DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon has already proven itself at the box office. Combining understated 3D, quality CGI, an enjoyable story and enchanting characters, it’s a coming of age story for misfits everywhere. With Vikings. And also dragons. The …
Continue ReadingA GeekDad exclusive first look! Check out the all new characters introduced in the upcoming Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers videogame for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii, Nintendo DS and a downloadable Windows PC version …
Continue ReadingBatter up! Atari, one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, hits a home run with the all-new Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers videogame for the Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and a downloadable Windows PC version shipping out May 25, …
Continue ReadingAt first glance, it would be easy to mistake World of Zoo for a cuter version of Zoo Tycoon, but once you start playing the game, the different approach between the two zoo sims becomes obvious. While the Zoo Tycoon …
Continue ReadingWhen I first received this unsolicited but free review copy of My Baby: First Steps, I thought, oh great, it’s going to be another cutesy game that even the kids wouldn’t like. I was wrong, for a variety of reasons. …
Continue ReadingAs we work through the last of the 2009 game review pile, my kids gave a pair of Disney Interactive DS titles a whirl: A Christmas Carol and JONAS. Both are based on Disney properties, one the recently released Disney …
Continue ReadingBy this point, I think we can safely assume that everyone interested in the game has already played groundbreaking DS puzzler Scribblenauts. Moreover, we can also assume that even those who haven’t have probably at least heard of the title …
Continue ReadingSqueeballs Party is a new video game starring the Squeeballs, a dozen ball-shaped sentient toys that are (at least in the game) manufactured on a mysterious island. But before they can be sold on the mass market, they must be …
Continue ReadingThough chip music made via handheld gaming devices is nigh synonymous with Nintendo’s Gameboy line, renowned artist/composer/programmer/honorary GeekDad Matthew Applegate – more widely known as Pixelh8 – has just released a brand new module that looks to change this. The …
Continue ReadingDisney Interactive sent me an evaluation copy of their recently released Spectrobes: Origins game for the Nintendo Wii. The kids have been giving the game a good workout for the past week and I’ve sat in on some of their …
Continue ReadingTaking place in deep in the shadows of the Uncanny Valley, Monster Lab is a fun, well-crafted introduction to the Rock/Paper/Scissors school of RPG gaming. As mad professor, you create your own monsters, choosing head, torso, 2 different arms and …
Continue ReadingWhen I heard that there was a new Space Camp game for the Wii (it actually came out in early June), I was thrilled. I’ve always loved everything astronomy and space, and I adored the movie Space Camp as a …
Continue ReadingDo you have a very young child who is itching to play with the older kids’ Nintendo DS? Then make them their own Plush Nintendo DS, complete with stylus! Sure, the buttons don’t do anything, but if your child has …
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