Toys for Kids & Adults

Wii Monday: Three new titles
It's Monday, which means three new titles are available on the Nintendo Wii's Shop Channel. Can I have a drumroll please?

• Galaga (NES, 500 Wii Points)
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (NES , Sega Genesis, 800 Wii Points)
• BRAVOMAN (TurboGrafx16, 600 Wii Points)

While returning toGalagamemories sounds fun, as does checking out this Alex Kidd character, I'm saving my thumbs for tomorrow, for the arrival ofSuper Paper Mario.

Read Nintendo's Press Release

'God of War 2' secret – Island of Rhodes

What happens when you get a999,999 hit comboinGod of War 2? You get pointed to a no-longer-secret website,islandofrhodes.org, containing developer diaries of two of the game's levels.

It's actually some pretty interesting commentary and lets you in on a few things that were cut from the game due to a lack of time and budget.

Related:

LB'sGod of War 2Walkthrough and Strategy Guide

LB'sGod of War 2Review

More 'God of War 2' secrets revealed

Yesterday, I told you about asecretGod of War 2website.

Today, I bring news of a mystery, wrapped inside an enigma, smothered in secret sauce. It seems some resourceful/obsessiveGoW2fan, figured out that the word KRATOS is hidden in the background image of one of the site's pages. To help you on your quest, I made you this nice image:

Once you click the hidden letters in the correct order, a new page will be revealed.

You can't stop reading now! More secrets await…

Wii browser grows up

I first experienced the wonderful pulsating glow of the Wii a day after we set it up. Coming downstairs to a dark house, the living room was emanating an eerie, yet beautiful, blue light. What does this mean? I wondered to myself. Are the cats responsible for this?

Allison and I soon figured out that no nefarious feline activity had taken place and that it simply means you have a message, either from a friend or from Nintendo, whom I consider a friend.

This morning, that blue light caused me to flutter to the Wii like a moth to the flame. I was rewarded with a message saying that the Wii's Opera browser is now out of beta and is a full fledged adult!

Some of the new features include the ability to hide the toolbar, click-and-drag scrolling, and an option to choose your favorite search engine. All in all, it's a pretty rad TV web browser.

The browser is free through through June 30th after which time it'll cost $5. Not bad. Not bad at all.

LB 'Medal of Honor: Vanguard' Review
LB Review: 5

Platforms: PS2, Wii

EA's latest entry in its classic WWII shooter series is the same glitchy and graphically unimpressive 'Medal of Honor' you played four years ago, without the online capability. Sure, it has its fun moments. Sure, it has its challenging battles. And, sure, it is being sold as the stripped down version of the soon-to-be-released 'Medal of Honor: Airborne' for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. But, with all of that being said, there's little excuse in 2007 for such a piss poor (and short) production from a powerhouse developer and publisher, even if that developer and publisher is EA.

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How To: Fix your 'Guitar Hero II' guitar

Whammy bar got you down? If you're one of the unlucky thrashers whoseGuitar Hero IIX-Plorer guitar's whammy bar isn't responding well, you have two choices: send it in for repairs, or, do it yourself!

Since opening up the guitar doesn't void the warranty, what have you got to lose? Just followthese easy instructionsfound over atallaboutthegames.netand you'll be reverbing your way to happiness.

Hat tip toGayGamer