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The Top Wii Gifts for the Christmas Season
When it comes to buying video games as gifts, it's worth doing your research to determine which games are good and which are not. A well chosen video game will offer hours of enjoyment, and earn you a well deserved bit of street credit with your child. A poorly chosen one can earn you a reputation for being clueless, and also represents a waste of money. In this article, we take a look at some…

The 8 Wii Warning Signs of Wii Sports
The Wii has been a tremendous success, and offers an entirely new way of gaming that's both addictive and accessible. But the game that ships with the system - Wii Sports - has some flaws that maybe suggest the Wii isn't as flexible as we'd hope. In this article, we take a look at the eight things about Wii Sports that make me nervous about Nintendo's new system.

Reviews of the Virtual Console Launch Titles
When the Nintendo Wii launches at the end of November, it'll usher in the era of the Wii Virtual Console. Older games that disappeared with the NES, SuperNES, N64, Sega Genesis, and TurboGrafx-16 will be available from a commercial source again. Nintendo has already announced which titles they'll be making available before the end of the year. We review the titles Nintendo putting onto the market for the Wii's Virtual Console.

Review of Nintendo Monopoly
Nintendo fans are finally receiving a version of Monopoly all for themselves. USAopoly has released a version of the classic property management board game which features characters from the Nintendo family, like Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. We take a look at the details of this new Monopoly to see if gamers should take interest in a game that doesn't take power in order to run.

Nintendo Monopoly Review
Nintendo fans are finally receiving a version of Monopoly all for themselves. USAopoly has released a version of the classic property management board game which features characters from the Nintendo family, like Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong. We take a look at the details of this new Monopoly to see if gamers should take interest in a game that doesn't take power in order to run.

Reviewing the REAL Super Mario Brothers 2
The Super Mario Brothers 2 released for the NES in the United States was not actually Super Mario 2, but instead a game called Doki Doki Panic that had been redesigned for U.S. audiences. The original Mario 2 was deemed too hard for American gamers, and never released by itself in the U.S. Now, we sit down to review the Mario game U.S. players never had a chance to see.

Game Boy Micro Review
Nintendo, famous for re-issuing upgrades to current technology, has once again brought out a new form factor for the Game Boy Advance. Called the Game Boy Micro, the little device plays all Game Boy Advance titles, but is about the size of a deck of cards. With removable faceplates and a brilliantly clear screen, it's the first handheld Nintendo has produced in some time that could be considered sexy.

FreeVideoGames.com Review - Can You Get Free Games Online?
FreeVideoGames.com, and its sister sites, FreeDVDs.com, FreeCondoms.com, FreeCDs.com, and FreeGiftsPlanet.com, all offer to send you free games in exchange for trying out sample offers. Do they work? Are they a scam? This is a full review of FreeVideoGames.com, including information on if it works, pitfalls, and how to get started.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Review (GCN)
Many people refer to Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory as Splinter Cell 3, but that's not entirely true. Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory were developed simultaneously, but by different companies. While PT hit the shelves first, CT is the first sequel from the original minds behind the series. Read our review to find out if it's any good.

Mr. Driller 2 In-Depth Review (GBA)
Mr. Driller is considered a classic franchise by many, and Mr. Driller 2 takes the series back onto the handheld for a round of puzzle gaming fun. The Gameboy Advance title allows players to drill their way through colored blocks in an attempt to save the world. Is this puzzle game fun? Addicting? You need to read the review to find out.

Hugo: The Evil Mirror In-Depth Review (GBA)
Namco attempts to combine a platformer and a puzzle game in Hugo: The Evil Mirror for the GBA. You'll take on the semi-threatening forest as you search for the shards of a shattered mirror in hopes of rescuing your father. Unable to simply shoot enemies, you freeze them and dispatch them via dropping the ice blocks over an edge or smashing them with your fist.

TMNT Mutant Melee In-Depth Review (GCN)
I grew up watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons and playing with TMNT toys; even now when I hear the theme song and see a game based on the franchise I get excited. TMNT: Mutant Melee is a budget title aimed to let up to four players battle it out in arena style matches. Is it worth your money, even at a budget price?

Fight Night: Round 2 In-Depth Review (GCN)
If you've been jealous of PS2 and Xbox owners for being able to play what is arguably the best boxing game on the market, Fight Night 2004, you need be no longer. Fight Night: Round 2 comes to the GameCube with all the trappings that made the series great, giving Nintendo gamers access to the best boxing franchise available.

Timesplitters: Future Perfect In-Depth Review (GCN)
With the release of Timesplitters: Future Perfect, developer Free Radical might have very well introduced the best first person shooter on the GameCube. Famous for offering a massive number of options for multiplayer support, Timesplitters now has a single player campaign that's the best the Nintendo system currently has to offer.

Gamefly Review - Is it worth your money to rent games online from Gamefly.com?
It might only cost one or two dollars to rent a movie at your local rental store, but it's a lot more expensive to pick up the latest video game for a week, and most of the time they don't even have the game you really want. Gamefly.com lets you eliminate late fees and walking by renting you games through mail. Is it worth it?

Star Fox: Assault Review (GCN)
As the true-spirited sequel to Star Fox 64, Assault offers space battles and Arwing combat in a way not seen since the previous system. Obviously on a return journey to its roots, Star Fox: Assault could have been a glorious return to the flying that made it famous. Unfortunately it still has a long way to go if it wants to reclaim the fan-base that’s helped the ship-piloting fox to endure.

WarioWare: Touched! Review (DS)
While the Nintendo DS ships with nifty additions like the touch screen, we’ve been waiting for a game that really proves what it's for. WarioWare: Touched! turns your Nintendo handheld into a viable hot potato of wacky mini-games using the stylus pen, throwing over 180 short-lived adventures into one of the most addictive experiences available.

Mario 64 DS Review (DS)
This Nintendo DS launch title is a faithful recreation of the classic Nintendo game in a handheld version, and is one of the best games in the DS’s launch line-up. With added features like wireless multiplayer support and a number of new levels, it easily earns a place in the collection of any DS owner.

Resident Evil 4 In-Depth Review (GCN)
The most recent in the series that made survival horror popular, Resident Evil 4 takes on every major complaint that’s ever been leveraged against the series and squashes them like bugs. Possibly the best survival horror game of all time, and certainly one of the scariest, this is one of the best games available on the GameCube. Parent’s take note: It earns its Mature rating.

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