Well, it’s over. If there was ever an ultimate shovelware competition, then it’s just been won. Activision has decided to give people fair warning that the biggest and baddest video game cash-in is coming. Before 2011 ends, DreamWorks Super Star Kartz will invade the 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. You better keep reading, so you know what you’re up against.

Think of DreamWorks Super Star Kartz as the unholy union of all of the movie-based and inspired kids games Activision has inflicted on gamers over the past 10 years…

Video games based on movies, especially kids’ movies, are practically a given, so no one should be surprised that Monsters vs. Aliens will be appearing on the small and big screens at the same time. Dreamworks’ Monsters vs. Aliens is coming out March 27, 2009, and Activision, Beenox Inc. and Amaze Entertainment are hoping to have the DS, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 games ready at the same time.

Monsters vs. Aliens sounds like a typical action game. As the five film monsters – B.O.B., Ginormica, Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., The Missing Link and Insectosaurus, players must go through 12 levels to save the world from Gallaxhar and the aliens. Of course, only four are available in a single player mode, as the press release states Dr. Cockroach is only available in multiplayer. Each monster has a special talent or ability, and players will have to use all of them to accomplish the goals of different levels…

Title: Kung Fu PandaPrice: $29.99System(s): DS (Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PC)Release Date: June 3, 2008Publisher (Developer): Activision (Vicarious Visions)ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for cartoon violencePros: Utilizes the touchscreen extremely well and maintains a fair amount of humor. Nice looking environments and smooth panda moves.Cons: Moments of boring backtracking, overly difficult bosses (for the target audience), redundant opponents and claustrophobic rooms.Overall Score: One thumb up, one down; 79/100; C+; * * 1/2 out of five.

Although Chinese kung fu is not necessarily related to the idea of yin and yang, both play a huge part in Kung Fu Panda for the DS.

On the sunny yang side, when the game is good, it’s surprisingly good, taking excellent advantage of the DS’s touchscreen. On the darker yin side, when the game is bad, it’s really bad and becomes unplayable especially for the young, teen audience the game is aiming for…

After three animated movies and a successful animated series, popular anime series Ghost in the Shell is heading to the big screen as a live action motion picture. Ghost in the Shell is being produced by DreamWorks under the guidance of Avi Arad, the man behind many Marvel movies including X-Men and the upcoming Iron Man.

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