Last year, I suggested Ben 10 Omniverse as a gift idea for teens. Well, Ben is back for Christmas 2013 with Ben 10 Omniverse 2, available for XBox 360, Wii, Wii U, PS3 and 3DS. Check out a preview of the gameplay below:
Ben 10 games can be a lot of fun, even for us oldsters playing on a black-and-white TV, so this could be a good one for the family to enjoy together; the game is rated E for Everyone aged 10 years and up. You can pick up a copy on Amazon today.
Children of the ’80s such as myself will naturally remember good old Pac-Man. He’s been a familiar sight through childhood and even through adulthood, a retro favorite to play at gaming parties! Well, he’s been reinvented for the next generation of gamers in Pac-Man And The Ghostly Adventures. Taking its cue from the Disney XD show of the same premise, this game gives Pac an updated makeover with slick graphics and elaborate, updated gameplay. It’s available for Wii U, PS3, Xbox, 3DS and PC and can be picked up now on Amazon!
Boxing Day would be a great time to put on your “Pac-Man Fever” record and settle in for a little nostalgia with a family game of Pac-Man!
I was looking through some old photos that Jai had backed up on a flash drive when I found this one from New Year’s Eve 2004. I used to host LAN parties every New Year’s, where all my friends would come over for a fun night of gaming. Jai would hook up multiple PCs and my friends would also bring their console systems so there was a wide selection of games to play. It was always a blast – I’ll never forget one year when there was a perfectly timed PAC-MAN death that happened at the stroke of midnight!
My contribution was always my SNES, pictured above. It was way outdated in 2004, and it still remains the only console I own. It’s not that we don’t like to game – clearly, we do! – but Jai is mostly focused on computer gaming, and I’ve just never gotten around to getting a newer system. One of these days, I will, but I’ve also been stuck on the same level of Yoshi’s Island for close to ten years, so I really ought to beat that before I move on. 😉
Still, I’m not 100% out of touch. Because I’m on so many media mailing lists, I will sometimes get promo copies of new games for editorial consideration. I pass these on as gifts to my more up-to-date gamer friends! I’ve never gotten any SNES games, although there IS actually a new game being released for that console this year so I fully expect a review copy once it becomes available. 😉 I have, however, been getting some cute games for DS, the modern version of my Gameboy. There’s been a few this year based on Dreamworks films, like The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
What gaming consoles do you have in your house?
