Family Video Game Review (NAPSA)—You probably don’t need to check your family’s gift list twice to see that video games are a hot holiday item. The games industry is predicted to end 2005 with record sales overall, compared to a peak of $10.3 billion in 2002, according to market research firm NPD Group. However, choosing the right video games for your family may not always be easy. Try this game review to help you choose the right gamefor the right person. Serious Gamers “Desert of Flames”is the latest addition to Sony Online Enter=e somo tainment’s pop- ular online game, “EverQuestII.” The multiplayer game lets players scramble up crumblingcliffs in search of i treasure and adventure—all with an Arabian Nights theme and music. Gamers can battle 30 new fearsome creatures and even express themselves with new spoken emotes. Players can also take each other on in oneon-one or group combat in new = Arena Battles as they play ‘online with thousands of players around the globe. Casual Gamers “GripShift” is the first video game for the PSP portable entertainment system to combinehigh- flying stunt driving and unique 7 puzzle-solving - action. Players race as one of six characters in souped-up vehicles as they | stunt their way & through twisty ing levels—all while collecting power-ups, avoiding traps, beating the clock and challengingfriends. “Frantix,” which is also designed for the PSP system, puts players’ puzzle-solving skills to the test as they travel through surreal worlds. Featuring frantic puzzlesolving action, 3-D graphics, more than 150 challenging levels, power pickups and an array of monsters and obstacles, the game can be easy to pick up but harder to put down. “Frantix” also features the Academy Award-winning CGI ———mm=| short animated film ; “The ChubbChubbs” “<= on thedisc. 4 Family Gamers Team up with thousands of other y/~“au 1a, their . way to fun and excitement in Disney’s Toontown Online. Designed specifically for kids and families, Toon- town is an award-winning, multiplayer online game filled with nonstop play and everchanging adventures. Now available in stores! Players can create their own cartoon character andjoin forces with other Toons to save Toontown from the evil robot Cogs. For more information, visit http://toontown.station.sony.com.
