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There’s a wide variety of web sites  and chat rooms, where you can join now online for  free , although many  of these require downloading, and not all of them are completely safe for kids. For teens, we suggest you check out sites like Smeet,  a browser based 3d social avatar game world,  with  variety of  hang outs, where you can create your own Avatar to play and chat.

Chatforums or communities designed specifically for children do need to be safe and age-specific … but with thousands or even millions of players, it’s not always possible for the site to monitor all the users or how they interact.

Smeet, for example,  has approached this issue by dividing itself into two worlds: one for teenagers between 13 and 18, and another one for users 18+.

This means that users under 18 are not actually permitted to enter the Flirt Cafe and chat with older users and vice versa. Though one might question whether encouraging teens to flirt with other kids they don’t know in real life,  online, is a good idea in the first place. 

Twinity is another free Virtual World and Avatar 3D Chat site where you can meet new people, chat, flirt, and date.

In Moove, you can create Animated 3D Avatars in Virtual environment and chat.

Second Life, IMVU,  There, Club Cooee, and Kaneva, Gaia Online, are all more appropriate for teens and adults.

If you’re looking for adult sex chat games, we’ve covered some of them as well. Games like 3DXChat are made for adults only, with very adult only content.

Onverse is a 3D chat game, where you can pick an online profile, a free virtual home, clothing, furniture, tools and points to get you started. You can also customize your avatar however you like and chat live in a fully 3D environment. You can play games, explore for points, go shopping, decorate your home and avatar, and meet people. 

Some sites look like they are targeted at younger kids, but often only accept users over the age of 13. In Zwinky, for example, with its cute cartoon style fun and games, character and rooms, shopping, users under 13 years old are not permitted to use Zwinky, and those between 13 – 17 years old will receive special safety precautions. 

For younger kids who like games, try sites like Petras Planet, Weeworld, Habbo Hotel , Chit Chat City, Playtown game, Gleamville, Weeworld,  Free Realms, Bin Weevils, Spineworld, VizWoz, Ourworld,  Wizard 101, Playdo, Club penguin, Hiphi,  Migo Land, Small worlds, and Fantage, with safe chat for ages 6 and up.

One good thing about WeeWorld, another cartoon-style world for kids,  is that the avatars don’t require you to download any software. WeeWorld characters can be dressed up  with a variety of  background scene changes Many WeeWorld characters can be designed around favorite tv shows and movie characters.

Recommended Safe for Kids

Meetz 3D Chat World

Meez is the only online virtual world for teens to create social and multimedia activities to share with friends. Meez is a fast-growing, virtual online community combining a virtual world with social networking and gaming.

Secret Builders

***Featured 3d chat world – Secret Builders – free trial at girlgamezone – Safe 3d chat where kids can learn through immersing themselves in stories, and themes from literature and arts.

Sociotown

SocioTown is a 3D virtual chat game world with a wide assortment of activities SocioTown is a 100% web-based 3D Social MMOG (Massive Multiplayer Online Game.) You can try it out for free on our site now!

Chatting Online in 3D

A List of good 3D chat rooms , avatar chat games, virtual worlds and  websites where you can chat online for free. 

SpotON3D

immersive environment where all interaction happens in real time, with real people.

Zap Hotel

immersive 3D environment where all interaction happens in real time, with real people.Go to concerts, meetings, demos, classes, explore create and play cool games, with your friends, family and others.

Second Life

Second Life a free 3D virtual world where you can socialize, connect and create using free voice and text chat,and Teen Second life – Try it our for free!

Karga

Karga is a basic 3d chat virtual reality enviroment with cartoon like characters, where you can move around in 3d-style  locations, see and talk to others. Also change your appearance and play games.

Chamber of Chat

Chamber of Chat Harry Potter Interactive 3D World- Social Virtual Harry Potter World with Facebook plug-ins. This free Harry Potter Virtual World has of course been created for Potter fans, and aims to give you the sensation that you are actually interacting in the actual 3D world of Harry Potter. 

Final Fantasy III DS “The Gulgan thus prophesied: This earthquake is only the beginning. The great tremors that swallowed the crystals, the light of our world, only to spawn monsters from the depths of the scarred land, are nothing but harbingers of what is yet to come. Something is coming..fathomless, ominous, and full of sorrow.. But

Reviews

The only Final Fantasy that was never localized in the United States, Final Fantasy III has been reborn, incorporating the latest in portable gaming technology. Using the features of the Nintendo DS to their fullest, Final Fantasy III features graphics that have been reworked and remodelled in 3D, while maintaining the mythical Final Fantasy look and feel. This is the fans’ chance to complete the circle. The legend of Final Fantasy III is reborn.

A must-have for the hardcore Final Fantasy Fan, January 24, 2007
Reviewer: Helen J. Casper (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

I’ve played this game in English and in the original Japanese (even though I don’t speak or understand Japanese). I absolutely love it. It has the feel of an old-school Final Fantasy game but with amazing graphics that would impress anyone. 

I will admit that I had more fun playing it in Japanese than in English because I didn’t understand most of what was going on and every new item, weapon, spell, etc. was an adventure as I tried to figure out what it did. =)

If you are a “new” Final Fantasy fan, you may be a bit put-off by the amount of time you need to spend to really make your characters amazing. 

You may also be a bit frustrated with the segmented and predictable plot. Modern Final Fantasy fans (who started playing the games at or after 7) are just too used to the complex and multi-layered plotlines of the modern games. 

However, those of us who have been dedicated since the Nintendo console games will love the timeless crystal story, the linear plot, and the job system that makes the game wholly customizable. If you were a fan of Final Fantasy 5, you will definitely love this game. The jobs are different and the gameplay is a bit more simplistic, but you’ll see a lot of the things you loved about 5 in this game- with better graphics and the ability to travel diagonally.

If you’re a casual RPG player, you also may not appreciate Final Fantasy 3 as much as a die-hard enthusiast of the series. While the graphics are cute, the game doesn’t have the finesse of most modern RPGs. 

There are lots of hidden treasures, random encounters galore, and a noticeable lack of many side-quests that modern RPG players enjoy. However, this is a great remake of a classic RPG and those who can appreciate that will enjoy it immensely.

One of the fun, minor aspects of this game is Mognet. In each town, you can talk to a Moogle who will connect you to the Nintendo Wi-Fi network. 

From there, you can write little messages to other friends who have the game. Part of this fun of this game, for me at least, has been finding and making friends with other FF3 players. As a side note, we had no problems setting it up with our existing home wireless network. 

I simply configured the settings on my DS lite and can access it no matter where in the house I’m playing. The little notes from other players really add another level of enjoyment.

To put it bluntly, you simply cannot pass on this game if you are a true, hardcore Final Fantasy fan. 

It’s a canon, mainline game and very well done. In my opinion, it is even worth getting a DS just for this game.

We are here to share the best Sims 4 sex mods with you so you can download and install them quickly to have full fun with them. If you are an adult looking to expand your Sims 4 experience, check out the following different Sim 4 sex mods. 

If you’re open to your own content and enjoy trying new things, some of the best Sims 4 mods will give you the chance to breathe new life into your ho-hum Sim lifestyle. There are dozens of them that allow you to get around, and there are plenty of ways for curious egos to get started.

Installing Sims 4 Mods

To install the best Sims 4 mods in your game, you only need to download the mod files first. If you have a hard time figuring out how to download these mods, if you don’t know how, read this guide on how to download and install the best Sims 4 mods.

PolarBearSims

PolarBearSims is finally back on the list of the best and the Sims 4 Sex Mod is now available for download on the LoversLab Forum. The addon is a must for all Sims lovers. However, I must stress that it does not allow your Sims to be naked 24/7, so if you also want to have your sims fully nude at all times, you will have other mods for this purpose. I did this for myself recently and I use this listing for that.

WickedWhims

The WickedWhims mods changes the functionality of WooHoo by allowing you to invite multiple Sims, change their position and swap Sims. What makes this mod is that it is so that after woo hooing, your sim will stay in bed with you, do pillow talks, be romantic, etc. This is one of the best sex mods for Sims4 and a great addition to the game. This almost turns the Sims into a full porn game.

Naked Sims 3

Naked Sims 3 is another great sex mod for the Sims 4. The characters of Naked Sims 3 are seen naked during sex, and it’s very much explicit. With this mod you also have access to high-quality animations and mods that represent a large variety of positions and can find Sex within 1 mile. This Sims 4 mod covers content ranging from cosmetic changes to a mod that allows you to customize the parameters of the game. 

Conclusion

Check out the list of the best Sims 4 mods and if you have one of your favorite Sims 4 mods that didn’t make it to this list, let me know what they are in the comments. We’ve looked into adult-only games that focus specifically on sex, if these aren’t enough for you.

We have compiled a list of sex games that require only your imagination and that every adventurous couple should try. We’ll take a look at the games you can play with your boyfriend or husband (and sometimes with friends) when you’re new to adult games.

You can learn more about yourself and your partner through these fuck finder games, which encourages you to be thoughtful about your sex life. I’ve found out that I am a big fan of sex games where there’s lots of sex toys and customization available.

We’ll help you find some of the most popular games for men and women, as well as the best sex game for couples.

Free Porn Games

Sites like Sex Games Report, Nutaku, and Erogames bring along some free porn games where you can sex with the sexiest women and men of your design, hentai girls, and more. You will also find porn games that you can play online with real adults. You don’t have to download most popular games, as they can run in your browser, such Craving Quest.

You can search for specific genres of online sex games or browse all titles if you take the most comprehensive approach and see only the types of games you prefer the most. If you’re not sure if you like a particular game or sex game for a couple, check for free sex games like JerkDolls.

These games simulate real-life sex in such a way that people even forget they are playing it. You can play these games if you just want to get your mind lost and these are the games that will draw you in and make you forget that you even exist. 

Lots of games are totally free, with some optional upgrades if you get serious. Fifty cents won’t buy much of anything at all these days, but in the context of sex games, it could seriously improve your regular sex game jerk session.

Here are some of our favorite sites to find free sex games:
nutaku.net
sexgamesreport.com
erogames.com

Some adult sex games have the production value of Hollywood movies, so you can play as a character in one of the most popular movies of all time, such as Star Wars in games such as Star Whores.

Did I mention that for couples, porn games are also a perfect way to get to know each other better intimately? Consider this next time you are looking for ways to get closer and break the ice.

Hardcoded

Hardcoded, a great XXX game from Ghosthug Games, is the pinnacle of queer visual eroticism and presents some of the best virtual sex ever, not only for women but also for men.

It sums up how porn games give those who are marginalized by sexual kinks and orientations space to really explore their desires. If you want to play a porn game that just gets to the point, Hardcoded is a great game. 

3D Sex Games

If you prefer real graphics, 3D sex games may be just right for you, and it won’t cost you a penny to see the amazingly realistic graphics and sexy female characters. Some of them can be played as real-life characters, like the characters in the movies.

3DX Chat

If you have recently invested in a new vibrator or dildo, 3DXChat is a great sex game for a couple. It connects your own sex toys to your computer to provide a complete sensory experience and allows you to realize some of the deepest sex fantasies you have dreamed of.

If you have never used a sex toy, this is a really great way to try it out. I promise that when you are done with these suggestions, you will have cumming and enjoy some very good erotic fun. 3DXChat works with toys like the VStroker, Pearl, and Onyx.

In porn games, you can enjoy guys licking things and riding you while you play as a pornstar on every level. Online multiplayer porn will never get boring like porn videos, as we can always meet cool girls and funny guys to play with.

My Final Thoughts

These games are great to have a bit of fun, but nothing more; porn is all about sex. There is no better way to capture the love of a man you meet than by engaging him in an adventurous and exciting online game. 

****BREAKING NEWS – THE SIMS 4 RELEASE DATE

Electronic Arts (EA) has stated that it will be revealing the release date of the long awaited  game “Sims 4” at the E3 2014 on 9th June. Although rumours have already circuslated that the official releae date will be 2nd September 2014.

Sims fans can go through the Origin Exclusive Content on the product page for TS4 on the online retailer’s website. And, according to  SimsVIP ,  fans with the Digital Deluxe Edition of The Sims 4 will receive the cool Animal Hats Digital Content. You can watch the event live watch the event live at : www.ea.com/e3

Origin’s Digital Deluxe Edition of The Sims 4 is already available for pre-order

The Sims™ 4 Digital Deluxe

(available with bonus content )

The Sims 4 is the highly anticipated life simulation game that lets you play with life like never before. Create new Sims with intelligence and emotion. Experience all-new intuitive and fun creative tools to sculpt your Sims and build unique homes. Control the mind, body, and heart of your Sims, and bring your stories to life.

Welcome to the brand new Sims 4 – Teen Years!

While you are waiting to pre-order the official release, many of you are wondering if there will be an online component to the Sims 4.

This highly anticipated life simulation world where you will be able to use intuitive design tools to immerse yourselves in the world of your characters, customize and control their appearance, personalities, aspirations, walk styles, and relationships, like never before.

Other things you will be able to do are build the house of your dreams and influence others by the decisions you make.

Quite a lot to look forwards to then!  Well, while you are waiting, you can now also play a free online Sims 4 teen game here at Girlgamezone. Now you can explore teen life in a simulated environment, where you can get a job, get a girl, (or boy!) and get a life!

The chicks won’t like you until you make something of yourself, so you’ll have to go study,  work hard, try and get a good job, get fit, get a new apartment, and keep it real. And if you hear the buzzer, then you’re either out of cash, or you need to go home and sleep!

THE SIMS 2 – APARTMENT PETS

Apartment Pets

Have Fun Playing With Your Apartment Pets!
Live in the most pet-friendly apartment around! Your Sims are moving into an apartment building full of interesting neighbors and a wide variety of pets. From loveable cats and dogs to all-new exotic animals including slithery snakes, colorful birds, and cuddly rabbits, your Sim will experience all the fun of playing with pets while enjoying their new apartment lifestyle!

• Run your very own pet spa to groom and dress pets. 
• Share your apartment with dogs, cats, snakes, rabbits, and more. 
• Meet interesting neighbors and take care of their pets. 
• Play fun mini-games to unlock toys, clothing, furniture, and accessories.

ESRB Rating: Teen

THE SIMS 2 – APARTMENT LIFE

Your Sims are moving into a brand-new apartment, and their lives will never be the same! Adventure, fun, and drama await them as they meet new people and explore their new neighborhood. Will they take their kids to the local playground, mingle in coffee shops, or hit the park to learn from the breakdancers? 

Close quarters mean new opportunities-move in with compatible roomies for a thriving social life, advance your career with the right social network, or find true love just down the hall. 

Whether they live in artsy converted lofts, the ultimate studio bachelor pads, or luxury apartments with their own butler, your Sims will experience all of the excitement of apartment life!

ESRB Rating: Teen

THE SIMS 2 – TEEN STYLE STUFF

Must-Have Stuff for Your Teen Sims to Express Their Unique Style! Everything they need to express their unique style with The Sims 2 – Teen Style Stuff and show some attitude with all-new, unique furniture, decor items, fashions and more with three distinct themes-“Goth,” “Thrasher,” and “Socialite.” Give your Sims characters a new stereo, TV, and other gadgets to keep them up to date and in touch with their friends. Make sure your young Sims are always sporting the latest teen fashions including track suits, designer jeans, and yoga outfits. Let them express themselves in ways only teenagers can!

ESRB Rating: Teen 

THE SIMS POOL 2 – MOBILE

Rack ’em! Create and customize your Sims characters, and enjoy exciting 8 or 9-ball action. Sims™ Pool recreates great pool, and adds style – warm characters, colorful locales, and success-based popularity. Make bank shots, combos and more.

Game Features

• Features may vary by handset. 
• Realize your Sim’s aspiration by playing pool 
• Enjoy several game Modes: Play Pool, Pass’n Play, Challenges 
• Make bank shots and combos with true pool physics 
• Create and customize your character and start playing easily 
• Experience the fun of pool in immersive 2D and 3D environments 
• Unlock the coolest gear by fulfilling your Sim’s aspiration 
• Receive awards and trophies that showcase your pool prowess

ESRB Rating: Everyone

SIMCITY SOCIETIES (MOBILE)

Build the city of your dreams! Choose a range of building types – homes, leisure spots, workplaces and industrial sites. Determine the look and feel of your new society. Manage assets wisely, and your metropolis will thrive. Inspired by the PC game.

 Features

• Features may vary by handset 
• Creative, building-based gameplay 
• Choose buildings and create your own city 
• Enjoy the look and feel of The Sims you love 
• Sharpen your city-building skills in Freeplay mode 
• Multiple scenarios for new, exciting challenges 
• Develop a society exactly as you’d like it to be
• ESRB Rating: Everyone

Play Sims – best online sites – Fan clubs 

C.A.S.A. Club AlphaVille Sims Online 
A Place for Online Sims living in the city of AlphaVille to hang out…and talk ..where they hang out. Talk about their skills, and just anything in AlphaVille…or Simming. SCREENSHOTS, VIRTUAL TOURS OF SHOP/HOUSE/AND MUCH MORE!
Natalius Lynn’s House Designs 
Many house designs on here! Sims in BF, TC, DG, and many more! Just contact Natalius!
The SIMS Online Group 
This is a Yahoo group where TSO players can post ads, messages, participate in polls, view and post pictures, chat and more!

Check out our Sims 4 sex mods article if you’re an adult, and you want to spice things up a bit.

• Join Harry Potter on exciting adventures in this 4-in-1 game collection
• Master all things magical in a world filled with wizardry, fun, and danger
• Overcome adversity and challenges; turn-based battle sequences
• Interact with over 100 unforgettable characters from the book
• Enjoy stunning 3D environments and special effects

From the Manufacturer

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Be Harry Potter, learning to master all things magical in a world filled with wizardry, fun, and danger. Overcome adversity and challenges and encounter unforgettable characters from J.K. Rowling’s worldwide bestseller.

As Harry Potter, players will hone their magical skills and advance through three terms of study during Harry’s first year at Hogwarts. Each term will challenge players to meet a number of objectives, such as collecting and mixing potions with Professor Snape or piloting a flying broom through the Forbidden Forest in search of Neville Longbottom’s Remembrall. In order to pass the first year of study, players must complete over 29 different objectives, while avoiding enemies and obstacles.

Bring the world of Harry Potter home in one small, portable package. Turn-based battle sequences reward thoughtful use of more than 30 spells and potions. Adventure-based game with an emphasis on puzzle solving and interaction with other characters. Interact with over 100 unforgettable characters from the book, including Professor Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, and Draco Malfoy. Faithful representation of the magical world created in J.K. Rowling’s best-selling novels.

Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup

Grab your broomsticks and prepare for aerial competition high above the Quidditch pitch. For the first time ever, Harry Potter fans will be able to fully experience the magical power, speed, and competition of Quidditch, the favorite sport of witches and wizards, in Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup. EA’s UK Studio, the team behind the worldwide success of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets games, brings you this new title.

Features:

Climb aboard a flying broomstick and take part in the only complete Quidditch experience–including playing full matches.
Play as any one of four Hogwarts Houses and numerous characters from the fiction, including Harry Potter and the crafty Draco Malfoy.
Play all the Quidditch positions and execute all the high-flying moves.
Compete for the Quidditch World Cup with professional teams and stadium environments including USA, Bulgaria, featuring Viktor Krum, England, the Nordic team, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, and Australia. Each national team has its own Quidditch gear and unique strengths.
Invite a friend over for some head-to-head action in the first multiplayer (two player) Harry Potter experience.
Unlock special moves by collecting Quidditch Cards gained from challenges completed, moves made, and games won.
Enjoy stunning 3D environments and special effects.
Satisfying the number-one request from Harry Potter fans worldwide: full Quidditch matches.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Be Harry Potter in a unique new PC adventure with more magic, friendship, and danger. Learn new spells, undertake new quests, make new friends, and challenge new adversaries to confront the powers at the heart of the Chamber of Secrets. Do you dare face You-Know-Who again?

Features:

• Explore rich environments from the colorful Burrow to the dark reaches of the Forbidden Forest.
• Master new spells including Expeliarmus, Diffendo, and Skurge.
• Overcome dangerous foes from Aragog to the Basilisk.
• Take flight to play improved Quidditch.
• Interact with new characters from J.K. Rowling’s world, including Dobby, Lockhart, and Ginny Weasley.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• The Dementors are coming and this time Harry needs his friends.

From the opening scene on the Hogwarts Express to the climactic finale on the shore of the great lake at Hogwarts, the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban videogame immerses the player in the world of Harry Potter with captivating gameplay, stunning environments, and graphics that bring to life the magical world familiar to anyone who has seen the films.

Players encounter new characters and creatures, engage in a variety of sub-quests, fly on a Hippogriff, explore previously unseen areas of Hogwarts and take on their friends in multiple two-player challenges, as they take part in the most exciting and challenging Harry Potter videogame adventure yet.

Features:

Companion Play: play as Harry, Ron, and Hermione to unlock the secrets of Hogwarts.
Face the Dementors: can you overcome the dreaded Azkaban guards?
Fly Buckbeak: fly the Hippogriff around the towers of Hogwarts.
All-new spells: freeze streams into ice slides, control flame-breathing dragons, and conjure a Patronus.
Stunning graphics: best-ever graphics bring to life the world of Harry Potter in a way never seen before.
New wizard cards: enjoy a new set of wizard cards, including the beings and beasts cards.

Product Description

World Of Harry Potter brings all of the early Harry Potter adventures to life. Experience his first three years at Hogwarts Academy, as he faces new trials and dangers at every turn. Combine the abilities of Harry, Hermione and Ron as they take on menaces unlike anything the world’s ever seen before. Includes Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner Of Azkaban and Quidditch World Cup.

Reviews from Gamers

Awesome entertainment value, great for kids and adults who play along with them.

My 7 year old daughter and I have been searching for a good computer game to play ever since we finished up 101 Dalmations on the PC more than a year ago. I’ve read her the first three Harry Potter books, and then discovered this collection. It is a big winner.

You get four different games (which each originally sold for the cost of this collection, or more). We finished the Sorcerers Stone in about two weeks of evening play.

It has plenty of play value to get us to go back, mainly to find the hidden secrets we did not find the first time, and to play some better games of Quiddich.

We have just begun playing the Chamber of Secrets. Everything about this one is an upgrade from Sorcerer’s Stone: smoother play, more spells, more hidden areas, new activities, new features. We are enjoying it immensely.

Some kids are game fanatics, and can handle the controls alone. Another reviewer was correct, a game controller makes these much easier.

My daughter and I share the controls when we play together. In these games, she takes the mouse to cast spells and direct Harry’s point of view, I work the arrow keys to move us around. We have quite a lot of fun together this way.

The games feature the same story line and content as the books. Expect the same (very low) violence level as the books.

So I’m giving this bundle 5 stars based on just games. Heck, I would have given it 4 stars for the Sorcerer’s Stone alone, or 5 stars for the Chamber of Secrets alone. This is a super value.

Reviews from Gamers

Great Games in a Great Set at a Great Price!, December 17, 2005

This set includes the first 4 Potter games for PC: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Quidditch World Cup.

This is a cool deal! This set cost less than more stores sell Prisoner of Azkaban alone.

The Games (1-3) are model closely after the stories including much that the movies skip or alter. Like tje Hagrid’s gift of a flute in Sorcerer’s Stone. They also include Peeves the Poltergeist.

The Hogwarts Castle is styled after the film and the books and a great deal of effort went into capturing the feel of the famous school of witchcraft and wizardry. It is loaded with secret passages, candy and wizard cards.

The graphic are pretty good (on all platforms) and the actors used create their own interpretation of the chief characters.

Game 3, Prisoner of Azkaban is much more in the spirit of the movies rather than the books, the faces of the characters more closely resemble their Warner Brother counterparts, and the Hogwart’s students wear school uniforms (instead of robes with crests over street clothes). This isn’t a complaint, either way.

I enjoyed both versions of the series.

The fourth game in this set:The Quidditch World Cup is not an adventure game, but a sports game, using elements from basketball, soccer and football to recreate Quidditch game play more elaborately than in the other 3 games.

THIS GAME WAS NOT BASED ON THE NEWLY RELEASED MOVIE, but came out based solely on the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

You can play proffessional Quidditch play for the World Cup as a team in the Quidditch League using players like Krum, playing the country of your choice (including playing for the States). This leads me to my one complaint: YOU CAN’T PLAY IRELAND. You can’t play as, or against Ireland’s Quidditch team. But, QWC is still the best game of the set.

If don’t want to play in the league for the World Cup, there is also the option of Hogwarts house play.

All 4 games come in a single-4 disc jewel case, not individually packaged within the 12″ box.

As war looms on the horizon, the mighty Archadian Empire begins a campaign to subjugate its neighbors. The small kingdom of Dalmasca shares their fate, and it is here that our tale begins.

Two years after the fall of Dalmasca, the citizens are without guidance and direction. In the capital city of Rabanastre, the denizens gather and await the introduction of Archadia’s new consul. To Vaan, a young man living on the streets of Rabanastre, the Empire is a hated enemy who took the life of his brother, the only family he had left. In an effort to exact revenge, Vaan hatches a plot to break into the palace and steal from the occupying imperials. There, he gets more than he bargained for as he runs into Princess Ashe, the sole surviving heir to the Dalmascan throne. Together, the two will embark on an incredible journey through Ivalice, tracing the mysteries behind the Archadian Empire’s invasion. The choices they make will determine the very fate of the world.

Features

• Completely new voiced cut-scenes added for the North American release
• Gorgeous CG cinematics and cut-scenes in Dolby® Pro Logic II combined with real-time graphics rivaling those of next-gen titles
• Shocking plot twists take players on an unforgettable journey
• Active Dimension Battle (ADB) system, enables players to move seamlessly between exploration and combat
• Highly customizable Gambit system allows complete control over character AI during battles
• License board gives the player the ability to customize each character’s skills and abilities
• Final Fantasy XII has been rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

What’s not to love about Captain Jack Sparrow? Play as Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann as you hack and slash your way through fully interactive environments, including burning buildings, wrecked ships, and misty moonlit caves. One minute you are fighting hordes of enemies, and the next you’re evading capture by the Royal Navy.
Features:

Join Captain Jack Sparrow as he recounts his most thrilling adventures: Did he really sack Nassau Port without firing a shot or ride away from a deserted isle on the backs of sea turtles? Now you’ll find out, firsthand!

Co-op multiplayer: take on the challenge with a friend and play side-by-side as Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, or Elizabeth Swann.
Secret treasures: Hidden passages, special coins, and other secrets await! Discover gold and treasure to purchase upgrades for advanced moves and special abilities.

Unlockable weapons and combos: throughout your adventure you’ll be rewarded with new swords that allow more advanced combos to defeat a wide range of deadly foes.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Legend of Jack Sparrow lets you join the famous pirate captain, as he recounts his most thrilling adventures. Did he really sack Nassau Port without firing a shot or ride away from a deserted isle on the backs of sea turtles?

Now you’ll find out first-hand! Co-op multiplayer action as Jack Sparrow, Will Turner & Elizabeth Swann play side-by-side Features the voice of Johnny Depp.

Gaming giant Wizards of the Coast debuts its highly-anticipated MapleStory iTrading Card Game (iTCG) today, a unique analog extension of the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MapleStory, giving players an added dimension to their game playing experience. The cards feature iconic anime art from Nexon America Inc.’s popular MapleStory online game and are designed to interact as a turn-based strategy game. Adding to the excitement, the iTCG cards feature codes that unlock exclusive rewards and game experiences in the online game.

With the introduction of the MapleStory iTCG, Wizards of the Coast and Nexon take TCGs to the next level by giving players an integrated experience between the online and offline worlds. Each pack of MapleStory iTCG cards includes a code redeemable for online rewards and game experiences such as highly sought-after artifacts, rare virtual pets, and all-new quests.

Also announced today is the name and image of a new virtual pet, black bunny (preview shown below). The black bunny is exclusive to the iTCG and thus can only be acquired online with an iTCG code.

CURRENT RPG GAME REVIEWS:

Maple Story
Halo 3 – Xbox 360
Pirates of the Caribbean – The Legend of Jack Sparrow – PS 2
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy VII
Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess – Gamecube
The World of Harry Potter
Super Mario Bros – Nintendo DS
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
Hannah Montana: Music Jam
Hannah Montana DS
That’s So Raven: Psychic on the Scene DS
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

NEW!!!* MAPLE STORY – FREE ONLINE RPG GAMES
MapleStory iTrading Card Game Hits Shelves Today!

Nexon’s Annoucment

Wizards of the Coast, Nexon take tabletop gaming to the next level

Maple Story Trading Card Game! Official Site

November 6, 2007 (Renton, Wash.) – Gaming giant Wizards of the Coast debuts its highly-anticipated MapleStory iTrading Card Game (iTCG) today, a unique analog extension of the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) MapleStory, giving players an added dimension to their game playing experience.

The cards feature iconic anime art from Nexon America Inc.’s popular MapleStory online game and are designed to interact as a turn-based strategy game. Adding to the excitement, the iTCG cards feature codes that unlock exclusive rewards and game experiences in the online game.

With the introduction of the MapleStory iTCG, Wizards of the Coast and Nexon take TCGs to the next level by giving players an integrated experience between the online and offline worlds. Each pack of MapleStory iTCG cards includes a code redeemable for online rewards and game experiences such as highly sought-after artifacts, rare virtual pets, and all-new quests.

Also announced today is the name and image of a new virtual pet, black bunny (preview shown below). The black bunny is exclusive to the iTCG and thus can only be acquired online with an iTCG code.

Maple Story – Virtual Bunny!

The MapleStory iTCG Starter Set (MSRP $9.99) and Booster Packs (MSRP $3.99) are available in the US and Canada at hobby game shops and other major retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target, select GameStop stores, Toys ‘R’ Us, Kmart and Meijer Foods.

Wizards of the Coast popularized trading card games with the creation of Magic: The Gathering® in 1993. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play.

The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess brings you back tot he land of Hyrule, as you uncover the mystery behind its plunge into darkness. Link, a young man raised as a wrangler in a rural village, is ordered by the mayor to attend the Hyrule Summit. He sets off, oblivious to the dark fate that has descended upon the kingdom.

When he enters the Twilight Realm that has covered Hyrule, he transforms into a wolf and is captured. A mysterious figure helps him break free, and with the aid of her magic, they set off to free the land from the shadows.

Link must explore the vast land of Hyrule and As he does, he’ll have to enlist the aid of friendly folk, solve puzzles and battle his way through dangerous dungeons.

In the Twilight Realm, he’ll have to use his wolf abilities and Midna’s magic to bring light to the land. Revisit classic and new characters – Link, Zelda, Midna and many others

Product Features

• When Link travels to the darkened land of Hyrule, he transforms into a wolf and must scour the land with the help of a mysterious being named Midna.
• Ride into battle against troops of foul creatures, using an incredible horseback combat system, then take on massive bosses that must be seen to be believed.
• Many puzzles stand between Link and the fulfillment of his quest, so players must sharpen their wits as they hunt for weapons and items.
• Characters include Link, Zelda, Midna and many others, both new and old.

Product Description

Despite all the hoopla surrounding the next generation consoles, the most anticipated gaming event of this year is undoubtedly the latest The Legend of Zelda game. Subtitled Twilight Princess, the game looks radically different from The Wind Waker with less stylized, more realistic looking graphics.

As ever with a Nintendo title, much of the game is still surrounded in secrecy, but previews have already shown the game’s enormous scale with huge areas of rolling countryside for you to ride your horse and battle various evil enemies. Indeed, the game seems more action-focused than previous adventures, both on horseback and on foot.

One major new feature revealed in the game is that Link is now able to transform into a wolf. This gives him a whole suite of new features including the ability to “see” smells and access areas impossible as a human (or elf).

Despite the greater emphasis on action, the puzzles in the game are even more elaborate than before. A forest dungeon reveals your ability to communicate with animals. You order around a troupe of baboons to solve puzzles and to help battle the level boss.

The GameCube could hardly have asked for any better swansong than this, with utterly amazing graphics and an apparently endless range of features and settings. Even with so little still known about it, this is still on course to be the best game of the year. — Harrison Dent, Amazon.co.uk

This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.

Review from Gamers

UNDISPUTED GAME OF THE YEAR!, December 12, 2006

Wow, this game is amazing! I bought this game for only $40 at Curcuit City. I’m very happy I found it because I looked everywhere, and it was sold out. When I went to Curcuit City, I was amazed to see one sitting there for only $40.

Now, to the game itself. There have been a lot of great games that have come out this year. I own Gears of War for my XBox 360, and I didn’t think a game could top it for years to come. Well, a couple months later, Twighlight Princess was released. The GameCube version, which is the one that I have, has just as good if not better graphics than the Wii version. I played the Wii version a little bit at the store, and I was surprised to see that the GameCube Zelda was just as pretty looking. This game is as good as any graphic wise on the current gen consoles.

There has been so much focus on the 360, PS3, and Wii that this game might not get the praise that it deserves. This is the perfect game to end the current gen consoles. It’s simply amazing.

Anyone who still owns a GameCube should definitly get this game. It might not just be the game of the year, but maybe the game of the century! It was well worth the wait. And if you don’t believe this game can live up to Ocarina of Time, you better try this game. Then you can be the judge of that.

Get this game ASAP!

Nintendo Wii Version Versus GameCube Review

This is a review written by someone who has played both versions. 

In this review, I’ll not only touch on the aspects of Twilight Princess but also tell you a few differences between the Wii and Gamecube versions because some will most definitely be curious.

Absorbed in Twilight (Review includes differences between the Wii and Gamecube Versions), December 15, 2006

The Legend of Zelda is one of the most popular games of all time. When a new Zelda game marches forth, the fans are always there. Now, after spending years in development, with delay after delay and ultimately being pushed onto the Nintendo Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is finally here. It’s pretty generous of Nintendo to keep the game on the Gamecube as well as pushing it to the Wii. It’s great that even those without the Wii can experience this amazing game.

Twilight Princess is by far one of the most instantly absorbing in the series. The game begins with you as Link in the village of Ordan. Things are going well for Link and his friends until a band of monsters riding a boar come and kidnap two of his friends. 

When Link awakens, he’s suddenly thrust into a twilight realm where he meets a creature named Midna, who decides to aid Link on his quest. 

From the get go, The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess is instantly absorbing. The storyline is by far one of the best in the series and is very engrossing and absorbing.

The first major difference between the Gamecube and Wii versions are the controls. On the Wii you swing the remote and Link swings his sword. Here, it’s just the press of a button. For anyone who played the Wii version, it’s surprising how much time it takes to get used to the control scheme. 

When using the slingshot or hero’s bow, aiming also feels strange. It’s far easier on the Wii. The controls for the Gamecube version are good, though. It’s just that if you played the Wii version you have to adjust to it. 

However, it actually is an entirely different experienece all together. This doesn’t mean if you have the Wii version you should go out and buy the Gamecube version. They are, after all, the same game.

The heart of the challenge from the game mainly comes from the puzzles rather than the actual dungeon crawl itself. Most enemies are easily taken down by a couple of sword swings. Some of the puzzles, however, can really throw you for a loop. This also brings about another key difference between the Wii and Gamecube versions. The environments are completely mirrored. In other words, Link holds his sword in his left hand instead of his right. A path that was on the left in the Wii version will be on the right in the Gamecube version. Anyone who played the Wii version first will no doubt find this to be rather confusing. However, most of you are probably getting the Gamecube version because you don’t have a Wii. So this is really no problem at all.

A unique twist to the gameplay of Zelda is that Link not only goes around in his normal form, but can become a wolf as well. As a wolf the controls are virtually the same with the exception of Link being able to use senses and dig. 

You’ll also be forced to solve puzzles in wolf form as well, and it does indeed add some variety to the game. As you progress in wolf form, Midna sits on your back and is there to offer advice for you. Gameplay wise, Twilight Princess knows how to keep you immersed in the game.

Visually a Gamecube game has never looked better than this. It’s fairly lifelike. It also looks very identical to the Wii version. However, the Gamecube version doesn’t play out in widescreen so there’s letterboxes whenever you view one of the cutscenes. The game sports some amazing detail, though. Link has never looked better. The land of Hyrule has never looked better. Your enemies and some of the cinematics also sport some awesome detail.

The music still sounds pretty good. A lot of tunes you’ll recognize from previous Zelda adventures, but the new stuff sounds pretty good too. There’s no voice acting, though, and that still bothers me about Zelda to this day. The Windwaker could’ve used voice acting and so could Twilight Princess. 

The story is so absorbing, and it probably would’ve been better had they added voices to it. Link grunts and such and from time to time one of the NPC characters might yell something, but there’s really no spoken dialogue throughout the game. 

It would’ve been really exciting to see some of the cinematics brought to life through fantastic voice acting. In the long run this probably won’t bother anyone, and its a small price to pay for a game that’s as fantastic as this.

For what its worth, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is very good. Its by far the most absorbing story in the entire series, and its gameplay is unmatched. 

Fans who have followed Zelda since its days on the NES will be pleased at just how far the series has come with Twilight Princess. Its one of the best in the series.

On a final note, the Wii version is superior to the Gamecube version. While they are virtually the same game, the controls of the Wii version are better, and some of the environments look smoother. The control scheme and mirroring of the environments alone makes playing both versions a different experience. However, if you own the Wii version, this different experience isn’t so different as to warrant the Gamecube version a buy. The reverse is also true. If you invest in the Gamecube version, it’s hard to say, “Get the Wii version too.”

Whichever version you get, however, you’ll be satisfied either way.

The Good

+Absorbing story
+Fantastic Gameplay
+There’s a lot of great detail given to the game
+The puzzles are quite challenging
+The game still sounds good

The Bad

-All this time and the series still lacks voice acting