New Year means even more fun--and better health.

PositionVIDEO GAMES - Product/service evaluation

Get on your feet and keep the party going with Ubisoft's Just Dance 2, the music/rhythm game featuring an all-star track list, the hottest dance moves, and a brand new beat. With 45 chart-topping singles from classic hits ("It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls and "The Shoop Shoop Song" by Cher) to today's favorites ("Tik Tok" by Ke$ha and Rihanna's "SOS"). the game delivers iconic dance moves choreographed by experts in rock, pop, hip hop, and R&B. Game modes include Dance Off, where you compete against others, and Party Mode, where the music plays continuously. A workout in disguise, the game has a Just Dance Sweat Meter and calorie burn counter so you can dance those pounds away. Rated E10+ for Lyrics and Mild Suggestive Themes. For the Wii.

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Preschoolers can stay active as well as they exercise with their favorite Nick Jr. characters--Dora, Diego, Kai-lan, and The Backyardigans--in 2K Play's Nickelodeon Fit. Designed exclusively for the Wii, the game features 30 activities targeting heart health, core muscles, upper and lower body strength, balance, and coordination. Using either the Wii remote or Balance Board, kids will skip rope with The Backyardigans, river raft and skateboard with Diego, leap hurdles with Kal-lan, jump on a trampoline with Dora, and run in a relay race with all of the characters. A tracking feature is incorporated for parents to monitor their children's progress, including total usage and BMI. They also can customize workout routines to focus on designated areas of improvement. Rated E.

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In Disney Epic Mickey, an action-adventure platforming game, our beloved Mickey Mouse goes on a journey into Wasteland, an alternate world made up of Disney's long-forgotten characters and attractions. Players have the power to change the world dynamically as they determine Mickey's path by wielding paint and paint thinner. Using a concept called "Playstyle Matters," users shape how the story unfolds by creatively tackling different challenges and realizing consequences for the chosen actions, as different choices provide different outcomes. Mickey's path to becoming an epic hero is determined by the player. From Disney Interactive Studios, the game is Rated E. For the Wii.

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Hot on the heels of the successful animated film, Disney Tangled: The Video Game finds stars Mandy Moore and Zachery Levi reprising their roles as the adventurous Rapunzel and her swashbuckling...

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