CHER COW Video Games To Get The Whole Family Moving (NAPSA)—This season, someof the hottest gifts on parents’ lists are video games that encourage the entire family to get up and have fun together. “Active family gaming” has becomea hit in households across America, with many top titles now designed to keep players moving as they dance, jump or even sing to score points—and experts say it’s not just kids who like to play. Parents and even grandparentsare getting into the act, as game makerscreatetitles that are as easy to use as they are fun. These two games from NAMco BANDAI Games should top your holiday gift-giving lists. They are ideal for anyone in your family— game-savvy kids to active gaming newcomers. Holiday Cheer “We Cheer 2” for Nintendo Wii can make a great stocking stuffer for kids trying to make the cheer squad or a household looking for fun waysto get fit. It’s also great for music lovers trying to get back in shape with a heartpumping mix of top music hits, both past and present. listening to a new soundtrack of licensed, chart-toppinghits. There are more than 40 male and female playable characters to choose from, and gamers can customize nearly every aspect of their look, including the entire squad’s hair, eyes, eyebrows, lips, skin One of the season’s top new games challenges players to kick, dance and cheer together. The gameprovides a full-body workout by challenging players to use two Wii Remotes to follow along with on-screen cheer routines. Gamers master cheers by moving their “remote pom-poms” in time with brightly colored onscreen trace lines, as they kick and jump to choreographed dances that utilize a full range of arm and body movements. With various changeable difficulty levels, users can play alone and learn the basics in “Training Mode,” sweat it out in “Workout Mode”or lead a team to the championship in “Squad Challenge Mode.” They can also play cooperatively with two players or have a competitive cheer-off with up to four players at a time—all while tone, face art and cheeroutfits. Extreme Fun “ACTIVE LIFE: Extreme Challenge” for Nintendo Wii, the sequel to the popular “AcTIVE Lire: Outdoor Challenge,” is chock-full of heart-pounding, calorie-burning extreme sports activities, including street luge, kiteboarding, base jumping, rock climbing and BMXbiking. Players get their whole body up and moving as they use the ACTIVE LIFE mat controller in tandem with Wii Remotes to run, jumpand stomptheir wayto fun. With 15 unique challenges, the game can be a great gift for just about anyone looking to lose a few holiday pounds, but also for children who love extreme sports and even grandparents who want to stay active. For more information, visit www.namcobandaigames.com.
