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My Singing Monsters Playground

SCORE: 78 SCORE: 78

I am so thankful I had the money to purchase My Singing Monsters Playground on the Nintendo Switch. Families can also find this party game on the PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One. Some of the characters from My Singing Monsters compete in mini game tournaments within My Singing Monsters Playground. There are twenty-five mini games for families to enjoy within My Singing Monsters Playground. They range from a variety of different style and themes.

I really had a lot of fun playing My Singing Monsters Playground on the Nintendo Switch. Hopefully you were able to find the live stream I did of My Singing Monsters Playground. If you missed it then check it out in our videos section. We are also uploading our live streams to different video sites that your family may frequent. Want to know more? Then head on over to our Fun page. As we compete in tournaments we earn a special coin that will allow us to get some different costumes for the characters in My Singing Monsters Playground. Every time I played My Singing Monsters Playground I won so I do not know if that is a condition or not. President Trump is completely wrong - I never get tired of winning. Four monsters will compete within My Singing Monsters Playground. We can practice mini games that we have previously unlocked.

The coolest thing within My Singing Monsters Playground to me is the singing as the trophies are given out. The winner starts, then second place joins in, third place, and finally last place until we have a cool harmony. We can easily swap to different characters within My Singing Monsters Playground. I did not notice any game play differences between them though. That would have been cool if it had been added.

My Singing Monsters Playground is a fun little party game that is not quite up to the Mario Party level yet. There are not enough mini games within My Singing Monsters Playground. There are plenty of unlockables if that sort of thing interests you. The good news is My Singing Monsters Playground is currently selling for under thirty dollars. So you will not break the bank playing My Singing Monsters Playground. I hope to see more games like My Singing Monsters Playground in the future. - Paul

System: Nintendo Switch/PC/ PS4/PS5/Xbox One Publisher: Big Blue Bubble Developer: Big Blue Bubble Rating: ‘E’ for Everyone {Mild Cartoon Violence} Graphics: 75% Sound: 89% Replay/Extras: 90% Gameplay: 65% Family Friendly Factor: 70%

I hope you were able to enjoy the live streams I performed of Ryan’s Rescue Squad. I played Ryan’s Rescue Squad on the Xbox Series X. Ryan’s Rescue Squad can also be found on the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. This is Ryan’s second video game, Race with Ryan was the first. I have heard of this young man who is a YouTuber that has made all kinds of marketing deals. Some of our viewers and readers have even asked if any of my game ideas will be made by any of these companies. I am certainly willing to have a conversation with them on that topic.

Ryan’s Rescue Squad is a 2D side scrolling platformer that is generally designed for kids. I was able to beat Ryan’s Rescue Squad in around three hours. I did miss a few hidden items here and there. Generally I collected all of the eggs and R coins that were in the levels. I also unlocked most of the little mini games in Ryan’s Rescue Squad. Those mini games are on the simple side but something for kids to replay if they are into them.

We have a little cartoon violence here and there in Ryan’s Rescue Squad. We can throw green or purple orbs at enemies. We can also jump on their heads to make them go away. The collision detection in Ryan’s Rescue Squad is a bit on the sus side if you know what I mean. At times I would jump on an enemy, take damage and the enemy would go away. Other times I would jump on them and take no damage before they left the screen. I never figured out the pattern there.

Ryan’s Rescue Squad has some levels where we go on movable platforms like a boat for example. You must time this right or you will die. I found if you take too long getting back to the boat then there is no way to get to it. The boats do not come back for the player. I could see this frustrating some kids. I was a bit annoyed with it since other games have the boat go back and then come back to the player. Felt like a design flaw to me.

Ryan’s Rescue Squad looks decent and has some nice colors. The story is told through pictures and voice acting. I was laughing at some of the dialogue in Ryan’s Rescue Squad. This is a kids game so I understand that I am not the target audience. I do feel that Ryan’s Rescue Squad reaches the target audience quite well. Outright Games continues to improve their products. Ryan’s Rescue Squad did not crash on me once. Ryan’s Rescue Squad is a bit too short for the current prices. I value Ryan’s Rescue Squad at ten to twenty dollars brand new. - Paul

System: Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/ Stadia/Xbox One/Xbox Series X Publisher: Outright Games Developer: Stage Clear Studios Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY {Mild Cartoon Violence} Graphics: 80% Sound: 85% Replay/Extras: 60% Gameplay: 75% Family Friendly Factor: 90%

Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales

SCORE: 58

I just finished the last live stream of Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales where I beat the game. If you missed any of those live streams you can catch them in the video section of our website. There are some cool things in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales and some really lame ones. The issues with the first Spider-Man game on the PS4 persist in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. More on that later in this review.

The issues families will have with Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales are violence, blood, drugs, sexual deviancy, racism, bad language, lack of attire, enticement to lust, and more. So much of the bad content was not really needed in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. The story is meh at best with too many cringe moments. Why is Sony encouraging rebellion against God? What is that all about? The fights in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales can be extremely frustrating. It is very easy to die in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. Players must do certain things to survive. I learned to go invisible and quietly take out enemies as much as possible. I hated trying to find some clue right near the police. Too many of the missions in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales are completely aggravating. I had little fun playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. The complex controls in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales are annoying.

The cool part in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales is swinging around the city, coming down to the ground and having people on the street talk to you. In this way Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales feels like Spider-Man. Those moments are too little unless you make them happen. The cut scenes look pretty good in Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. The storyline may interest some gamers.

All in all I did not like Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales very much. I am very thankful that my dad had the money to purchase Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales. He actually got it as part of a package deal to purchase the Playstation 5. None of us were very interested in playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales until we had played through games that had a higher priority. I wonder if a Spider-Gwen game is coming from Sony next? They really are submerged into the radical far left ideology in their preaching in their games. Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales is the perfect example. - Teen Gamer

System: PS4/PS5 Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Developer: Insomniac Games Rating: ‘T’ – THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Violence} Graphics: 60% Sounds: 60% Replay/Extras: 70% Gameplay: 50% Family Friendly Factor: 50%

DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power

SCORE: 65

I am very thankful I had the money to purchase a copy of DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power on the Nintendo Switch. DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power sat in my pile for a few months before I was able to play it. We had plenty of positive comments on the live streams I did of DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. If you missed those then you can catch them on our website in the video section. We will also be releasing the videos on our different video sites as finances allow. DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power is all about six teenage girl heroes and villains. We do have Lex Luthor in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power but he is not playable. The same goes for Toyman.

The issues families will have with DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power are violence, lack of attire, enticement to lust, discussion of false gods and more. There are some horrible attitudes and temper tantrums in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. There is even a disgusting reference to never forgiving someone. The characters have very different personalities.

There is some voice acting from the heroes and villains in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. The best thing in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power for me is when the heroes and the villains work together to rebuild this town and stop the toy robots. SPOILER ALERT! I did successfully guess that Lena Luthor was the mastermind in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. At the end of DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power the villains decide they no longer want to work with the heroes. This was actually predictable as well.

As we play DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power we earn coins and stars. The coins can be used to pay for buildings in Hobs Bay as we are restoring the town. The stars are used to upgrade the skills of the different characters. These can be very important in the battles in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. Characters will also level up while we are fighting in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. We do three things in DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. Those three things are go on fetch quests, fight, and listen to the talking.

I am not really sure who the target audience is for DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power. After all boys are not into playing girl characters. Girls are not into the action games as much as boys. DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power feels like an odd attempt at targeting. The Supersta aspect of DC Super Hero Girls Teen Power was very interesting to me personally. - Paul

System: Nintendo Switch Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Toybox Rating: ‘E10+’ - TEN and OLDER ONLY {Cartoon Violence} Graphics: 60% Sound: 75% Replay/Extras: 60% Gameplay: 65% Family Friendly Factor: 65%

My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure

SCORE: 73 SCORE: 62

Did you catch the two live streams I did of My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure on the Xbox Series X? My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure can also be found on the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It took me one hour and a half to beat My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. I then spent fifteen more minutes completing all aspects of My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. That is sometimes referred to as one hundred percenting a game. I know kids movies that cost way less than My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure and they have more time in them.

There are a couple of mini games your kids may enjoy replaying. We herd bunnies and crabs, do a dance rhythm game, fly, and race with jumping over obstacles. The extremely short storyline in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure revolves around finding out who the vandal is and restoring the magic. The magic in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure only fails near the end. We then quickly restore it. There is a theme of friendship in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure.

We move around Sunny in a 3D environment in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. Thankfully I did not run into any bugs or crashes in the one hour and forty-five minutes I played My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. In order to one hundred percent this game I had to go back and replay some of the mini games to get the highest score. If you child aces those the first time then they could easily beat my time.

My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure looks nice and has some nice bright colors. There are stars we collect in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. There are also different clothing combinations we can put on our pony. They are a bit on the limited side though. What happened to kids games being longer and containing more content? My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure is a major let down in that department.

There are plenty of conversations between ponies, Unicorns and Pegasus in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. The ponies are all friends. The Unicorns and Pegasus are looked down upon a little bit in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. SPOILER ALERT! It is all resolved in the end. The angry mob was easily turned with a few words in My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure. I value My Little Pony A Maretime Bay Adventure at ten dollars brand new. - Paul

System: Nintendo Switch/PC/ PS4/Xbox One/Xbox Series X Publisher: Outright Games Developer: Melbot Studios Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY Graphics: 75% Sound: 80% Replay/Extras: 50% Gameplay: 80% Family Friendly Factor: 80%

I was at a local bookstore recently and was looking for some manga books to purchase and read for review. I came across Edens Zero #1. I have been watching the Fairy Tail anime for some years now. Edens Zero #1 immediately reminded me of Fairy Tail except it is set in a science fiction universe. How cool is that? I noticed more than similarities as I read Edens Zero #1. Much, much more and it bothered me deeply. More on that as this review continues to blossom.

Edens Zero #1 has a blonde lady named Rebecca that looks a lot like Lucy from Fairy Tail. She has a talking cat named Happy. Happy says: “Aye” quite often. There are other characters within Edens Zero #1 that look and sound just like the characters from Fairy Tail. I asked Peter about it since he is our resident manga expert. He told me that Hiro Mashima is known for using the same characters, themes, storylines and more in all of the books he does. Talk about lazy. I have written some books and always bring in new and different characters. I was shocked that such laziness is going on in the manga industry.

The issues families can have with Edens Zero #1 are lack of attire, enticement to lust, sexual content, sexual conversations, false goddess, violence, and more. Rebecca in Edens Zero #1 is a B-cuber. Sort of like a YouTuber in the future. Cubes are used in Edens Zero #1 to record and play videos. Rebecca’s whole goal is to make good videos and become famous. Pretty shallow I know. Also it is not very original. There are plenty of people in our world doing the same thing.

Rebecca meets Shiki who is surrounded by machines at Granbell Kingdom. No humans have been to this theme park in one hundred years. Shiki leaves with Rebecca and begins his journey into the galaxy. Shiki wants to be friends with everyone. Boundaries are not really a concept he comprehends in Edens Zero #1. This can lead to some humorous moments. The first few pages of Edens Zero #1 start in color and then it goes to black and white.

Part of me appreciates the familiarity of Fairy Tail since I never read that manga. The other part of me is offended that someone would recycle their previous characters and expect full dollar for the same thing again. I have one more manga book in this series. I will decide if I keep reading and reviewing this franchise after reading that second book. Right now I am leaning toward giving Edens Zero some additional books after the second one to decide. - Paul

System: Manga Publisher: Kodansha Comic Author: Hiro Mashima Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY Graphics: 60% Writing: 60% Replay/Extras: 70% Story: 60% Family Friendly Factor: 60%

SCORE: 37 SCORE: 68

I am so glad that Supergirl Season Six is the last time I have to ever watch this show. Supergirl has been so bad for so long that I almost stopped reviewing all super hero television shows. Supergirl Season Six is the quintessential example of what is wrong in Holly Weird. The radical far left propaganda preaching is constantly cringey. Supergirl Season Six is far left liberals explaining their extremist beliefs and encouraging everyone to be rebellious against God. The constant attacks on people of faith in this show is why so many moral and ethical families refuse to participate with anything Holly Weird related. I expect fanatical zealots to attack me for making these points because they do not tolerate or celebrate anyone diverse from them.

The issues families will have with Supergirl Season Six are violence, blood, bad language, lack of attire, enticement to lust, sexual deviancy, perversion, false gods, gender confusion, lack of science, fake news, sexism, racism, environmental preaching, magic, witches, and more. A homosexual couple shacking up are able to immediately become foster parents in Supergirl Season Six. That is not reality. I know foster parents and it took them months to get approved. Supergirl Season Six decides to end on attempts to redefine marriage. It is constant cringe in Supergirl Season Six.

Supergirl Season Six even fails the one good character they had - Lex Luthor. Lex falls in love with Nyxly who is a fifth dimensional imp. She is on the prowl to get this all stone to get back at her father. Honestly it is just another excuse for radical far leftist to attack men. This horrible patriarchy makes things bad Supergirl Season Six teaches. That is the system God put in place. So we should rebel against God. It is the same thing from these radical far leftists every single time - rebel against God. They don’t say that though. They attack the systems God put into place and try and smear anyone who wants to be obedient to God. I guess nowadays it is cancel them which is just double speak for ruin, destroy, and harm. Amazing how the radical left is promoting all this demonic hatred and try and act like they are doing good.

Lex Luthor does get a wonderful victory in the beginning of Supergirl Season Six. He beats Supergirl and her friends and sends Supergirl to the Phantom Zone. Supergirl meets Nyxly, breaks her word and essentially screws her over. The heroes in Supergirl Season Six are anything but. The past heroes do show up in the last episode to send this show on its way to the abyss. There are all kinds of episodes reciting radical far left talking points on race, politics, science, gender, environment, and more. Not one right wing talking point is promoted in Supergirl Season Six. In fact business is attacked. Supergirl Season Six teaches you do not need jobs if you have housing. The lack of connection to reality in dealing with real world issues is obnoxious.

Brainy must return to the future in Supergirl Season Six. Ultimately he decides to put the future at risk because he loves the gender confused character. There is no way they have kids together since no man that surgically alters his body to look like a woman can actually have a baby. Basic science and biology is ignored in Supergirl Season Six. Supergirl Season Six starts good, and then meanders around, and ends badly. The ending felt rushed to me. They spent way too much time telling everyone to save yourselves and you don’t need heroes. I don’t need this show nor does anyone else I know. - Paul

System: DVD Publisher: Warner Bros Developer: DC Comics Rating: ‘NR’ for Not Rated Graphics: 40% Sound: 40% Replay/Extras: 55% Gameplay: 30% Family Friendly Factor: 20%

I am very thankful I had the money to purchase Cobra Kai Season 3 on DVD. Please note there will be spoilers throughout this review. Both Johnny and Daniel are tormented over what transpired in the season finale from season two. Karate is blamed by the snowflake school board. The All Valley Tournament is even canceled because the “woke” see it as the problem. Thankfully both of them find their way out of their self loathing. Miguel finally wakes up from his coma and is stuck in a wheelchair. Johnny encourages him to get walking again.

The issues families will have with Cobra Kai Season 3 are violence, blood, bad language, sex outside of marriage, sexual content, lack of attire, enticement to lust, attacks on the church, mysticism, and more. We do get to see more characters from past Karate Kid movies in Cobra Kai Season 3. Some even help in meaningful ways.

We learn more about the background of Kreese in Cobra Kai Season 3. We find out what happened to him in Vietnam to make him come up with the no mercy rule. We find out the horrible things he did to survive as well. We will be getting a friend of his to come and help in the future. Daniel learns a limb paralyzing technique that he winds up using in the last episode of Cobra Kai Season 3. It takes 326 minutes to watch the ten episodes of Cobra Kai Season 3.

Different kids change sides in Cobra Kai Season 3. Their storylines make perfect sense. I was really happy to see Hawk change sides. He did get revenge on Demetri and later regrets breaking his arm. Samantha deals with fear in Cobra Kai Season 3. She does get back with Miguel after he is back on his feet. Robby winds up joining Cobra Kai after spending some time in juvenile detention. He winds up hating his dad and Daniel. Daniel and Johnny join dojos to fight off Cobra Kai.

There is a ton that happens in the ten episodes of Cobra Kai Season 3. This season feels like a setup season to me. There is a big battle at Christmas time between Cobra Kai and the two other dojos. I am a bit baffled why Cobra Kai keeps attacking over and over again. It makes no sense. Kreese gets beat up by Johnny and Daniel both. I am pleased to see Johnny and Daniel finally working together. I hope that continues for some time. - Paul

System: DVD/Netflix Publisher: Netflix Developer: Sony Pictures Television Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated Graphics: 61% Sound: 65% Replay: 60% Gameplay: 90% Family Friendly Factor: 65%

SCORE: 65 SCORE: 77

I am very thankful I had enough money to purchase Technos Arcade 1 on the Evercade systems. There are eight arcade quality video games on this cartridge. The eight games on Technos Arcade 1 are Mysterious Stones, Block Out, Combatribes, Double Dragon II The Revenge, Double Dragon 3 The Rosetta Stone, Mania Challenge, Minky Monkey and Battle Lame Vol 5.

Technos Arcade 1 includes one puzzle game, four violent games, two action games, and one wrestling video game. Some of the games within Technos Arcade 1 are intuitive. Others will require some practice and research to figure out. The stand out game for me in Technos Arcade 1 is Block Out. We drop down 3D blocks into a pit. We must clear lines. We can rotate the blocks all over the place. It does take a bit of practice to figure out what we are rotating and in which direction. Ultimately Block Out is a ton of fun for one family member at a time. The Mania Challenge wrestling video game within Technos Arcade 1 can be interesting for multiple family members. The controls take a lot of practice to figure out. Thankfully Technos Arcade 1 comes with a manual so families can learn the controls. Minky Monkey reminds me of some Donkey Kong video games. Honestly I found Minky Monkey to be extremely annoying.

The issues families will have with Technos Arcade 1are violence, blood, lack of attire, enticement to lust, language, and more. Battle Lane Vol 5 has players riding around on a motorcycle shooting characters on other vehicles. We have two of the Double Dragon video games on the Technos Arcade 1 cartridge. It is strange that the arcade version of the first Double Dragon was not included on the Technos Arcade 1 cartridge. The Technos Collection 1 has the NES version of Double Dragon and Double Dragon 2 on it.

One of the coolest things about Technos Arcade 1 is the arcade is emulated perfectly. We press the select button to add a credit. We can keep adding credits so we can keep playing games within Technos Arcade 1. It makes it really easy for those of us that like to retain video game history and play games from the start to the finish. The majority of video games within Technos Arcade 1 are for one or more family members. I love how families can work together in the Double Dragon games. - Paul

System: Evercade Publisher: Blaze Entertainment Developer: Technos Rating: ‘NR’ -Not Rated Graphics: 60% Sounds: 70% Replay/Extras: 70% Gameplay: 65% Family Friendly Factor: 60%

I remember the Knockout Kings franchise from back in the day. When I ran across Knockout Kings on the Gameboy Color I had to make a purchase. How would a boxing game be on the GBC? I honestly did not have many expectations for Knockout Kings on the Gameboy Color. I am pleased to report Knockout Kings is way better than I expected it to be. I am also thankful I had the money to purchase a cartridge of the Knockout Kings.

The modes in Knockout Kings are Slugfest, Career, Credits, Password, Options, and VS. There are ten boxers in Knockout Kings. They all have different stats which are shown on the tale of the tape. I actually had fun playing Knockout Kings on the GBC. I played on the Gameboy Player on a Gamecube so I got to see Knockout Kings on a bigger screen.

Graphically Knockout Kings did not impress me. In fact I baulked at the graphics immediately. Peter was around and reminded me this is a Gameboy Color video game and the technology is not really that good. The boxers look human and their faces are on the large size. The sound effects are fantastic in Knockout Kings. I loved listening to the referee count after I knocked down my opponent.

I found Knockout Kings to be really easy. In fact I kept backing away and punching and was taking out the health bar of my opponent. There is no punishment for constantly punching in Knockout Kings. That means spamming the high punch button generally does a lot of damage to your opponent and will rock their head. Knockout Kings does contain boxing violence. I saw no blood or other issues with Knockout Kings on the Gameboy Color. I hope to get the time to do a video recording of Knockout Kings at some point in the future. I think FFG Universe will find this game fascinating. - Paul

System: Gameboy Color Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Digital Eclipse Rating: ‘E’ -SIX and OLDER ONLY {Animated Violence} Graphics: 60% Sound: 80% Replay/Extras: 90% Gameplay: 85% Family Friendly Factor: 70%

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System: PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X Publisher: EA Sports Developer: EA Tiburon Rating: ‘RP’ - Rating Pending Release Date: August 19, 2022 Through new technology and mechanics,FieldSENSE delivers a gameplay flow with realistic outcomes on the field. FieldSENSE leverages animation branching technology to enable Hit Everything, which redefines the physical interactions during the play allowing players to fight for every inch and change the outcome of tackles - whether mid-air or on the ground.

System: PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X Publisher: EA Sports Developer: EA Tiburon Rating: ‘RP’ - Rating Pending Release Date: August 19, 2022 It also provides new mechanics such as 360 Cuts, giving players the ability to change direction on a dime while controlling ball-carriers, and Skill Based Passing, a new way to pass that offers players the ultimate control to place the ball exactly where they want, with the power they want.

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