Burger Island’s combination of useful and responsive controls, challenging single player and multiplayer modes, and deep and satisfying game play makes this a great game to teach kids time and money management. Burger Island will even engage and entertain a more mature gamer for a few hours.
Cursed Mountain takes you through a horror/survival adventure where you play Eric Simmons, a man in search of his brother who has mysteriously gone missing in the dark and eerie Himalayan mountain range. A video game for the Wii, Cursed Mountain is expected in August, but stay in touch for updates.
Go Play Lumberjacks is a fast, fun, engaging video game that had me and the kids laughing and playing. Recommended for all ages and types of gamers, Go Play Lumberjacks is a fantastic effort for the first of the planned video games under the Go Play label.
Sega’s Wacky World of Sports includes ten of the strangest sports on the face of the virtual-Earth, including tuna tossing, card boxing, extreme ironing, ice golf, furniture racing, and five other sports you probably haven’t played before.
Penguins and Friends: Hey! That’s My Fish! is a simple, turn-based strategy video game for the Wii console designed for the casual and young gamer around your home. This game is fun, engaging, and entertaining title for kids, but too simple to be recommended for Wednesday game night.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is an unforgettable virtual adventure. If you love the books, movies, and other games based on the books, this is the video game for you!
Guitar Hero does not support direct download of songs for its Wii versions yet, but users who install the Homebrew channel and an application called Guitar Fun can use their Wii Guitar Hero controllers to play songs that extend the generally awful selection included in most of the Guitar Hero games.
Deca Sports is a short-lived collection of mini-games that will keep the kids entertained for an hour or so on a rainy afternoon, but don’t expect it to be a party favor for adults on a boring Thursday evening. Shallow game play, a bad AI, and average graphics mean this game is well below average.
