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						<title><![CDATA[Family Games out this week  - 30th March]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[After being spoilt over the last few weeks with some excellent family titles, this week sees a decline in quality to make way for the new Nintendo DSi. The new iteration on the DS adds a few fancy features like downloadable games, two cameras and some music playing functionality. ]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107439/family-games-out-this-week-30th-march/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:28:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[The end of games consoles?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It's been reported this week that the end of games consoles could be nigh.  Will advanced technologies really spell the end for consoles and what effect will this have on family gaming?]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107420/the-end-of-games-consoles/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:26:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Family Games out this week ? 23rd March]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Does Pokemon still matter? That was the question I asked myself two years ago when Pokemon Diamond and Pearl came out. After taking the plunge and countless hours later, I knew I was utterly hooked. So woe is me that Pokemon Platinum is out this week (already released on 22nd) to take more of my life away.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107384/family-games-out-this-week-23rd-march/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Family Games out this week ]]>&#19;<![CDATA[ 9th March]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Two big releases for the Wii this week ]]>&#19;<![CDATA[ or should it be Gamecube? Nintendo]]>&#25;<![CDATA[s New Play Control range of games now extends to Mario Power Tennis and the much-loved Pikmin. Although it's easy to be cynical that these are simply repackaged old games, the new controls that are tied to the Wii are a great way of resurrecting old titles. ]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107148/family-games-out-this-week-9th-march/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[EA Games invites us to Centre Court with Grand Slam Tennis]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[EA games are truly a forerunner when it comes to sports gaming.  Great to see that they are stepping back into tennis.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107126/ea-games-invites-us-to-centre-court-with-grand-slam-tennis/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:48:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Family Games out this week  - 2nd March]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[One of the big daddy's of the casual gaming world gets a release on the DS this week and extends its vice-like grip over another platform with Peggle Dual Shot. The addictive nature of this game and the way that your brain releases a ton of endorphins when you complete a stage should probably come with a health warning. But until it does it's still the best game to get anyone into gaming.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107025/family-games-out-this-week-2nd-march/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:54:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Dearth of decent games on the Wii]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Is it just me or is navigating your way through the realms of "shovelware" available on the Wii becoming quite difficult.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/107034/dearth-of-decent-games-on-the-wii/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:14:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Family Games out this week  - 23rd February]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[There are just a few family gaming titles out this week State-side but we have two heavy hitters to compensate for the lack of numbers. The mighty and all-consuming Puzzle Quest series moves into outer space with Galactrix. ]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106927/family-games-out-this-week-23rd-february/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:23:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Introducing Hedley Cook ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Hi, Hedley Cook here, aiming to bring you some quality reviews based on the gameplay experience, without concentrating too much on all the geeky details.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106857/introducing-hedley-cook/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:51:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Family Games out this week - 16th February]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first look at all the new family-game related releases that are coming out this week. I'll be covering both US and European releases and you'll hopefully find a few games of interest to suit all the family.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106831/family-games-out-this-week-16th-february/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Introducing Adam]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone - I'm one of the new writers for the Family Gamer blog and I'm looking forward to bringing more family-related videogame news to Game Pro. 
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106762/introducing-adam/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:40:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Wallace & Gromit coming to XBLA this spring]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Telltale Games, the makers of the excellent Sam & Max, and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, have announced that their next release will be game based on the popular Wallace & Gromit series. ]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106714/wallace-gromit-coming-to-xbla-this-spring/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:51:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Prince of Persia 360]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:57:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to All Star Cheer Squad Wii]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[All Star Cheer Squad is one of a new generation of dancing games on the Wii. Like the recent Samba de Amigo Wii and Boogie: Superstar Wii, it uses gestures to get the player flinging their limbs around - although the focus here is precision rather than exuberance. It also provides support for the Wii's balance board to add a balancing and foot placement angle to proceedings.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106074/parents-guide-to-all-star-cheer-squad-wii/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:25:50 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to My Make Up on DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[My Make Up is one of the Oxygen My games that provides make-up themed drawing games. It not only enables players to learn the rudimentaries of makeup application, but also lets them take photo's of the results and tackle some more novel (face paint style) creations.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106073/parents-guide-to-my-make-up-on-ds/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:50:43 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Champion Rider DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Imagine: Champion Rider is the latest game from Ubisoft aimed at younger gamers on the DS. Like Imagine: Teacher DS and Imagine: Baby Club DS it provides an experience that is not only novel but well implemented. Ubisoft are benefiting from their foresight of investing in this more casual younger market of DS games.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106072/parents-guide-to-champion-rider-ds/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:34:41 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Far Cry 2]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Far Cry 2 is a follow up to the ground breaking first game made famous for its jungle habitat and map making capabilities. Like its predecessor, Far Cry 2 succeeds because of its ability to create a sense of place. Much of the action has been seen before - but rarely with so much care and appreciation to the locale in which you play. 

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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106071/parents-guide-to-far-cry-2/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:29:21 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Sing It]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Sing It is a singing game aimed at younger players. It is built around the success of Disney's key sing-along assets such as High School Musical, Camp Rock and of course Hanna Montana. Players Sing their way, either solo or in duet, through 35 of these songs.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106070/parents-guide-to-sing-it/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:57:11 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Top 12 Christmas Games for Kids]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[With the holiday season fast approaching here is our expert opinion on what is hot for the youngsters (and the not so young-sters) in your household.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106069/top-12-christmas-games-for-kids/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:35:53 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King on DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The DS, with its touch screen interface, seems to be a good match for point and click adventures. After some early original titles such as Touch Detective DS and the book oriented Hotel Dusk DS, we are now seeing a range of PC to DS conversions. Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King is a strong example of the later, and one that has made the transition sooner rather than later.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106068/parents-guide-to-ankh-curse-of-the-scarab-king-on-ds/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:27:08 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Animal Crossing]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Animal Crossing: Wild World is the DS version of the island life come friendship simulator that was previously acclaimed on the Gamecube.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/106067/parents-guide-to-animal-crossing/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:36:24 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Pro Evolution Soccer 08 Wii]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer has long been the darling of the video game soccer world. More recently it has been under more pressure from FIFA, which it deposed from the top of the footballing tree some years back. PES 2008 on the Wii is the first football game to really use the console's  controls imaginatively. The point-and-pass system has since been adopted by other games (including FIFA).
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105705/parents-guide-to-pro-evolution-soccer-08-wii/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:24:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Golden Axe Beast Rider 360]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Golden Axe was a breakthrough fighting arcade game of the early 90's. Not only could three players work together, but they could ride animals, cast spells and perform a wide variety of attacks. Beast Rider uses this prestigious history as the background for a single player brawling game similar to God of War PS2 or Heavenly Sword PS3.

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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105703/parents-guide-to-golden-axe-beast-rider-360/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:21:18 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to PDC World Championship Darts 360]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[PDC Darts was first release on the Wii, where it majored on the flick-to-throw motion controls. Now on the 360 and PSP what may be dialled down in terms of gestures is more than compensated for by graphical fidelity.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105702/parents-guide-to-pdc-world-championship-darts-360/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:23:40 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Gears of War 360]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Gears of War is the game that proved the power of the XBox 360 for the mature end of the gaming market. It to some extend re-invented the shooter genre - combining as it did a high level of presentation with excellent controls and playability.

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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105701/parents-guide-to-gears-of-war-360/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:17:05 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to LittleBigPlanet PS3]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Little Big Planet starts as a platform game and becomes an open world in which players can create, edit and play with the environment in almost every way imaginable. In fact every tool the developers used to create their levels is provided in the game for players to use, all via a simple menu.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105700/parents-guide-to-littlebigplanet-ps3/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:58:05 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Fable 2 on 360]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Fable on the original XBox was an ambitious adventure where in game choices were visibly reflected in the protagonist and their abilities.
Fable 2 on 360 looks to capitalize on the promise from the original game, and deliver a fuller experience. Impressively, it provides a fleshed out adventure to the original's rough sketch.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105699/parents-guide-to-fable-2-on-360/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:40:09 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Fracture 360]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Shooters have had an injection of imagination of late. Not only through the fleshed out stories of Halo 3 360 or Bioshock 360, but through new and innovative ways to interact with the environment - best demonstrated in Portal 360. 
Fracture looks to join this party by adding the ability to deform (read: raise and lower) the terrain.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105698/parents-guide-to-fracture-360/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:29:16 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Samba de Amigo Wii]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Samba de Amigo is a classic arcade hit from the late 90's. The game featured novel maraca controllers that enabled the player to shake along with the music to score points. Since then rhythm action games have had quite a journey both in public arcades and on home consoles.
Here, Sega bring their much desired game to the Wii, replacing the bespoke maracas with the Wii-mote and Nun-chuck.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105697/parents-guide-to-samba-de-amigo-wii/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:06:46 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Lock's Quest DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Lock's Quest brings the popular Desktop Tower Defense PC game to the DS. Following on from their innovative drawing action game Drawn to Life DS, this game extends their reputation for solid gameplay and innovative controls.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105696/parents-guide-to-locks-quest-ds/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:50:03 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Active Life Outdoor Challenge Wii]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Active Life Outdoor Challenge sees Namco Bandai joining the Wii fitness generation with a dance mat game that emulates Wii-Fit's Exergaming credentials. As you would hope, the game also stays true to the developer's novelty style, and (like their game Quickspot DS) avoids the slightly stuffy nature of the balance board activities.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:48:12 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Line Rider 2: Unbound DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Despite its name, Line Rider 2: Unbound is the first time the popular web game has come to the DS. Like N+ DS this game looks to repeat the success of the PC on Nintendo's handheld machine.

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						<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:28:50 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to LEGO Batman DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[LEGO: Batman is the latest in a series of LEGO themed movie tie in games. As with the other titles in the series (LEGO: Star Wars DS and LEGO: Indiana Jones DS), it uses the franchise's LEGO kits as the building blocks of the game.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:17:21 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Hell's Kitchen]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Hell's Kitchen is the chef Gordon Ramsay's cooking program, before he moved onto the wider gameshow remit of The F-Word. The DS game uses the program as a theme for its various catering based activities.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:14:12 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Civilization: Revolution DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Civilization is the turn based civilization strategy game from the creator of Sim City and most recently Spore. It takes a step back from micro-managing an individual city and tasks the player with conquering the whole world. This formula appealed to a wide range of players and became one of the most successful and well loved strategy games.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:09:50 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Little Big Planet Winners]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The following phrases won the Beta keys. We will be in touch shortly (via their registered emails).
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						<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:40:21 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Imagine: Fashion Designer DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Ubisoft continue their 'life as a game' metaphor with an Imagine title about being a Fashion Designer.Their game builds on the aspirational desire of young girls and boys, by granting access to play at being a grown up. After babysitting sim Imagine: Baby Club DS, teaching manager Imagine: Teacher DS not to mention girl band antics of Imagine: Girl Band DS, Fashion Designer completes the set.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:15:11 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Baby Club is the latest of the Imagine series from Ubisoft, that results from their early adoption of the casual gaming market. Sitting somewhere between the ages of the younger appeal of Imagine: Teacher DS and older stylings of Imagine: Girl Band DS, Imagine: Baby Club follows the highs and lows of babysitting.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:25:48 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Imagine: My Secret World joins a host of other Imagine titles from Ubisoft aimed largely (although not exclusively) at the casual girl gamer. It sits towards the more grown up end of the range with the likes of Imagine: Girl Band DS or Imagine: Fashion Model DS.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:17:53 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Age of Empires DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Age of Empires is a long running real time strategy series on PC's that combined detailed graphics and environments with specific time periods and eras. The DS version takes the game in a turn based direction whilst maintaining the key elements that made the franchise so popular.

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						<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:11:12 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Little Big Planet BETA keys]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[We are sure you can't wait to get your hands on Little Big Planet, the new create and make platform game on the PS3. We can offer a lucky five GameProFamily readers to play the game early.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105685/little-big-planet-beta-keys/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:02:46 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Pictoimage DS]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Pictoimage is a game that, like Bakushow DS, revisits some of the simpler drawing functionality and breaths new life into this much overlooked creative aspect of Nintendo's handheld machine.
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						<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:56:53 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Viva Pinata is the Microsoft brand based around the Spanish Pinata bashing tradition (the one with the paper animals filled with sweets). The original game was released soon after the launch of the 360, and was something of a stake in the ground of their ongoing casual gaming ambitions. The second edition of the game, extends the original experience with a clutch of new features, and again reflects a renewed resolve by Microsoft to court a wider market.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:35:31 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Castle Crashers is the second major game from The Behemoth, who have built a successful business not only around the games they sell but also by leveraging clothing and soft furnishing merchandise.
Their first game, Alien Hominid, was praised for its fresh imaginative approach to platform gaming. There has been much expectation that Castle Crashers would do the same for side scrolling brawler games.
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						<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:03:35 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Sega Rally Revo]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[This classic 90's arcade rally racing game was made famous for its floaty handling that demanded both a deft touch and detailed course knowledge from gamers. It has here been updated for modern consoles while keeping to its original style and feel of play.
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						<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:30:57 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Bakushow]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[After an initial slew of picture sharing and drawing games most developers moved on to 'proper' games. Bakushow revisits the idea of using the DS as a notepad and wraps around this a simple user generated quiz game.

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						<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:18:30 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Quick Yoga Training]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[With both Wii-Sports and Wii-fit holding their own as fitness aids, there has been a recent clutch of similar games on the DS. Quick Yoga Training joins My Health Coach DS as an early foray into this territory for Nintendo's handheld console.
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						<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:43:56 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[The TimeSplitters team, Free Radical Design, hale from video game hallowed ground. Namely, from the developer who produced the break through first person shooter Golden Eye on the N64. This background set them in (more than) good stead to develop their own take on the genre, providing the same high quality experience.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:30:54 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Smash Court Tennis 3]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Tennis video games have undergone something of an evolution in their lifetime. As controls are key to Smash Court Tennis 3 let's take a look at how exactly they have developed.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:02:58 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Super Smash Brothers Brawl]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As Super Smash Brothers Melee was the biggest selling game on the Gamecube, Nintendo have taken their time to get the follow up right. Accordingly, Super Smash Brothers Brawl (SSBB) was released a good year into the life of the Wii, and to much applause.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:05:53 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Endless Ocean]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[With the launch success of Wii-Sports and Wii-Play Nintendo were keen to capitalize on the casual market. Endless Ocean is a game that aims to do just that; with its break from directed high action gameplay it provides an almost relaxing experience for the casual gamer.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:30:18 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to LocoRoco]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Cute cuddly games had previously been left to the casual gaming Nintendo DS. But LocoRoco on the PSP brings not only a fresh take on cute platformers, but demonstrates how extra horsepower can make a real difference to a game experience.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:57:21 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Ubisoft decided early on to support the DS's casual market with some bespoke games. The Imagine series is for younger games, what their My Coach series is for teens. Imagine: Teacher is an education themed game in this series.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:31 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Advance Wars started life back on the original 90's Gameboy as Gameboy Wars. But it wasn't until the Gameboy Advance that the game really came to maturity. 
Its offering of turn based tactics in a bright and brilliant handheld game was soon snapped up. The DS versions have extended the experience with more screen space for stats, units and terrain. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin takes the series in a darker, yet more simplistic direction.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:46:03 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Yoshi Touch and Go was released soon after the launch of the DS and although criticized for its limited number of levels, it more than compensated for this by making intelligent use of the DS's touch screen, microphone and two screens.

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						<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:36:04 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[I have been eagerly waiting for Tiger Wood 09 for some time. I have a select few golfing friends who love the game and can't wait to play the new version together. ]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105670/puttering-tiger-woods-09/]]></link>
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						<description><![CDATA[I inadvertently try out some iPod games with the Kids and discover they are ideally suited to young gamers with small hands. With the iPod Touch and iPhone games coming thick and fast, these older iPod titles serve as a great introduction to portable gaming on Apple's music devices.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105669/ipod-games-for-small-hands/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:16:21 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[After the popular reception of Ouenden in Japan, iNiS brought Elite Beat Agents to a western audience in 2007. This was the first confident rhythm action game on the DS that managed to combine the console's unusual tapping controls and music.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:01:36 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Rockband]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Rockband lets players strum, pluck and play along to their favorite music with a semi-realistic plastic instrument. It is developed by Harmonix, the team behind the ground breaking title that introduced the world to play-along video game instruments - Guitar Hero. After Guitar Hero's run away success the team were brought by MTV and developed Rockband. Guitar Hero continues to be developed by Neversoft and is now Rockband's main competitor.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:45:57 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parents' Guide to Imagine: Girl Band]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The Imagine series from Ubisoft is the result of their early adoption of the casual gaming market, focusing in particular on the DS. Imagine: Girl Band brings their lifestyle, dress-up, accessorizing take on gaming to the tap along fun of rhythm action gaming.
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						<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:01:30 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Madden is the longest running American Football franchise. In 2007 it was one of the first games to make use of gesture control in a traditional video game. Both the controls and the game were well received, and with the additions of Family Play in 2008 and All Play in 2009, it has become a choice sports game for Wii gamers.
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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105665/parents-guide-to-madden-nfl-09/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:58:07 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Well into the life of the Wii many were questioning whether third party developers had it in them to produce innovative games which made good use of the controllers. Boom Blox, a collaboration between EA and Stephen Spielberg, laid many of these fears to rest with its imaginative and intuitive use of the Wii-mote.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:49:08 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[The promised gameplay picturing a little boy flying a plane around his room by simply holding the Wii-mote between finger and thumb was a compelling story for the Wii. But unfortunately the likes of Wing Island failed to deliver the experience at the Wii's launch. Radio Helicopter targets this same territory, although here you are holding an imaginary Helicopter rather than Bi-Plane.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:27:37 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Soon after the Wii's launch, the main question over its future was whether other developers were going to support it, and how effectively they would be at using the Wii-mote and Nun-chuck. Elebits (Eledees in Europe) was an early sign of a healthy stream of third party games for the Wii.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:03:50 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[5 Reasons for Families to Love Mario ]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Mario platform games have been around longer than our kids, so it's not surprising that it has grown into a substantial franchise. Here's five reasons that we think they are worth checking out.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:31:35 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Brothers 3]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[After the tangential Super Mario Brothers 2, Super Mario Brothers 3 is a welcome return to the formula of the original Super Mario Brothers game. The game received widespread critical acclaim, and went on to become the biggest selling game not packaged with a console.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:54:52 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Keen to capitalize on the success of Super Mario World, and now towards the end of the life of the SNES, Nintendo released Yoshi's Island. This was later brought to the GBA as Super Mario Advance 3.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:41:18 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[Super Mario World was first released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in the late 80's as the spiritual successor to Super Mario Brothers on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) some five years previous. Although the intervening years had seen Super Mario Brothers 2 and 3 released on the NES, Super Mario World was the first Mario game to return to the long-level and exploration format of the original game.

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						<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:35:58 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[After the success of the original Super Mario Brothers on the NES, expectation for a follow up was understandably high. It is something of a surprise then that Super Mario Brothers 2 was not originally a Mario game at all, rather it was a game that had Mario characters ported into it late in development. Accordingly it feature gameplay that strayed from the previous Mario formula.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:29:22 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[XBox live is becoming a key place for budding game designers to tout their wares. After the fresh momentum based platforming of N+ now comes Braid, another platform game but with a different trick: time-travel.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:56:55 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Assassin's Creed]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Assassin's Creed is a new franchise from Ubisoft on the XBox 360, PS3 and later on PC (with a DS spin off). It is a game that has divided critical opinion, the main point of contention being whether it is too repetitive. The game is set in an imaginary (religiously charged) Holy Land that consists of four cities each aesthetically cued from their real world counterparts: Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus and Masyaf.
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						<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:07:47 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to New Super Mario Brothers]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[New Super Mario Brothers is another example of a modern re-telling of an older game experience. As with other games that take this approach, it sticks to its Super Mario Brothers roots whilst drawing on improved graphics and sound available on the newer hardware of the DS. This may well be what Super Mario Brothers looked like if the DS was around back in the 80's.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:17:59 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Which WarioWare are You?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves a bit of time in the play room, and no games deliver this more imaginatively than the WarioWare series. But how do they differ from each other, and which ones best fit the gamers in your family? We draw on our Parent's Guides to find out.
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						<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:57:58 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[July's Top 3 Games for Mature/Expert Gamers]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These are my monthly selections for expert family gamers. If we are the boutique of gaming sites then this is our shop window.

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						<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:27:20 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wario Ware: Mega Microgames]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Towards the end of the life of the Gameboy Advance Intelligent Systems released Wario Ware: Mega Microgames and it was nothing short of a revelation. Wario was an existing and popular Nintendo character - something like Mario's heavier evil twin. Although the game had shades of Mario Party's varied quick fire rounds, Wario Ware was unlike anything previously released and single handedly breathed new life into the mini game genre with its imaginative, time limited, quick fire wacky games.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:48:22 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wario Ware: Mega Party Game$]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Following the success of Wario Ware: Mega Microgames on the Gameboy Advance, Wario Ware was released on the Gamecube. Like its portable counterpart, and although this had shades of Mario Party's varied quick fire rounds, WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Games was unlike anything previously released on the system. Wario ware breathed new life into the mini game genre with its imaginative, time limited, quick fire, wacky games.
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						<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:51:28 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wario Ware: Smooth Moves]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As Wario Ware: Touched was called upon to bolster the launch lineup for the DS, so too Wario Ware: Smooth Moves was timed to give the Wii an early boost. Again the Wario Ware team prove their imaginative worth with an impressively varied game.

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						<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:42:30 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wario Ware Touched]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Before the DS was a household name Nintendo had to work hard to convince both the gaming public and critics that their handheld could deliver compelling experiences. Wario Ware Touched answered many of these questions in one go, and set their two screened machine on the road to success.
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						<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:37:52 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wario Ware Twisted!]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Nintendo's follow up to the massively successful Wario Ware: Mega Microgames on Gameboy Advance introduced another of their growing interests: motion controls. Wario Ware: Twisted combines the riddle based mini-games, wonderful left/right motion controls and vibration feedback to deliver an experience that genuinely builds on their previous successes.
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						<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:30:37 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Pan 'n Roll]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Soon after the launch of the Nintendo DS in 2006, Namco released a couple of innovative Pac Man themed games Pac n' Roll and Pac Pix.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:45:46 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Portal]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Portal is a game that grew out of work by students of the DigiPen Institute of Technology. Its simple addictive qualities meant it was soon snapped up by Valve and released with other games (FPS's Team Fortress 2 and Half Life 2) in their Orange Box compendium.
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						<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:39:53 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Halo 3]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[After a hugely successful first game, being tied exclusively to Microsoft's 360 console, and the solid follow up (Halo 2) that set new standards for online play, Bungie had their work cut out for the third and final instalment.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:39:24 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wii-Sports Resort]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Wii-Sports Resort is due for release in Spring 2009. Here's my family guide to whet your appetite.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:43:23 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Guitar Hero On Tour]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Guitar Hero is the video game phenomenon that lets player strum, pluck and play along with a semi-realistic plastic guitar.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105642/parents-guide-to-guitar-hero-on-tour/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:51:06 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Why E3 Matters for Families]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Every year the games industry gathers around the collective camp fire and tells stories of their past and future. E3 has long stood as the biggest and most exciting of these, garnering not only the best people and games but the most engaging fireside tales. These days, it stands as a revised and reconfigured happening - perhaps more of a jamboree than a centralised cook out.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:02:43 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wii-Fit]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Following the success of Wii-Sports in getting gamers up off the sofa, Wii-Fit further establishes the Nintendo Wii as a lifestyle product. At GBP 69.99 it was an expensive addition to the Wii (and possibly a risky strategy for Nintendo) but one that was well received and widely adopted. This high attach rate means that new games will now make use of its balance board peripheral.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:40:58 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wii-Play]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Wii-Play is the game that comes free with a Wii-mote controller. Like Wii-Sports it was available at launch and helped to communicate the versatility of (and unusual approach to) games on the Nintendo Wii.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:34:11 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Wii-Sports]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Wii-Sports is the game that made the Nintendo Wii famous. It was available at launch and played a big part in communicating their unusual approach to games controllers to the wider public.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105638/parents-guide-to-wii-sports/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:23:06 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[July's Top 3 Games for Intermediates]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These are my monthly selections for intermediate family gamers. If we are the boutique of gaming sites then this is our shop window.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:47:44 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[July's Top 3 Games for Beginners]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These are my monthly selections for younger or novice family gamers. If we are the boutique of gaming sites then this is our shop window.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:25:16 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to We Ski]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These rough guides introduce the basics about We Ski, to give both a taste and a gauge of the experiences they deliver.]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:20:28 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[ guess it?s all about the July 4th hangover this week as the number of game releases shrinks to nearly nothing both sides of the Atlantic. One game worth mentioning is The Bigs 2. The sequel to 2007?s arcade-style Baseball game that was a surprising hit. Available for the Wii, Xbox360, PS3, PS2 and PSP, I?ll be interested to see if the motion controls give the Wii the decent Baseball game it?s been crying out for.  ]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/109019/family-games-out-this-week-6th-july/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<description><![CDATA[ guess it?s all about the July 4th hangover this week as the number of game releases shrinks to nearly nothing both sides of the Atlantic. One game worth mentioning is The Bigs 2. The sequel to 2007?s arcade-style Baseball game that was a surprising hit. Available for the Wii, Xbox360, PS3, PS2 and PSP, I?ll be interested to see if the motion controls give the Wii the decent Baseball game it?s been crying out for.  ]]></description>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Shadow of the Colossus]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These rough guides introduce the basics about each game, to give both a taste and a gauge of the experiences they deliver.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105634/parents-guide-to-shadow-of-the-colossus/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:02:23 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Zelda Twighlight Princess]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These rough guides introduce the basics about each game, to give both a taste and a gauge of the experiences they deliver.]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105633/parents-guide-to-zelda-twighlight-princess/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:57:58 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Parent's Guide to Brawl]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[These rough guides introduce the basics about each game, to give both a taste and a gauge of the experiences they deliver.

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						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105632/parents-guide-to-brawl/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:29:23 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Game Kids Want Most: Metal Gear Solid 4]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Only days after the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, and it tops game seller lists all over. What's the appeal of this M-rated series?]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105631/game-kids-want-most-metal-gear-solid-4/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:31:13 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Get Ready to Monkey Around]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Monkey King is swinging on the DS and is a great way to explore the legend of Monkey Magic!]]></description>
						<link><![CDATA[http://gpfamily.blogfaction.com/article/105630/get-ready-to-monkey-around/]]></link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:38:50 PST</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[ It's Time to Evolve]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[If you create it, they will come.... Spore's creature creator will be available next week and is well worth taking a spin. 
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						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:45:34 PST</pubDate>
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