Now Playing 9/26/06

Nintendo DS
Disney’s the Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

Release Date: 9/25/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: Gorilla Systems
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Mode: 1-5 Players
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $29.99
Join Ariel and friends as you make your way through sixteen different levels in the undersea world. The interactive game play makes great use of the DS features such as singing into the DS to unlock clues, using the stylus to dig up and polish treasure or playing music wirelessly with friends.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

Release Date: 9/25/2006
Genre: 2D Platformer
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Mode: 1 Player, Wi-Fi Compatible
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $34.99
Due to his resounding sales from Mario Toy Company, Mario opens up a theme park called Super Mini Mario World which only enrages Donkey Kong as Pauline picks the Mini Mario toy over the Mini Donkey Kong. In his rage, Donkey Kong smashes through the park taking Pauline to the top leaving it up to the Mini Marios to rescue her. The gameplay consists a regular adventure mode in which players can guide the Mini Marios using the stylus and a map maker mode in which players can create and share levels through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This game is also significant in that it features the return of Pauline to the Super Mario Bros. franchise.
Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: Traditional Arcade Basketball
Developer: DSI Games
Publisher: Jack of All Games
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $19.99
Harlem Globetrotters features arcade basketball with the twist of including the tricks of the legendary group.
Mage Knight: Destiny’s Soldier

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy
Developer: Big Blue Bubble
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
Price: $29.99
Mage Knight: Destiny’s Solder is an army-style strategy game in which over 90 units are available through recruitment, conquest and trade to explore over 80 maps featuring a variety of terrain through a structured combat system. The story of the game itself involves a world-wide war which is causing havoc to the land, and the main character must fight and earn the respect of all the warring factions to bring peace back upon the land.
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker

Release Date: 9/27/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: Altron
Publisher: THQ
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Teen: Mild Violence
Price: $29.99
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker is based on a series of popular novels by Anthony Horowitz involving a teenage British boy spying on terrorists. The gameplay itself features a combination of stealth, combat and driving and involves many gadgets.
Bubble Bobble Revolution

Release Date: 9/29/2006
Genre: 2D Platformer
Developer: Taito Corporation
Publisher: Taito Corporation
Mode: 1-4 Players
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $29.99
Bubble Bobble started as an arcade game in 1986 in which two dinosaurs, Bub and Bob, had to work together through hundreds of levels to retrieve their girlfriends. The game went onto other console formats and is now finally reborn on the Nintendo DS implementing many features of the said system. The game itself features 100 levels, new bubble and bobble attacks, microphone activated challenges, Bubble mini-games, multiplayer mode, Atari games, and a recreation of the original Bubble Bobble arcade game.
Rainbow Islands Revolution

Release Date: 9/29/2006
Genre: 2D Platformer
Developer: Taito Corporation
Publisher: Taito Corporation
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone: Comic Mischief
Price: $29.99
Based off the Bubble Bobble series, the rainbow magician Bubby has embarked on a quest to find the treasures of the Rainbow Islands and rid of the Super Doranku who has captured the island’s inhabitants. The game features all of the islands, enemies, and powerups of the original with updated visuals and audio. In fact, two new characters to the game were designed by Harvest Moon artist Igusa Matsuyama.
GameCube
Baten Kaitos: Origins

Release Date: 9/25/2006
Genre: Card/Turn-Based RPG
Developer: Monolith Soft
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Teen
Price: $39.99
Originally scheduled for the Nintendo DS, Namco’s prequel to Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean makes it way to finish off the end of the GameCube cycle with a bang. The story revolves around the natural changes and formation of the empire that lead to the conditions behind the original game. Baten Kaitos: Origins introduces a modified version of the original card-based gameplay along with improved voice acting, new sidequests, and over 80 hours of gameplay.
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Release Date: 9/25/2006
Genre: 3D Fighter
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Mode: 1-4 Players
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+: Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor
Price: $29.99
Based on the Cartoon Network series, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is a 3D fighting survival game which features both a mission (two player co-operative option available) and free-for-all battle mode. The game hopes to recreate the ambience of the series by using a variety of characters and interactive arenas.
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: 3D Fighting
Developer: 8ing/Raizing
Publisher: Tomy
Mode: 1-4 Players
ESRB Rating: Teen: Cartoon Violence
Price: $39.99
Also based on a Cartoon Network series, Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 features nonstop ninja style combat in a dozen different modes including story mode, training mode, and multiplayer modes. There are 23 playable characters and new special attacks.
Game Boy Advance
Disney’s Little Mermaid: Magic in Two KingdomsDisney’s Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms

Release Date: 9/25/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: Gorilla Systems
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $19.99
Join Ariel and friends in eight games as you save Prince Eric from the sinking ship and help Sebastian escape the French Chef.
Unfabulous

Release Date: 9/27/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: THQ
Publisher: THQ
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $29.99
Based on a Nickelodeon show, Unfabulous lets players enter the life of Addie Singer as she lives her life in Rocky Road Middle School. The game lets players write songs, play mini-games and explore Addie’s world.
Backyard Football 2007

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: Arcade Football
Developer: Humongous Entertainment
Publisher: Atari
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $29.99
Backyard Football 2007 makes the professional players kid-sized for arcade football action.
Battle B-Daman 2

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: Altus
Publisher: Altus
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Battle B-Daman 2 is a sequel featuring updated additions to the japanese marble game and text RPG based game.
Dragonball GT: Transformation 2

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Mode: 1-2 Players
This is the sequel to Dragonball GT: Transformation.
Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: Traditional Arcade Basketball
Developer: DSI Games
Publisher: Jack of All Games
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $19.99
Harlem Globetrotters features arcade basketball with the twist of including the tricks of the legendary group.
W.I.T.C.H.

Release Date: 9/26/2006
Genre: 2D Platformer
Developer: Climax
Publisher: Disney Interactive
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Play as all five W.I.T.C.H. guardians while taking on a host of villians using powers and skills to make it through over 25 levels. Powers include earthquakes, tornadoes, fireballs and bursts of energy from The Heart of Candracar.
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker

Release Date: 9/27/2006
Genre: Action
Developer: Altron
Publisher: THQ
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+: Mild Violence
Price: $29.99
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker is based on a series of popular novels by Anthony Horowitz involving a teenage British boy spying on terrorists. The gameplay itself features a combination of stealth, combat and driving and involves many gadgets.
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots

Release Date: 9/29/2006
Genre: 2D Fighter
Developer: DSI Games
Publisher: Jack of All Games
Mode: 1 Player
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Price: $19.99
This game revolves around battling robots who must power up punches and attack the opponent in order to knock their block off, while maintaining defense and protecting their own block.

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