World Adventures is a worthy add-on that allows players to explore three distinctly different cultures. Each location boasts the same degree of nuance and attention to detail that has become a ...
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Game: The Sims 3: World Adventures
I rate this titleonand give itExpansion pack allows Sims to explore exotic cultures.
Game: Disney Sing It! Pop Hits
I rate this titleonand give itPolished music game for tween pop fans.
Disney Sing It! Pop Hits is a very good karaoke game. Fans of the squeaky clean, slickly produced pop music that make up this game's soundtrack will find a lot to be happy about. Players ...
Game: Cooking Mama 3: Chop & Shop
I rate this titleonand give itCooking sim still fun, with new modes and 80 new recipes.
Cooking Mama's gameplay suits the Nintendo DS particularly well. There's plenty to do and a ton of extra material to unlock – players can decorate a digital diary with stickers, dress up ...
Game: The Biggest Loser
I rate this titleonand give itTV-based fitness sim emphasizes nutrition and weight loss.
Fans of the TV show will feel right at home being coached by digital versions of hosts Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, reading tips from past show contestants, and watching video clips of Bob and ...
Game: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
I rate this titleonand give itNothing new, but still a fun dungeon crawler for fans.
What's new in Explorers of Sky is that players have access to a handful of new quests and special episodes, including being able to explore the previously inaccessible Sky Peak where a new ...
Game: Katamari Forever
I rate this titleonand give itQuirky action game now has two cosmos to explore.
The addition of two worlds to explore not only injects freshness back into a franchise that was in danger of becoming stale, but also beefs up the length considerably where past iterations have been ...
Game: The Clique: Diss and Make Up
I rate this titleiffyand give itShallow game explores cutthroat school cliques and shopping.
The premise of The Clique is about as shallow as they come, furthering the idea that young girls have to dress a certain way to be accepted and risk snarky put-downs if they look ...
Game: Imagine Teacher Class Trip
I rate this titleonand give itExperience life as a teacher, supervising her class at camp.
Like the first Imagine: Teacher, the mini-games in Class Trip are somewhat easy and repetitive (and are based more on reflexes than actual knowledge), but they do keep evolving and ...
Game: Wizards of Waverly Place
I rate this titleonand give itTV's magical tweens star in adventure with logic puzzles.
Players will spend most of their time figuring out which items or spells are needed to solve puzzles – for example, the guys can't play dodge ball until they've found the coach's missing whistle, ...
Game: Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters
I rate this titleonand give itDSi-only download game focuses on language.
Players familiar with any of the previous Brain Age games will experience a strong sense of déjà vu with Brain Age: Express, but while some of the exercises are exactly the same, the ...
Game: Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show
I rate this titleonand give itEasy PSP music rhythm game will appeal best to fans.
The between-song banter between the show's three stars – complete with voice-overs -- mimics the TV show right down to the studio audience laugh track in the background. The gameplay itself, ...
Game: The Sims 3
I rate this titleiffyand give itMature life sim with more personality than ever.
As with previous Sims titles, The Sims 3 isn't suitable for younger players. The game is a balanced and honest portrayal of ...
