Strategy
It's here. The battle to end all battles, the war to end all wars. World War III. And you must lead your army to victory! Choose your faction from: The U.S., known for its aerial dominance and ground power; Russia, with heavy weapons and demolitions at its disposal; and Europe, capable of speed and high-tech attacks. Decide what type of battalion you want to lead - airborne, technical, or mechanized. Then, engage the enemy in the online Theater of War. Each day, your faction's victories and defeats will be tallied. After a one- to three-week campaign a winner will be declared, and the war will start all over again.
Restore order to a world that's been laid to waste as the popular Advance Wars franchise takes a turn in a darker direction. Will is the survivor of a meteor shower that's turned the world into a chaotic wasteland ravaged by gangs. Will joins the platoon of Commander Brenner to defeat this new enemy. Play the campaign in Single DS mode, where you can also create customized free-battle scenarios. Play up to four friends and swap maps in multi-card play, or battle four friends online in WFC Mode. Days of Ruin's expansive features include customizable maps, unlockable commanding officers, a soundtrack playable on its own, and much more.
Once again, Command & Conquer rewrites history, but this time, it's the future on the line. The Empire of the Rising Sun, the Soviets, and the U.S. are all vying for control of the world, and you must lead one of them to world domination! Take control of brand-new units, all with different capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Mech units can transform into helicopters to climb cliffs and ledges, but can't fire in the air. Build massive zeppelins to destroy your enemy's bases. The entire storyline is played cooperatively, be it AI or with a friend. Battle your way through 27 different missions as each faction. 65 minutes of full motion video tell the story in full HD glory!
If you can't stand the heat, don't go anywhere near this kitchen! Hell's Kitchen puts your feet to the fire, sending you to the intense cooking boot camp featured on the reality TV series of the same name. Under the ruthless guidance of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, you'll work through a series of kitchen and dining room challenges. Ramsay will grade each of your meals based on performance and preparation, letting you know if you've got what it takes to become a five-star chef. The game also features a selection of tasty unlockable recipes which you can print, share, and enjoy at home.
The world has been scorched. Two different groups have survived in different ways. The Echelon, a technologically-advanced group, induced self-hibernation to stay alive during the barren times. The Sai, a more tribal people, learned to adapt to their surroundings and the new environment. Now, both groups will go to war for the world's diminishing resources, and you will command the armies in battle! Control units in classic RTS-style combat in the air, on the ground, and even under the earth. Keep track of various unit types and wildly different battle styles between the two races. The future of the planet hangs in the balance!
The Princeton Review is to SAT preparation as GameFly is to ______? The experts at the Princeton Review have been helping students answer SAT questions like that one for over 20 years. Now you can use their knowledge to boost your score with this interactive SAT coach that features more than 2,000 sample questions and two full practice tests. Build confidence by practicing the key subjects and skills you'll need to ace the SAT. The game tracks your progress and makes recommendations on where your strengths lie and what areas you need to improve. Mini-games reinforce the material and teach SAT-taking skills. Learn the test's tricks and improve time management, so your stress level will be low on test day.
Grab your tackle box, slip on your vest, and get ready to take on all the action of the Fishing Master World Tour! You'll travel around the world and battle fish in their native waters the way you would in real life - all from the comfort of your living room. You'll hook, fight, and catch rare fish using an exclusive control system. There are over 40 different spots to fish, spread over seven different regions of the world, including under the Golden Gate Bridge, on Easter Island, in the Amazon River, and off the back of fishing boats in Hawaii. You can even go online and compete with the best fishermen all over the world!
It's like having a personal trainer in your living room all the time! Gold's Gym is known all around as the elite in fitness training. Now bring that expertise home and get ready to get pumped up. Schedule workouts, track your burned calories, and evaluate your body weight as you reach your goals. You'll get the most intense cardio workout available on the Wii, including running, sit ups, and cardio boxing. The trainer will track your progress and make sure you keep coming back for your workouts! You'll set the level to your current fitness level, and the difficulty will increase as you feel yourself get stronger!
After cooking up a storm in the kitchen, Mama returns to show what she can do in the garden. The DS Stylus will be your one-stop gardening tool. Plant seeds and help them grow into a vibrant garden of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Manage your garden through seeding, maturation, and blooming, then harvest what you've grown for fun results! Use your produce to make jams, jack-o-lanterns, and much more. Up to four friends can compete to see who can dig up the biggest harvest, and you can share items you've grown online with the Treasure Box.
You've crashed on an alien world, and your ship broke into pieces upon landing. Your goose is pretty much cooked, but as you start looking around, you notice that the plants are...moving! Pikmin puts you in the shoes of a stranded astronaut who must figure out how to communicate with (and eventually command) the intelligent native flora, called Pikmin, in order to survive. Use the special abilities of the cute little Pikmin to explore the planet and find the pieces of your ship. The controls have been updated to utilize the full power of the Wii. You're under a strict time limit on a planet with 15-minute days, so hurry!
Experience the battles that started it all in this combat-strategy saga that unfolds in the storied universe of Halo. Set in the time before the original Halo first-person shooter, Halo Wars begins aboard a ship, the Spirit of Fire, retrofitted for UNSC military use. Lead legions of UNSC soldiers, Scorpions, Warthogs, and more into combat as you experience the first battles in the war against the Covenant. Choose the right leaders to carry out your battlefield strategy, move units, command troops, attack, counterattack, and crush your opponents in large-scale Halo battles. Online multiplayer battles let up to six commanders match wits using UNSC or Covenant forces.
Return to Sunny Island, the familiar setting from Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, and get ready to get busy! Something strange is going on - crops are popping up everywhere and growing out of control. Pretty soon, the pristine island will be covered in an avalanche of produce. Get to work figuring out what's going on, while taming the crops and gathering as many vegetables as you can. There are 12 different playable characters, each with their own story. Play through on your own, or challenge friends and family in Multiplayer Mode. You can even take on the challenge of Mission Mode or Score Attack Mode!
You've finally done it. You've opened your own shop. Now it's your job to make it successful! Welcome customers as they come in and help them choose the perfect gift, depending on the occasion. You have a large selection of products, including chocolates, jewelry, posters, and games. Then personalize their choices in special mini-games. Decorate a cake just to their liking, design floral arrangements, and make necklaces. Prepare your shop for holidays and other special occasions. You can decide how it looks for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more. And every time you please a customer with your unique items and services like gift wrapping, you'll encourage them to return!
Bring Pilates into your living room! Television icon and longtime Pilates advocate Daisy Fuentes will guide you through 10 different Pilates exercises, designed to make your muscles long and lean. Strengthen your core, increase your flexibility, and become more healthy with five different pre-set workouts targeting different parts of your body. You can even design five of your own. The Wii Remote will give you instant feedback on your movements and help you improve. Varying degrees of difficulty mean anyone can jump in, from those just starting to experts looking to supplement a current workout routine. And Daisy will give you plenty of fitness and dietary tips to keep you on track!
Harvest Moon comes to the GameCube with A Wonderful Life! Live through three decades of wonder in a new Harvest Moon world, building your farm, raising kids, and tending your animals. Grow vegetables and plant seeds. Engage with 40 new characters. Live through 6 chapters of your life with a new event system. Use a new Marriage System to meet your perfect match. Explore beautifully detailed and rendered environments.
Kessen III returns to the PlayStation 2 with 13 unique chapters, 50 levels, and tons of rich movie sequences. As samurai warrior Nobunaga Oda, you'll conquer this turbulent Japanese era with double the number of battlefields, officers, and special skills found in Kessen II. Real-time combat gives you full control of troop movements, attacks, and defensive maneuvers and a new Crowd Engine adds to the realism. This will become key when you coordinate attacks with support troops to take down powerful enemies. Good thing you'll have more than 450 types of weapons, helmets, and armor to pick and choose from!
The United States is splintered into warring nation-states and the country's fate is in your hands! Lead one of seven factions - the California Commonwealth, Pacifica, the Republic of Texas, the Great Plains Federation, The Confederacy, the New England Alliance, or a European peacekeeping force - in the struggle to reunite America. This tactical 3D war game unfolds with a birds-eye view. Plot turn-based moves, then see results in fiery animations. The path your non-linear mission takes adjusts based on your choices. Call up the National Guard, strike a deal with the Russians - it's all part of the battle to become the next great patriot. Multiplayer options are available both on and offline.
A long-running international conflict, one marked by murky motives and deceptive relations, spills into full-blown war when the country of Leasath invades neighboring Aurelia. Take to the skies and defend your home in the first Ace Combat saga made for PSP! The all-new storyline is set in a world that hasn't been seen in any previous Ace Combat edition. Explore the wild blue yonder in real-life aircraft including the F-14D and the Tornado F3. The choices you make in the midst of battle effect how the story unfolds, changing the next mission objectives you'll encounter. Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception also features tunable aircraft, four-player wireless ad-hoc battles, and more.
Salvation comes from above thanks to the Blazing Angels, an elite flying unit charged with turning the tide of World War II. Command a squadron of AI-controlled wingmen through cinematic renditions of WWII's landmark battles. Pilot authentic WWII aircraft with instinctive controls. Experience the sensation of flight like never before with the Wii's unique controller. Engage the enemy at Pearl Harbor, make strafing runs over German industrial targets, and more. Over the course of a 20-mission campaign spanning the entire war, you and your squadron will develop into a seamless fighting force. Use the Wii's wireless function for epic multiplayer dogfights or to team up with other squadrons for co-op missions.
Introducing the only kitchen utensil you'll ever need. It slices. It dices. It stirs. It mashes. It's amazing. It's the Wii remote! Use it to out-cook the competition in Cooking Mama: Cook Off. Go head-to-head with another chef as you prepare recipes step-by-step in search of culinary perfection. You'll use over 250 foods to create 55 tasty dishes from 10 countries, including Japan, Mexico, India, the U.S., and more. Lifelike graphics and effects make it seem like you're actually cooking. Watch as your food's appearance changes based on your actions. Earn medals from Mama for good eats, practice without being judged, and more. Just bring your appetite for competition.
Your collection of cards is your weapon. How you use them is your choice, because it's your game! A powerful queen and a young boy join forces to fight evil and bring peace back to their country. Help lead them to victory in this combination of a board game and a card game! Create your book from over 470 cards, where the cards are made powerful by strategic combination. Next-gen graphics bring monsters on the board to life and create realistic characters on-screen. Build your card collection and test strategies for maximum damage in Single-Player Mode, or challenge up to three different players and show them what you can do!
Every run-down town needs someone to swoop in and revamp the tired old place. And that person is you. It's your job to give the town a huge makeover - bring in new shop owners that will hopefully attract money-spending tourists. Leave it to the town's residents to give you a variety of missions and special abilities. Take on 10 different mini-games, including paragliding and racquetball, to earn money. Then, take your earnings to buy more items for your home base, which becomes available as more people come to your town. Progress from a shack to a massive mansion and make it your own!
If you were stuck on an uninhabited island, how would you survive? Now's your chance to find out, as you create your own Sim. Watch as The Sims board a ship, only to have it sink and dump them on an island where you get to decide what to do. Will you attempt spear-fishing, or would you rather grow your food? Do you build a sand-buddy, an imaginary friend who keeps you sane, or will you make friends with the local chimps, turning them into useful little butlers? Do you stay on your island and turn it into paradise, or do you attempt to build a raft and escape your fate? These choices and more are yours for the making.
All the action is back in the sequel to the theme-park simulator which swept the nation! Build your own park and coasters, then step on board to enjoy the rides in their full glory. Over 20 different, massive coasters are available, including Hotrod Stunt, where a car rockets across the broken track; Pendulizer, where an arm swings the car around full circle before setting it back down; and Escape Drop, where the car is lifted to a full, 90-degree drop and sent flying down. Play through over 100 missions with a fun, lighthearted storyline, as well as several different multiplayer mini-games and all-new ways to interact with your guests.
