Reviews Surfing - The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)

Talk about rhythm game fatigue. Last week, we showed you how Guitar Hero 5 was doing on the Nintendo Wii. I’ll give you a hint: the critics loved it. Today, another rhythm game for the Wii is set to compete for our attention and budget. The Beatles: Rock Band is now released, and with much fanfare not only because it’s about the Beatles, but because it’s a really good game. See what the jaded critics think.
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Reviews Surfing - Treasure World (DS)

The term “innovation” is usually thrown around when marketers talk about their games, but are these games truly original or are the marketers merely talking the talk? If there’s one recent exception, it must be Treasure World, a new adventure game by Aspyr for the Nintendo DS. Instead of keeping you busy playing at home like video games normally do, Treasure World encourages you to go out and look for Wi-Fi hotspots, with each unique signal equating to an in-game treasure. See what the critics think of this novel concept:

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Reviews Surfing - Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (WiiWare)

The Monkey Island games’ glory days may be far from over, but LucasArts still manages to come up with new installments to keep the series—and adventure gaming—alive. Yesterday, LucasArts and developer Telltale Games released Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, the first of five episodic chapters in Tales of Monkey Island for the WiiWare. Today, we find out what the critics think.

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