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Exchange cruddy games for these three worthwhile Wii titles

We all have aunts and uncles who just don’t quite get it. They never stick to your wish list, and they never check Gamertell for sound advice. And so, you end up with “Scene It: Twilight” because “…that’s popular with you kids now, right?” Well, let’s turn lemon into lemonades, as your aunt and uncle would say, and put those exchanges (or gift cards) to good use on great Wii games you may have missed this year.

Gamertell Review: Deadly Creatures for Wii

Straight off, understand that you spend this entire game controlling a tarantula and a scorpion that are very accurately depicted. If you have a phobia of either creature, this game will do nothing to allay that fear.

The creatures look and move just like they do in your nightmares and when I played it recently at my son’s birthday party, it gave many of the adult guests the creeps.

The kids, on the other hand, loved it. They couldn’t get enough of one of the boss battles (which I’ll get to in a bit), making me play it over and over again. I guess I’ll take that over having to watch Dora or Diego yell at me all afternoon…