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Once again it is party time for Nintendophiles, with this seventh console release in the genre-inspiring series. Mario Party 7 features six new game boards and more than 80 new mini-games, with support for as many as eight players. As in earlier versions of Mario Party, players take turns moving their characters across an interactive game board, where landing on certain spaces triggers mini-games in which one or more players compete. Mini-game winners are often rewarded with items that make it easier for them (or more difficult for their opponents) to move around the main game board.

Enjoy the unique interactive Yu-Gi-Oh! experience in the only game that brings the rules and gameplay of the popular trading card game to a 3-D world. A card battling game at its heart, Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny thrusts players into the heat of the action where they must duel against challenging foes and powerful monsters. Featuring beautifully rendered 3-D graphics, the game brings the monsters from the hit franchise to life before players' eyes. Also available in the Xbox game are over 1,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, including exclusive cards that have never appeared in any other Yu-Gi-Oh! video game.

Activision's ante into the crowded table of 2005 poker simulations is based on the World Series of Poker, featuring the rules and regulations supported by the annual tournament and presented in the style of ESPN's television coverage. Virtual card sharks can play any variation sanctioned by the World Series, including Five Card Draw, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, and Texas Hold 'Em.Players are represented in the game by a custom character, created using the same editing engine found in recent Tony Hawk games. In-game leader boards track all the important stats. Multiplayer competition between two PSP World Series of Poker players is supported through the handhelds' wireless communications. Single-player "Quick Play" and "Career" modes are also offered, along with an extensive tutorial designed with input from professional poker players.

Get two incredible Xbox games for one amazing price. Star Wars: Clone Wars (Xbox):
As Jedi Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu or Obi-Wan Kenobi, you must lead the Republic Army in the greatest battles of the epic Clone Wars. Your directive: to stop the Separatists from reassembling an ancient Sith weapon of mass annihilation. Battle for survival in a variety of multiplayer games with up to four players, from Deathmatch to King-of-the-Hill to strategic Conquest games. Engage in over 30 unique combat units as you wage war across six worlds in the galaxy's most unforgettable conflict.This game is Xbox Live-compatible, meaning you can play online with other players across the globe. Xbox Live features: Play with up to eight players online. Communicate with other players through voice chat. Become a ranked player in the Xbox Live universe and earn medals. Play in Conquest Mode with new exclusive weapons and commands.Tetris Worlds (Xbox):
Tetris, the world's most popular electronic game, arrives on next-generation platforms as Tetris Worlds. Gamers can't get enough of this simple, yet addictive puzzle game. Tetris Worlds takes everything you love about Tetris, then adds beautiful 3D graphics and six variations of classic Tetris gameplay. Plus, you can play online against friends all over the world using Xbox Live (sold separately). Features:All new Hot-Line Tetris, Fusion Tetris and Cascade Tetris Story Mode, Arcade Mode and Xbox Live Mode (requires purchase of Xbox Live Starter Kit, sold separately) Easy to learn, no instruction necessary Note: Xbox Live features require Xbox Live Starter Kit (sold separately) and an active internet account.

Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue finds the familiar feline fighting to save her town from the evil designs of Block-O, the King of Block Planet. Designed to transport players to the world of Hello Kitty, the game features 3D graphics, interactive environments and objects, a variety of colorful areas to explore, and over 20 additional Sanrio characters. Gameplay progresses through platform-style puzzles and RPG-style quests.

Smart Bomb is a fast-paced 3D puzzler, based around diffusing sophisticated AI bombs - hence the title. Faced with a series of bomb modules split into tiers, with each tier needing to be disabled to move onto the next; player's move their way toward the central detonator which must be deactivated before moving onto the next challenge.The Single Player mode contains Story, Arcade and Challenge modes, with Wi-Fi support for up to four players in the multiplayer mode.Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Smart Bomb is the lengths to which Core Design have gone to integrate a story within a puzzle game, which describes how an unknown aggressor held the world to ransom with a series of sophisticated AI bombs planted at key locations around the globe. In response, the Global Defence Network assembled an Elite Reaction Force, the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) to neutralize the threat and restore order.Led by Colonel Cage and rookie Michelle Grace, the BDU successfully diffused the bombs using a cutting-edge prototype VR system; however the surprising disappearance of Cage leads to suspicions that the VR system has malfunctioned at the same time that the bomb threats cease.

Tron 2.0: Killer App digitizes players inside the world of a war-ravaged computer system on the verge of collapse from a seemingly unstoppable army of corrupt programs lead by the evil "user" Thorne. As Thorne's relentless army grows, it infects helpless programs, converting them into savage digital mercenaries aimed at spreading viral agents throughout the system. The security forces in the system struggle to quarantine the corruption, but they are hopelessly outnumbered by the mounting army of infected programs. Only a human "user" inside the computer world can even the odds. Armed with an arsenal of powerful digital weapons, players face off in epic, action-packed warfare alongside security forces and against legions of horribly mutated programs as you fight to stop the corruption from spreading and bringing down computer systems worldwide.

It's a portable party on your Game Boy Advance with Mario Party Advance. This game takes all the fun of the home console game and puts it in your hands. It features all new mini-games and a host of Professor E. Gadd's incredible Gaddgets - unique trinkets, toys, detectors and tricks like the Lip Disguise-o-matic that let you play tricks on your friends, test your compatibility and much more.

The lovable Sanrio character Hello Kitty has made her way onto the GameCube in a new adventure game. In Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue, you'll explore Hello Kitty's 3-D world and encounter a variety of characters, villains and puzzles.

Feel the same intensity, excitement and authenticity of playing in the 2005 World Series of Poker tournament! This video game edition of the World Series of Poker tournament is based on the 2005 tournament held at Harrah's Rio Suites in Las Vegas. It allows players to feel the same intensity, excitement and authenticity of playing at a World Series Poker table and winning the championship. Players will square off against top pros in a setting that mimics the actual main event, capturing the single most driving popularity factor, to go from the unknown to a champion. So, it's time to ante-up and play like a pro with the pros!

Bomberman DS hosts the first appearance of Hudson Soft's explosive mascot on the Nintendo platform. Gameplay is similar to earlier versions of the title, as players navigate 2D mazes from a top-down perspective, using various bombs and power-ups to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies. Both DS screens display the action, offering gamers a larger view of the playing field. Multiplayer modes are supported by the handheld's wireless communications technology.

GripShift combines the puzzle-box gameplay of Super Monkey Ball with the arcade-style driving of the PS2's popular ATV series. Players choose one of six playable characters who pilot durable, small vehicles through 3D courses full of hairpin turns, precarious edges, and blind-faith jumps over bottomless gaps. The game offers more than 100 levels in four differently themed worlds. Multiplayer puzzle-racing is supported through the handheld's wireless networking features.