of ships. Expect to fight an updated panoply of powerful foes, including suicide bombers, teleporters, bouncers, and shielded enemies that can reflect your shots back at you.

More...All of these new enemy types of course require new strategies, but the true genius of this production is realized when you start seeing three or four types of ships stacked together. All of the sudden, new layers of strategy come into play as you try to figure out how to take out the exploding troops without setting off the suicide bombers, or how to remove the reflective shields of some smaller baddies while a huge mother ship is besieging the stage with a tree-trunk-thick laser. Each subsequent wave forces players to adjust. Your special weapons certainly pack a punch, but what good does that do when precision is of the highest priority?

However, the game still finds opportunities for you to cut loose even in the later stages. By shooting four enemies in a row of one color, and then four of a different color (again, another wrinkle), you'll be launched into a brief mini-game with some randomly generated task. Quick! Shoot the right ships to trigger domino-styled explosions! Collect 100 golden items from a retreating UFO! All of the sudden, this becomes the WarioWare Inc. of 2D shooters, constantly forcing you to be quick on your feet. Your reward for succeeding is "Fever Mode," a roughly ten-second window in which you're given obscene amounts of firepower.

Just leafing your way through the instruction manual reveals almost endless facets to what at first appears to be a simple shooter. Dual screened boss battles, roulette rounds brought to you via golden UFOs, score multipliers, a leveling up system, and branching paths à la Starfox...this game's straightforward appearance truly belies almost limitless depth.

Perhaps "straightforward appearance" isn't fair either, because while the graphics are simple (aside from the pre-rendered background flybys through neon drenched Tokyo), there's a musical component to the game that is reminiscent of the sublime synesthesia of Rez. There isn't just a driving techno beat and some strobe lights here. Whenever you shoot an enemy, collect a power up, or deflect an enemy attack, the game produces a distinct musical sound that always fits to the beat. There may be a hidden component to this as well, since the top screen mysteriously keeps track of your "bass" and "chord" among other things. Speaking of bass, be sure to play with the Rumble Pack. I know that many of our readers will opt instead for the import-only paddle accessory, but the rumble here serves as a thumping bass to complement the slightly tinny musical arrangements. Fans of Rez will know how much this vibration can enhance the game play experience (and no, I'm not talking about the risible Trance Vibrator). The developers should be commended for making the most of a usually worthless feature.

So at twenty bones, you shouldn't even be asking yourself whether or not this is worth it. This game will capture your attention in the same way that fellow throwback Geometry Wars did several years ago. With online leader boards and multiplayer*, this game will have you dropping virtual quarters for a long time to come. This is as close to an arcade revival as you are going to see.

*This review focuses on the DS version. Apparently, the PSP's multiplayer doesn't support infrastructure mode.

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Puzzle Kingdoms Top Quality

Like some other people, when I first bought this game I only played it for maybe a few hours, put it down, and didn't think I was ever going to play it again. I didn't like how I had to buy my recruits, and thought it was too hard to earn any money to actually buy these troops. I didn't understand why I could suddenly attack at times, and I barely understood why I won or lost battles. Navigating through the menu's was a complete mess IMO, the artwork was bland, the story was completely generic and lame. . . hell I was lost even with the tutorials. I had never played Puzzle Quest either because when I picked this game up that was the game I actually thought i was buying! Meaning, the puzzle game that got all the rave reviews.

Now, roughly 18 months has passed and I decided to give Puzzle Kingdoms another go. I poured tons of hours into Puzzle Quest and wanted to change things up a bit and figured it was time to give this game another shot. With some patience and downright luck, I am now hopelessly addicted to this game. Now that I understand how to play Puzzle Kingdoms, and have come to understand that the solid mechanics of the puzzle design, I cannot put it down.

When I say luck played a part in this, at one point in starting my new adventure I accidentally clicked onto one of the gray looking type rock buildings, only to find that I had to slay a dragon of sorts. Once I destroyed the creature, I was rewarded handsomely and thought to myself "OH, now THAT's how earn real money is this game." If I would have stumbled upon this in the beginning, or have understood how to set my characters up to attack (which I learned with patience and trial and error), I probably wouldn't have been so quick to judge this game.

Now, I love trying out different combinations of troops, as well as recruiting new troops with the added mini games they put into the adventure. Clearing the board/destroying "the box" is also so much fun, and a welcomed twist to the original game mechanics.

To put it simply, this game rocks, as does the sound and music accompanying it. While the graphics are downright horrible, the story meaningless, the interface un-friendly, it's not enough to ruin the game by any means.
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True Swing Golf This instant

read reviews that this was better than tiger woods on ds. glad I purchased, because my six year old loves it, and so do I.Get more detail about True Swing Golf.