| Silent Hill: Homecoming - Xbox 360 (M) The most recent installment in the classic video games series introduces another protagonist to the mythos. The story follows Alex Shepherd who returns to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd’s Glen to Silent Hill, he must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, Alex must unravel the mystery behind his nightmares, discover the truth behind his brother’s disappearance, and confront the evil lurks in the seemingly empty streets of Silent Hill. Release Date:Tue, 30 Sep 2008 gamecrazy.com |
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G-Force - PS2 (E 10) G-Force is a fast-paced action-platform game featuring a unique elite team of specially trained guinea pigs that use high-tech gadgets and specialized talents to complete a dangerous government mission. G-Force puts players in control of both Darwin, the guinea pig leader of the covert intelligence G-Force squad, and housefly surveillance sidekick, Mooch, as they team up with the other G-Force agents and use their gadgets, stealth mastery and pint-sized teamwork as mankind’s only hope to complete a dangerous high-level government mission. G-Force uses innovative gameplay featuring a unique sense of scale, puzzle solving that requires players to manipulate environments and enemies, including diabolical waffle irons among evil household appliances. Release Date:Tue, 21 Jul 2009 gamecrazy.com |
Storybook Workshop - Wii (E) Share an evening of magic and music with the whole family as you read your favorite bedtime stories with Storybook Workshop! Storybook Workshop features 16 of your favorite classic folk tales from around the world, including the most beloved from Hans Christian Andersen, theBrothers Grimm, Aesop, and Japan. Featuring a singalong mode, Play and Learn mode that teachesshapes, numbers and more as well as a fun Magic Voice Box feature that alters your voice tomatch storybook characters, Storybook Workshop will transform storytime into quality time.16 beloved children’s fairy tales for you to listen to or perform.Create and relive memories. Record your readings and replay later!Enhance your storytelling. Magic Voice feature changes your voice to match in-game characters’speech as you read.Sing your heart out. Sing along to four classic children’s songs and record your performances.Become part of the story. Earn the option to use your Mii in select stories.Track your progress. Using a virtual sticker pad, get rewarded for stories completed and see howmuch you’ve accomplished! Release Date:Tue, 01 Dec 2009 gamecrazy.com |
Nier - PS3 (M) Nothing is as it seems in Square Enix’s latest action adventure game, set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Players assume the role of the unyielding protagonist, NIER, resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus. With powerful allies and a mysterious book, NIER encounters things that will confound even the mightiest of warriors. With NIER, experience seamless in-battle cinematics and explore hauntingly familiar lands, intense action-packed battles, and storytelling like only Square Enix can do. Experience a rich, twisting storyline of a world plagued by human anguish, buried secrets and a ravaging disease.Explore a beautiful, immersive world presented in signature Square Enix style.Diverse and action-packed game play heightened by a combination of chain attacks and crushing magic abilities.Multiple weapons to master, each with its own characteristics.Unlock magic abilities to unleash crushing blows to enemies near and far Cinematic event scenes that draw the player into the world of NIER. Release Date:Tue, 27 Apr 2010 gamecrazy.com |