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Cory In The House

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Didi Cardoso
Platform: Nintendo DS
Production: Disney Interactive
Rating: E (Everyone)

Now here is one game that leaves a lot to be desired, "Cory has won a contest by making a presidential bobblehead doll, and now has plans to market them and profit from his work. However, the boxes with the bobbleheads have gone missing, so the first mission is to retrieve them all. Apparently, these bobbleheads have been tampered with and are now hypnotizing people all over."

Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Didi Cardoso
Platform: Wii
Production: THQ / Locomotive Games
Rating: T (Teen)

How do Crypto's mishaps fare on the Wii, "Pox owns a fast-food restaurant and has a secret recipe for his famous hot-dogs that uses human meat - you know, from all those corpses Crypto kept leaving behind for the last couple of decades. But someone has found this secret recipe and she has to be stopped before the whole scheme is exposed."

Jack Keane

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Didi Cardoso
Platform: PC
Production: Strategy First / Deck 13 / 10tacle Studios
Rating: T (Teen)

It's a tea conspiracy in this Monkey Island reminiscent game, "Jack Keane is a cartoonish point and click adventure game taking place in the 19th century, a time of pirates, ships and treasure maps. You play as Jack, the captain of the Charming Princess, on a mission to Tooth Island, to discover why Doctor T is planning to destroy tea plants... by using some tea-eating plants. "

Kung Fu Panda

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Didi Cardoso
Platform: Nintendo DS
Production: Activision / Vicarious Visions
Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)

Cute and cuddly but packing a lot of punch, "Po wants to learn martial arts and become a powerful Kung Fu warrior. With the help of his master Shifu, he begins learning a few moves, until his quest sends him to find other legendary masters to learn more from and special medallions that unlock new techniques."

Theme Hospital

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Didi Cardoso
Platform: PC
Production: EA/Bullfrog
Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)

Didi revisits an old favorite, "But it's not just about pulling staff from one room to the other, researching new drugs and treatment options, training staff, placing enough benches and radiators all around and managing a sometimes tight budget. There are more challenges to be found in this wacky healthcare environment."

Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Brandy Shaul
Platform: PC
Production: LDW Software / LLC
Rating: E (Everyone)

Brandy tries to manage a stranded group of villagers, "Certain members of the tribe are forced to search for other inhabitable areas of land to house the village's growing population. After a storm lands the expedition team on a isolated (and deserted) cove, your villagers find themselves stranded, and must work to rebuild this secret city before the elements get the best of them. This is where you come in. "

Wild ARMs XF

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST

by Anna "Lania" Slad�
Platform: PSP
Production: XSEED Games / MediaVision
Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)

The Wild ARMs series goes portable, and Lania checks how it turned out, "Main character Clarissa and her friend turned bodyguard Felius start out on a simple journey that soon will be festered with bad guys, evil plots, backstabbing, but also good friends, good laughs and good fights."