iPhone Game Screenshots: Toy Story 3 Memory Match

Toy Story 3 Memory Match is a very simple matching game. It is kind of cool with a Toy Story theme and you can get wallpapers/backgrounds to download. However, overall it is pretty lame, as there is not even any challenge to it, such as big boards or fast rounds against the clock.

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iPhone Game Screenshots: Online Chess by PlayMesh

I love Online Chess by PlayMesh. It does occasionally have lag issues if you have a low signal, but mostly it runs pretty smoothly. Basically it is just speed chess against random real opponents. Most of the time I like that it is a fast paced thing, but sometimes I wish they had options to have slightly longer games, such as 10 minutes per person.

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iPhone Game Screenshots: Bejeweled 2

Bejeweled 2 is a game I had been wanting to buy for my iPhone for a long time. I finally got it this month when I got some iTunes gift cards. I love playing the Blitz on it, which is related to the weekly competition on Facebook. Sure it can be played free on Facebook, but it is so much easier to get a higher score using the iPhone's touch screen. It does occasionally have sync issues, but it is still fun to play the other more classic Bejeweled versions in the app when you cannot connect to Facebook for Blitz.

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Nintendo DS Screenshots: Puzzle Quest Challenge of the Warlords

I have played Puzzle Quest on a PC before and thought it was fun. I decided to try it on the DS and was quickly disappointed. It is not that much different, but the tapping around to move between villages and then finally doing a puzzle battle gets annoying quickly when I just want to quickly keep battling. Just not suited to being as fun as a portable game in my opinion, although partly because I just am not as big a fan of Puzzle Quest as the more casual match 3 games.

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Nintendo DS Screenshots: LEGO Rock Band

About a week ago I had LEGO Rock Band as my Gamefly rental. I had been excited to try it, as I love the Rock Band games on the Wii including LEGO Rock Band and I thought it would be fun on the DS. Well, it is not all that great.

I do not mind that it is just regular buttons and not the fancy external guitar Guitar Hero for the DS has, as the DSi generation is taking over and the Guitar Hero thing does not even work for anyways. What I do not like is you do not actually choose to do one instrument, but instead are expected to flip between them to do really well on a song. It is just kind of annoying and ruins the authentic Rock Band feel of the game. It is also very odd that the vocals are in the game and you hit buttons for it and do not use the microphone in any way. Just seems like it should use the microphone or not have it at all.

Overall total disappointment and makes me hesitant to ever try Rock Band on a handheld system again, but if they do come out with another handheld version I will certainly be renting it first and am very glad I did. I will stick to Guitar Hero (a game I do not actually like on the console due to there style of guitar feeling awkward to me and my small hands) for on the go music gaming.

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Nintendo Wii Screenshots: Cold Stone Creamery Scoop It Up

Cold Stone Creamery Scoop It Up is Diner Dash sort of game, but instead you make ice cream creations to serve to customers. I like the concept, but the controls make it frustrating. It just is too jerky and the hands on the screen do not move smoothly. They basically move too much for how much you actually move the hands and Wii remote. One good thing is that it does have the option to use two Wii remotes instead of a Wii remote with nunchuck. However, the responsiveness being over movement is annoying and made me mail this rental back real quick. Such a shame, as it actually seemed like it would have been a lot of fun as a casual game if it just had smoother responsiveness.

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Nintendo Wii Screenshots: 10 Minute Solutions

I rented 10 Minute Solutions for the Wii about a month ago. I instantly liked the variety of the step aerobics, although I still do not like the tutorial always being at the beginning and you have to be damn perfect to get past it and actually start the workout.

The boxing is sort of crap compared to Gold's Gym, but I finally realized it could be done with 2 wii remotes. There is not as much of an issue of responsiveness accuracy in boxing, but I think that is only because that is my strong suit.

Overall I kind of like the game as a quick workout. I even ended up buying it. However, it can also be one of the most frustrating exergaming games I have played and hence I really recommend you rent it first or entirely avoid it for the better put together exergaming games such as Gold's Gym, Wii Fit Plus, or even My Fitness Coach.

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