Saturday, February 27, 2010

Fundex Games Quoridor Classic (Toy)

Fundex Games Quoridor Classic
Fundex Games Quoridor Classic (Toy)
By Fundex Games

4 used and new from $47.50
Customer Rating: 4.6

First tagged by Bernard Dekoven "Major Fun"
Customer tags: strategy(9), family game(6), board game(5), games(3), wood(3), fun(2), family(2), chess, logic game, kids game, funagain less expensive, 2x overpriced

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The aim in this award-winning gameis to get your pawn across to the opposite side of the playing board. But should you move your pawn or erect a fence to slow your opponent's advance? Choices don't come easily in this game of mazes and madness. 2-4 players, ages 6 and up. The game includes 20 fences, 4 wooden pawns&instructions.A winner of many international commendations and awards, Quoridor Classic is a near-perfect game. Its objective is clear, not convoluted; the physical game is stylish, sturdy, and well made; and it has broad player appeal--it's great for families with players of varying ages. Quoridor Classic is a fast-moving strategy game that is similar to chess insofar as players move pawn-shaped pieces across the board. The difference is that there are wooden fences one erects to block the progress of and force a different route upon an opponent. The physical blocks are quite effective for discouraging daring moves, and encouraging more competitive players. Players utilize analytical and logistical thinking, as well as math-minded strategy. The game includes four pawn-shaped, smooth wooden pieces that are stylishly stained. The fences are natural wood. The playing board is made of heavy, carved wood that is richly stained and finished. Quoridor Classic accommodates two to four players. --Diane Beall Read more


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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

The Simpsons Game (Video Game)

The Simpsons Game
The Simpsons Game (Video Game)
By Electronic Arts

Buy new: $19.99
25 used and new from $15.75
Customer Rating: 3.8

First tagged by R. Gutierrez "Just a dad"
Customer tags: playstation 3(31), simpsons(18), ps3 game(12), video games(12), games(7), ps3 games(4), parody(4), blu-ray(4), platformer(3), co-op, best simpsons game, action

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The Simpsons Game features a hilarious, sprawling, and mind-busting storyline crafted by the TV show's Emmy Award-winning writers. For this action-comedy, the full cast of voice actors from the TV show and movie reprise their roles to lend the ultimate in authenticity and realism to the game. In The Simpsons Game, Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa use exciting, all-new powers to save Springfield from rising chaos. To help the Simpsons, gamers must journey through their home town as well as vast worlds beyond, vanquish an amazing array of villains, and fight their way through parodies of multiple popular games. An Original Episodic Adventure - Features a 100% original script from the writers of the show with 4 distinct acts divided into 16 episodes and over 8,000 lines of dialogue Springfield Hub - The open-world Springfield was designed as a central locale to jump into episodes with iconic locations to visit, characters to be visited and interact with, and hundreds of collectibles to be found Parodies and Satire - With parodies of the video game industry, pop culture and current events, the game has the same gut-wrenching hilarity as the show Co-op Play - With two members of The Simpsons family involved in each episode, all episodes can be played cooperatively in addition to being played in single-player mode Collectibles - Roam throughout the episodes and Springfield itself to discover custom video game clichés, and unique collectibles for each member of The Simpsons family Time Challenges - Every episode can be replayed Read more


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Yoga for Kids Zoo Yoga (DVD)

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Zoo Yoga is a useful tool for parents, teachers and day care providers. It is a fun, energetic, and creative way for children to stretch and play, an imaginative exploration that is effective for children as they explore balance, strength and flexibility. Mike demonstrates to children how to assume traditional yoga positions renamed and resembling positions of common animals interesting to children. Zoo Yoga was created for the interest, understanding and capabilities of children. www.ZooYoga.com Read more


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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Scribblenauts (Video Game)

Scribblenauts
Scribblenauts (Video Game)
By Warner Bros

Buy new: $27.96
48 used and new from $19.99
Customer Rating: 4.2

First tagged by C. Hulen
Customer tags: nintendo ds(65), video games(60), scribblenauts(45), ds(38), imagination(34), puzzle(32), nintendo dsi(26), writing(23), interesting(16), creative(8), spelling(4), dsi(4)

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Scribblenauts is a completely original gameplay experience that anyone can play, offering fun for all ages with two styles of gameplay and more than 200 levels. In Scribblenauts, players use the Nintendo DS touch-screen to help their character Maxwell acquire the Starite in each level by solving a series of puzzles armed with their stylus, notepad and imagination. Players jot down the word for any object that comes to mind in order to reach the goal. Every object behaves as it would in the real world, and players can combine countless objects to create completely new scenarios. Every level has more than one written object to use as a solution, opening up the game to endless replay. In Scribblenauts, players advance through ten worlds, each with eleven puzzle and eleven action levels for a total of 220 challenges to complete. Each level has a “par” for the number of objects suggested to finish the level. Beating a level with under par, earns “Ollars”, the in-game currency, which players can use to purchase new levels and music.

Scribblenauts is a unique single player side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo DS that challenges players to solve spatially oriented puzzles like no game before it. In it players use an in-game notepad/keyboard, as well as the touch screen and stylus of the Nintendo DS, to conjure up solutions to the obstacles placed in the path of the game's hero. Solutions are manifested in the form of literally thousands of items--many very unexpected--that are called up and take on a life of their own, resulting in puzzle-solving that is limited only by the player's imagination.

Maxwell with a Starite in a tree in 'Scribblenauts'
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Gameplay
Based around 2D side-scrolling action and word play, the premise of Scribblenauts is simple; quite literally, anything you write, you can use and reuse in the game. Players use the DS' touch-screen and the in-game notepad/keyboard to help their character, Maxwell, as he moves throughout 220 increasingly difficult levels on his never-ending quest for the star-like "Starites." But it is not as easy as reaching up and plucking a Starite. Attaining them requires Maxwell to solve spatially oriented puzzles. To do this players describe objects via the notepad/keyboard, which in turn appear on the game screen and facilitate the starite making its way to Maxwell. There are literally thousands of items in the game, both utilitarian like ladders, ropes, cars and buses, to the outlandish items, such as invisibility cloaks, pirates and black holes. There are time limits on levels, as well as a limitation to the number of items that can be used per level. But regardless of these restrictions, the game is all about experimentation, imagination and endless replay value as players open their minds to the nearly limitless possibilities that are sure to make Scribblenauts unlike any side-scrolling platformer they have ever played.

Key Features

  • Create Your Own Interactive Experience - Objects you write down in the game are only limited by your imagination.
  • Everyone Can Play - Scribblenauts features all-ages pick-up-and-play fun for everyone.
  • Touch-screen Controls - Easy to pick up and play on Nintendo DS. If you can tap, you can play.
  • Unlimited Replay Value - Use less objects to increase your score, or experiment with different objects for endless replay value. Write anything; solve everything.
  • Playground Mode - Play the entire game in a sandbox style right on the title screen.
  • Create and Share - Share levels you create with the level editor via your Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection.
  • Innovative New Title from Leading Developer - 5th Cell, the creator of the Drawn to Life franchise and Lock's Quest, has experience creating high-quality, innovative DS games.
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Helicopter object in 'Scribblenauts'
Thousands of objects.
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Level tracking and stats in 'Scribblenauts'
Track levels & stats.
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A new kind of 2D platformer in 'Scribblenauts'
Object combining.
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