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Title: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Price: $34.99 System(s): DS (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP) Release Date: September 16, 2008 Publisher (Developer): LucasArts ESRB Rating: “Teen” for fantasy violence. Pros: Unique touchscreen control scheme, decent graphics and the usual amazing Star Wars score and settings. Two multiplayer modes. Cons:… Continue Reading »

Title: Mario Super Sluggers Price: $49.99 System(s): Wii Release Date: August 25, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Namco Bandai) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for comic mischief. Pros: Plenty of enjoyable Mario Party-style baseball minigames. Great utilization of both the WiiMote and the Nunchuck attachment or the option to play sans Nunchuck. Can… Continue Reading »

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Product: Leapster2 Price: $69.99 (games MSRP $19.99 each) Rating: One thumb up, on thumb sideways; 85/100; B; * * * 1/2 Pros: Rugged construction, easy to use, PC (Windows and Mac) connectivity and backwards compatibility. Cons: Some lag and touchscreen issues during motion graphics, stylus cord a bit short and… Continue Reading »

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Speed Force Wireless that is. Hitting stores November 2008, just in time for both the holiday season and the launch of Need for Speed Undercover, is the new Logitech wireless racing wheel. Before this, Wii users were pretty much stuck using the Wii Wheel or Brando’s multi-axis racing system .… Continue Reading »

Title: Bleach Uncut Season 2: The Entry box set Price: $39.99 (Amazon) - $80.99 (Barnes & Noble) Format: DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008 Company: Viz Media ESRB Rating: Unrated Pros: Episodes 21-41 uncut, English and Japanese voice tracks, English subtitles, production art, mini-poster, Ichigo sticker Cons: Only basic extra… Continue Reading »

Title: Freakazoid! Season One DVD (aka Steven Spielberg Presents Freakazoid! Season One DVD) Price: $22.95 Release Date: July 29, 2008 Publisher: Warner Bros. (Amblin Entertainment) Pros: Wacky super-hero humor that stands up well to the internet generation. Great art, plenty of fun references, lots of classic homages and good transfer… Continue Reading »

Title: Bleach Uncut Season 1: The Substitute box set Price: $27.99 (Amazon) - $44.99 (Barnes & Noble) Format: DVD Release Date: June 10, 2008 Company: Viz Media ESRB Rating: Unrated Pros: 20 unrated episodes of Bleach, Japanese and English voice acting, free double-sided poster and a free Bleach trading card.… Continue Reading »

Title: Soul Bubbles Price: $29.99 System: DS Release Date: June 27, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Eidos (Mekensleep) ESRB Rating: Everyone Pros: Unique, addictive gameplay. Great use of DS touch screen. Wonderful graphics and audio. Cons: Short. A bit too easy. No multiple saves. Overall Score: Two thumbs up; 91/100; A-; 4… Continue Reading »

Title: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures System(s): Xbox 360 (PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP, PC) Release Date: June 3, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Lucas Arts (Traveller’s Tales) ESRB Rating: Everyone Pros: Fun game play, nice graphics, great sound, funny, classic Lego adventure, lots of unlockables, plenty of replay value Cons:… Continue Reading »

Title: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Price: $29.99 System(s): DS (Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation2, PC, Wii, PSP) Release Date: June 3, 2008 Publisher (Developer): LucasArts (TT Games) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for carton violence. Pros: Good sense of humor, decent action, fairly easy to pick up and play, cute… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures - DS screenshots