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Rated
E Games | Rated: T Games | Game
Boy Advance Systems
& Accessories
ESRB Rating: Everyone
 NBA 2005 Live
(EA) Ages 6 and up,
$29.99 Platforms PS2, XBox and GameCube.
According to our
reviewer, "This is an amazing game! You will have a lot of fun playing on your favorite team. For all ages, you will be playing for hours on dynasty mode, which is when you are able to pick your team and start your own franchise. Either choosing who you prefer on your team as a regular NBA draft, or you can start out as your favorite players on your team, you will have a great time. The thing that makes this unique game great is All-star Weekend. There is a Rookie game, the three point contest, an all-star game, and the Slam-Dunk contest, the most incredible part of this game. You will get to pick your player to perform amazing dunks and try to bring home the victory. This is by far the best basketball game out!
Game features include: All-new dunks, alley-oops, and mid-air jump shots,
the Dynasty mode lets you manage a franchise over 25 seasons.
 Madden
NFL 2005 (EA) Ages
6 and up, $29.99 Platforms PS 2, XBox and GameCube.
Our 9-year-old reviewer reports, "This is an unbelievable game! The graphics are amazing. You can create your own player, team, stadium, and even your own fan! The dynasty mode is also fun, and in certain activities, you can gain points to receive virtual trading cards. You can play on to find other interesting parts in this game including winning the Super Bowl with your own fantasy team. It definitely scores a touchdown in my books!"
Game features include: New storyline central in franchise mode gathers game events into news-story presentations,
Create-a-fan feature lets you put your likeness into the stadium crowd and
New Defensive Playmaker Control lets you modify pre-snap assignments for any defensive player on the field
 Tak 2 Staff of Dreams
(THQ) Platform
tested XBox, available platforms: PS 2, XBox, GameCube and Gameboy Advance
According to the mother of our reviewer "Tak2 for XBox continues to
be a huge hit in our household among my 9-year-old son and his friends.
Tak2 features "Tak" a character reminiscent of Tarzan as a child
in the Disney hit, jumping around in his caveman outfit and club battling
various obstacles that come his way, and progressing through various
levels of game play. Tak is an appealing character, both for
kids and adults. Unlike many other X-Box games that attract the
"tween" age group, Tak2 is not as overtly violent and deals
mainly with Tak fending for himself and surviving in an odd fantasy world
(somewhat like The Land Before Time) rather than aggressive violence
towards others. Tak does have to destroy various mean creatures
using weapons and there are a few disgusting sequences that deal primarily
with bathroom-like humor, but this game is fairly harmless and very
entertaining for kids. The boys are hugely entertained and
challenged by progressing through the levels of the game, taking turns
getting each other through the levels. Further, the mini-games
included in the game have also proven to be captivating. These games
allow players to play against each other in short entertaining contests,
one involving racing around a coliseum-like structure on fast moving
animals. These also appealed to my 6-year-old daughter. We
have found Tak2 to be a successful game for all ages."
Game
Boy Advance
 Barbie
Princess and the Pauper
(Vivendi) Platform
Game Boy
Advance, Rated E, $29.99
Our 11-year-old review thought this was a
fun game for Game Boy. She felt that age wise she may have been a
little old and thought it would be better for an 8 or 9 year-old.
She also commented that it was quite a lot of reading, but it was a great
story and she enjoyed it.
 Lizzie
McGuire 2 (Disney
Interactive) Platform Game Boy
Advance, Rated E, $29.99
Our 11-year-old tester reports that this
game "rocks!" It's challenging but fun. She is a fan
of Lizzie McGuire's and really enjoyed playing this game. She really liked
the fact that she could be a cheerleader and got to play games.
There is water skiing, shopping, waiting tables and more - it's just
great!
 That's
So Raven (Disney
Interactive) Platform Game Boy
Advance, Rated E, $29.99
Our 10-year-old tester reported that this
game "is totally awesome - of course it helps that I'm a fan of the
show." She said that "fans of the show will not be
disappointed with this game where you get to play four great games that
include: Run Raven Run, Clothes Minded, Smell of Victory and Four’s a
Crowd." She said it was "fun being the psychic Raven and
hanging with her friends."
 Finding
Nemo (THQ) Platform
Game Boy
Advance, Rated E, $49.99
Our 7-year-old tester said the
"graphics are cool." She liked the fact that it included
Dory, and Buce, but said that it was "pretty hard." She
liked the fact that she's still working on the game and hasn't finished it
yet. Both the shark chase and
the mine field were challenging, but not so tough that she would give
up. She's still playing it and enjoying it - which "is
great" says her mom.
ERSB Rating: Teen
(Content suitable for persons ages 13 or older.)
 The
Incredibles (THQ)
$39.99 Platform tested GameCube, available platforms: PS 2, XBox, GameCube and
Gameboy Advance
Fans of the movie will not be disappointed with
this game. It features fantastic graphics and action. There is some
violence but it's nothing more then was in the movie. Our tester reported
that he really enjoyed the game. For those of you who haven't seen the
movie The Incredibles tells the story of a family of undercover superheroes who are trying to live a quiet, suburban life, but are forced back into action in order to save the world.
 Yu
Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament (Atari) $39.98 Platform tested
GameCube, available platforms: PS 2, XBox, GameCube and
Gameboy Advance
Although our 14-year-old tester wasn't familiar
with the anime show "Yu-Yu Hakusho"
enjoyed testing the game. He said that "it was fun building up
a character that then got to fight. He had fun collecting and
trading the tokens. He said, "if you're a fan of the show I'm
sure you'd like it."
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