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MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009
Games: 'Popstar Guitar'
This game comes with a doohickey that connects to the Wiimote, giving it four large, colored buttons. You choose notes by pressing the buttons and strum by flicking the Nunchuk controller. It works fairly well.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2009
Game: 'Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst'

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2009
Games: 'Lips'
"SingStar" has found a niche of karaoke-loving PlayStation owners. "Lips" has a long way to go to catch up, but it's a worthy alternative for Xbox owners.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2009
Games: 'Rise of the Argonauts'
Who wouldn't want to step into the sandals of Jason, Hercules, Achilles and all those other Greek legends? It's a great idea for an RPG -- and one that Codemasters has completely botched.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008
Games: 'Tetris Party'
Start playing this party game with your pals and you may never get them to walk away from your Wii again.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2008
Game: 'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames'
The satirical "Mercenaries" series eschews the heroic approach entirely: Its psychopathic protagonists care far less about duty or honor than they do about money.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2008
Game: 'Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'
In this DS adventure, Knuckles the Echidna has been kidnapped, and Sonic and his friends uncover a millennia-old conspiracy when they set out to rescue him.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2008
Play this: 'The Last Remnant'

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2008
Game Review: 'Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'
This game tries to address the emotional and sexual confusion of teenagers.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2008
Game: 'Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip'
While the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of this snowboarding game hit the slopes with a thud, Shaun White's Wii outing is a great way to get some snow surfing in without freezing your booty off.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2008
Game: 'Chrono Trigger'
Here's a chance to get in some old-school gaming but in a very new-school way.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008
Game: 'Winterbells'
This elegant little game is the perfect coffee-break distraction during these white winter days.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2008
Game: 'Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories'
While "Chain of Memories" does some things really well, it also gets hung up by all the secondhand content from previous titles.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2008
Game Review: Lock's Quest
"Lock's Quest" does a great job of blending a variety of gaming styles -- tower-defense, real-time strategy and action/adventure -- into one clever and highly enjoyable game.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008
Game: 'Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia'
For those in the mood for some top notch monster slaying, this latest installment in the beloved "Castlevania" series is a game you can really sink your teeth into.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008
Game: 'Prince of Persia'
The game features one of the best cameras you'll find in modern gaming today. Combine that with the beautiful cell-shaded graphics, and from a purely visual and aural sense, "Prince of Persia" is perhaps the best-looking platformer to date.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008
Game: 'Personal Trainer: Cooking'
This digital cookbook includes 245 recipes that you can sort by ingredient, calorie count, preparation time or even country of origin.

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