Holiday Video Game Gift Guide

This holiday season you can make informed choices about which video games to purchase – it’s going to be a big field this year! First, some important console updates for those “gotta be the first to have it” people. 

Sony has the Playstation 3 console with more than 20 game titles at about $60 each (including Madden NFL 07, Need for Speed Carbon, Resistance: Fall of Man, Tony Hawk's Project 8 and Tiger Woods PGA Tout 07). 

The PS3 has 4 USB ports, and can support up to seven wireless Bluetooth controllers, can run Blu-ray discs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, CDs and, of course, Playstation games. New peripherals include the durable NERF wireless controller exclusively for Playstation 2.

Nintendo’s Wii console has innovative controls, less expensive price (about $250) and many great games. The Wii also has backward compatibility with Nintendo GameCube so save those games. You can also use the Virtual Console to download classic Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games.

The new online service Gameznflix.com features game titles for all the modern consoles (including Wii and PS3) plus a wide choice of movies including Blu-ray and HD DVD. Users can even find book titles, audio books and podcasts. Plans start at $8.99 a month (maximum is six titles out at a time for an annual fee of $249.00) and offers military discounts. Gift certificates are available.

The book creation software Books by You, with guide John Lithgow, makes a great educational tool and personal gift for ages eight and up. The PSP title LocoRoco has a creatively colorful format as players maneuver little blob creatures through grouping and gravity. The adventure game Okami has amazing graphics as players restore life in a world without color.

Look for Viva Piñata to be a popular Xbox 360 title in demand as well as PC expansions, The Sims 2 Pets, featuring Hilary Duff’s pet Chihuahua, lets players control their pets directly, so be sure you have a good people infrastructure before obtaining your pets. A bustling household with plenty of visitors/friends will help break pets in quickly and positively as they voluntarily interact with them and pull out special accessories.

Other popular series continuations include The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and the farming simulation game Harvest Moon DS, which lets players design, develop and harvest their own custom fields and crops. In this Nintendo DS version, players can enjoy endless elements involving livestock, farming, socializing, gathering, fishing, and cooking and, a new element, mining.

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