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Review: AquAttack for PS3

Title: AquAttack! Price: $2.99 System(s): PS3, PSP Release Date: 12/1/2010 Publisher (Developer): Valcon Games (Paper Planet Production Unlimited) ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Pros: If you love Bejeweled you’ll love AquAttack. You can move the rows however many times you want because you’re not limited to moving only similar colors nearby. It’s cute, fun and more »

Gamertell Review: GabCab for Windows, Mac

If you like driving a cab that involves no effort and is incredibly cute, then GabCab is your game.

Your goal in this addictive puzzler is to drive around the various towns, pick up people and bring them to where they want to go. Sounds simple enough but, as the game goes on, the difficulty goes up. Don’t take this game too lightly…

Taito’s My Pet Shop will be leaping into kids’ laps on March 10, 2009

Taito just announced that it plans to release My Pet Shop (Japanese title: Pet Shop Monogatari) for the Nintendo DS on March 10, 2009.

My Pet Shop is a simulation game that emphasizes the importance of organization, responsibility and care that is required in the raising of a multitude of pets. The game takes place in sunny, happy-go-lucky Green Town where you assist Mama/Mom (who looks like a younger version of Cooking Mama) in running the local pet shop through shopping, chores, and befriending the other people of the town.

While Taito is primarily marketing this title towards young children…

Gamertell Review: Pet Shop Monogatari DS for DS

Title: Pet Shop Monogatari DSPrice: $48.90System: Nintendo DSRelease Date: July 8, 2008Publisher (Developer): Taito (Dream Age Collection)ESRB Rating: Everyone Pros: Simple controls, huge selection of pets to discover, variety of items to accessorize pets, many locations to explore, not having to clean any pet danderCons: Simple game play may become repetitive, trial and error pet catching can become frustrating, lack of ability to actually pet animalsOverall Score: One thumb up, one thumb sideways; 88/100; B+; ***1/2 out of five

With Taito’s infamous Mama making the leap from cooking (Cooking Mama) into gardening (Gardening Mama), it was only a matter of time before Mama would spread her bountiful cheerfulness and optimism into yet another game. Pet Shop Monogatari DS (PSMDS) revolves around the newly opened pet shop in Greentown where you, the player, and Mama are in charge.

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