revslow
Shared on Sat, 11/29/2008 - 14:08It can be tough to buy a video game for someone as a gift, especially if you aren't a gamer. I certainly know I've gotten some real stinkers in the past. But when you do pick out the perfect game, the smile you receive in return can be well worth the effort.
Video Game Gift Guide - Nintendo Wii
- Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
A different kind of sim game, Animal Crossing: City Folk will let you take a bus to the city and engage in a variety of activities such as shopping for clothes, buying furniture or heading to the salon. It will also be the first game to take advantage of Wii Speak.
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Building on one of the bestselling games for the GameCube, Dawn of the New World will let players capture over 200 unique enemies and train them for battle. You can also feed the enemies and evolved them into different forms.
- Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Unleashed will let you experience all-new combat as Sonic puts the world back together through the power of chaos emeralds. A fun Wii game just in time for the holidays, everyone's favorite hedgehog will make a great stocking stuff this Christmas.
Video Game Gift Guide - Xbox 360
- Fable 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Fable 2 expands on the wide-open gameplay that made the original such a hit. Decide between doing good and doing bad as you make your name in the world. Heck, you might even decide to just become a father.
- Tom Clancy's End War
Real-time strategy has always been difficult to translate to the console. With such required micromanagement, it seemed perfect for the mouse. But Tom Clancy's End War puts and end to that by putting your voice in command -- literally. The voice-activated commands allow you to easily control this strategy game.
- Call of Duty: World at War
It's back to World War II for this franchise, only this time the action is being taken tot he Pacific. An all new story and the same great multiplayer gameplay that made Modern Warfare a hit will make this one a great holiday gift.
Video Game Gift Guide - PlayStation 3
- Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet is all about playing, creating and sharing. The platformer comes with a number of good levels, but you can also create your own and share them with others. This makes it the gift that keeps giving.
- Mirror's Edge
Besides having a pretty cool commercial, Mirror's Edge has also been getting some pretty good reviews. It puts you into the shoes of a runner, a futuristic courier in a totalitarian future where your every move is under surveillance. That's just the kind of paranoia that is perfect for Christmas.
- Valkyria Chronicles
A real-time and turn based strategy and first person shooter might sound like it has one too many genres tossed into it, but Valkyria Chronicles makes it work in a unique take on the classic strategy game. Not only can you make tactical decisions, you can also use command points to take control and subsequently take someone out yourself.
Video Game Gift Guide - PC
- Spore
Fallout 3
What would happen if you took Sim Earth combined it with Civilization and then chunked in Master of Orion as well? Probably something similar to Spore, which might be the be-all and end-all of simulation games.
- Fallout 3
Possibly the best RPG released this year, Fallout 3 takes a classic RPG of the 90's about a post-apocalyptic future and gives it some modern loving. Designed by Bethesda, known for creating expansive and open-ended worlds like Morrowind and Oblivion, Fallout 3 puts a radiation-filled future in your hands.
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Expanding on the most popular online game, Wrath of the Lich King is the perfect choice for the World of Warcraft nut in your life, just make sure they haven't already purchased this expansion yet. It's already sold in the millions.
Video Game Gift Guide - Nintendo DS
- Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger was one of the most popular games for the PlayStation and SNES, so it's no surprise that it is one of the most anticipated game releases for the DS this Christmas. This time around, players can use the touch screen to give commands, but they'll get the same addicting gameplay that made the original such a hit.
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
One of the best games released this year for the DS, Order of Ecclesia has the player again hunting down Dracula. This time around, Konami has made a few little tweaks to keep Castlevania fresh, like some new combat features and expanded level design.
Video Game Gift Guide - PSP
Secret Agent Clank
- Secret Agent Clank
Clank goes stealth in this great Ratchet and Clank game. With Ratchet in a maximum security prison, it is up to Clank to prove his innocence. And while the game shifts the emphasis from fighting to sneaking, you'll have plenty of opportunity to use some Clank-Fu.
- N+
N is a puzzle platformer where an acrobatic ninja must outwit homocidal robots. But outwitting the puzzles isn't enough. You'll have to do it quickly, because a timer is constantly counting down to your failure.
Added Bonus: Pick up Daxter used for $4 to get the perfect stocking stuffer for PSP owners.
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