Video Games for Everyone

Reviewed By: Erin Bell at commonsensemedia The Guitar Hero series is in no danger of slowing down if GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK is any indication. The third game in the series (well, technically the fourth if you count Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s ) is the first truly cross-platform Guitar Hero , with versions for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the Wii. Now closet rock stars can finally enjoy the series on the console of their choice. The music game’s mechanics have not changed much from previous versions. Using a special guitar controller, you play along to a song ... Read Full Story

If life were an endless vacation, what would you do? Go fishing, collect shells or watch fireworks with friends? Build a snowman, exchange presents with family or decorate your house for the holidays? Take a trip to the city, go on a shopping spree or visit friends from all over the globe? In Animal Crossing: City Folk, life moves at a relaxed pace, but the world brims with endless possibilities. There’s always something new to do. In the living, breathing world of Animal Crossing: City Folk, days and seasons pass in real time, so there’s always something to discover. Catch fireflies in the summer, ... Read Full Story

Spore From Electronic Arts Price: $49.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by Amazon.com Product Description The creators of The Sims present the next big bang - SPORE. Create your unique creature and guide it on an epic journey through a universe of your own creations. Play any way you choose in the five evolutionary phases of Spore: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. How you play and what you do with your universe is entirely up to you. Spore gives you a variety of powerful yet easy-to-use creation tools so you can create every aspect of your universe: creatures, ... Read Full Story

Fable 2 Experience a whole new world of choices and consequences with Fable 2 , as every decision you make continually defines who you become. With incredible new features and a more complex kingdom of limitless choices and consequences, this sequel fully expands the level of immersion and innovative gameplay pioneered in the original for a truly interactive world. Revisit the sprawling world of Albion more than 500 years after the events of the original Fable , this action role-playing game (RPG) provide gamers with an epic story and innovative real-time gameplay, including a massive amount of freedom and choice to explore a vast ... Read Full Story

Far Cry 2 Caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa, you are sent to take out “The Jackal”, a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfill your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and neutralize their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force. Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players discover a true open world gameplay set in ... Read Full Story