Video Game Overview: What Parents Need To Know (NAPSA)—For parents on the go, doing a little homework on which video games are safe and fun for kids can be a click away. What parents may find is that this season’s hot video games combine familiar cartoon characters and fun gameplay for both kids andparents. Favorites include: Power Rangers Time Force. Based on the television series. Players can join the Power Rangers as they travel through time to fight evil. The gameis available for PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color and PC. Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase. Based on the upcoming direct-to-video. In this story, Scooby-Doo and his friends are trapped inside a video game and must fend off spooky villains. The gameis available for PlayStation and Game Boy Advance. Disney /Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. Based on the upcoming movie from Disney/Pixar, creators of Toy Story and A Bug’s Life, each game has its own unique story, in which players adventure through Monstropolis. The gameis available for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Disney’s Atlantis, The Lost Empire. Based on Disney’s animated adventure, this game lets players relive the film’s epic adventure, journeying to find the lost city of Atlantis. The gameis Learning more about the best video games can bechild’s play for parents. available for Game Boy Advance and GameBoy Color. Bob the Builder: Can we Fix it? for PlayStation and PC and Bob the Builder” Fix it Fun! for Game Boy Color. Both are based on Hit Entertainment’s preschool show. Bob the Builder’s timeless stories focusing on teamwork and problem-solving themes, appealing to ages up to 6 yearsold. Whether kids and parents have rediscovered the job of solving Scooby-Doo mysteries, or new animated movies from Disney, there is sure to be a video game for families to enjoy playing based on familiar cartoons and characters. For information about any of these games from THQ, visit www.thq.com.
