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Top pick: Small-game hunter
For your littlest grads, Nintendo's new DS Lite ($130) is the much-improved update on the company's innovative DS (dual-screen) handheld game device. The DS Lite is a third smaller and lighter--it can hide under a 3-by-5 index card--yet the twin screens (the lower one a touchscreen) are brighter than ever and just as large.Although the game graphics aren't as sharp or colorful as they are on full-sized consoles or even Sony's more expensive PSP portable, the touchscreen adds an interesting dimension to game play. Besides, it's backward-compatible with hundreds of favorite Game Boy Advance titles, and the battery is good for a five-hour road trip. Thumbs up! (www.nintendo.com) Videogames: 2006 FIFA World Cup (PSP, $40) Godfather (PC, $40) New Super Mario Bros. (DS, $35) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (XB, $60) Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsis-tence (PS2, $30) |
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