Product reviews for trendy Moms & Dads, their children & pregnant moms
Ahh, good old Tetris. I remember being completely addicted to Tetris on the original Gameboy many years ago. Anyone with me? Now you can play the classic game (better graphics, of course!) with Tetris Axis on the Nintendo DS.
You can still get it in time! Get Tetris: Axis on Amazon with two-day shipping for $29.96.
Released October 18 to Nintendo DS is Moxie Girlz, a fun little game by Game Mill that girl DS users of all ages will surely love. Pick a doll, dress her up, play with her hair and more.
Here is the description from Amazon:
A Moxie Girl always stays true to herself and never gives up on her dreams! The Nintendo DS game focuses on the social and self expression play that girls favor as they explore who they are and can become. Play games, create art, take personality quizzes and discover which of the Girlz you and your friends are most like!
Get Moxie Girlz from Amazon for $16.00. Free shipping with Amazon Prime.
Remember how hot Pillow Pets were last holiday season? I don’t know about all of your kids, but my kids still sleep with each of theirs every night. For kids who are Pillow Pets fans, there is now Pillow Pets for the Nintendo DS [$16.00 on Amazon].
This game is rated E for everyone and looks adorable. Players have to visit Dreamland and try and rescue Pillow Pets who have become stuck there. Once rescued, then can bring them home and adorn their virtual “bedroom” with their pillow pets. Sounds like an all play, right?
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I have to admit, I’m not a fan of 3D in general. When we take the kids to the movies, I go out of my way to find the non 3D movie because it hurts my eyes.
Apparently I’m the only one in the family because lately my kids have been not only asking to go to the 3D movies but they have been loving playing with our Nintendo 3DS ($169.99 with free shipping at Amazon).
The latest from Nintendo, you do have to buy specific games to work in 3D on the 3Ds. (We tried our regular DS games and they don’t fit) But it’s pretty neat and on the right side of the screen is a slider where you can adjust your level of 3D — from none, if you’re like me and can’t handle the display, to extreme 3D.
It also has some cool parental controls so you can adjust the 3D for younger players. (3D is recommended for only ages 7 and up)
Get the Nintendo 3DS from Amazon for $169.99 with free shipping.
Disclaimer: Nintendo provided me with a 3Ds to facilitate this review.
I was sent several of Ubisoft’s Imagine series for the Nintendo DS. Can I just tell you how cool these are? If I had the Imagine series (and a DS) when I was a tween I would have been able to live my dreams virtually, to give them a try before jumping in and trying out a career.
In Imagine Teacher Class Trip, tweens oversee a class on an academic competition retreat. The “teacher” uses classroom managment skills and grades papers.
In Imagine Boutique Owner a tween becomes a manager/owner of a tiny boutique. As she plays, she is faced with challenges like listening to and pleasing the customer, making change and, eventually, designing new store areas, stocking them and working to make them succeed.
We also have Imagine Zookeeper and Imagine Artist, but I haven’t explored those as well. (Once I gave my son the DSi to play Battle of Giant Dinosaurs, also a sample, I haven’t had much time to get back on.)
Thanks to Ubisoft for sending sample games (and the DSi).
Although I don’t have a girl, even I can appreciate the coolness of this game for the Nintendo DS for a girl. Last month I had a lunch with a rep from Ubisoft, the developers of Style Lab’s Jewelry Design. I was particularly impressed with this game and instantly envisioned my 13-year-old niece playing with it.
The game itself is pretty self-explanatory: kids can design their own jewelry on this game. But the unique piece to this game which I think is so neat is that they can then upload their designs to the Ubisoft site and then, via a partner jewelry company, order the pieces they’ve designed. Each piece is very affordable (think $20 for the more expensive necklaces). Visit the Jewelry Design site to read more about it and if you have a tween girl to buy for this season, check this one out!
Many thanks to Ubisoft for generously providing samples of several games, including this one, and a Nintendo DSi to test it out on.
If your kids liked the movie Up, and use a Nintendo DS, here’s a game to check out. THQ Video Games released Up for the Nintendo DS in May of this year.
Check it out – the DS version is $27.99 on Amazon. Don’t have a DS? Never fear – there’s also versions of the game for the Wii, PS2 & 3, Xbox and your PC.
