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C’mon. You know it’s not too early to start
things |
Christmas ishere
thinking about your holiday shopping list.
For once, why not get a head start so you
can find those things your friends and
family really want. We’ve got some great
ideas to get you started
Is it a phone? Is it a gaming
platform? Yep, it’s both. Say
goodbye to playing simplistic
puzzle games on your cellphone
and hello to real titles with
Nokia’s N-Gage QD Game
Deck ($150, including a two-year
phone plan). Spider-Man 2, The
Sims: Bustin’ Out and Tony Hawk’s
Pro Skater are just a few of the
games you can play thanks to a
high-resolution colour display with
4,096 colours. Play alone or go headto-head
via Bluetooth wireless technology.
Games will set you back $45 to $55 each.
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Have an old-school gamer on your list
but don’t have a huge wad of cash to
shell out for a pile of new games? The
Atari Anthology is a great deal — 85
classic Atari games for play on
PlayStation 2 and Xbox (including old
faves Asteroids, Pong and
Millipede) for only $30.
Board games are a great
way to distract the family
after the turkey’s been
reduced to bare bones.
Scene It ($50) is perfect
for the movie-know-it-alls
on your list. This DVD-based
board game has you
answering questions based
on movie clips, puzzles and
trivia. Things ($40), on the
other hand, features a box
of cards that offer topics like
“Things that could get
you arrested.”
Each player
then writes
down an
answer and
everyone has
to guess who
wrote what.
famous 38 | november 2004 �