Rating: Excellent! (5)

The multi-billionaire co-creator of the most popular video game ever created has just died, and he has hidden his fortune inside the game. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline follows Wade, username Parzival, a boy in search of the "Easter Egg"? that hides the fortune and the three keys needed to unlock it. After finding the first key, Wade's life is upheaved and changed forever. He must now race against his best friend, his cyber-crush, and the army of an evil corporation to reach the prize.
For game-lovers, this book is nerdtastic. It references enough late twentieth-century pop culture to shame Trivial Pursuit. For non-gamers, this is still incredibly entertaining. I couldn't put it down, even though the pacing is very uneven. Whole chapters are devoted to describing Wade's daily life and giving background information on the video game and the contest; the book then jumps into life and sprints at full speed when one of the players grabs a key. Wade's romantic relationship with another player feels almost forced. Despite this, it is a great read for anyone in middle school on up.

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Find this Book in our Library Catalog (V-Cat):
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

 

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Rating: Good (4)

This game is so fun. You get to experience more fun. You get all the adventures from the first game and then some. Also you can create your own adventures and levels and so many more. You get all the original characters too.

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Find this Video Game in our Library Catalog (V-Cat):
Lego Indiana Jones 2

]]> Caleb M. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:44:05 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=113&BlogPostID=8772 Rating: Excellent! (5)

This game is amazing. It has plenty of action. You can go on so many missions. You can also be so many different charaters.

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"Continuing its tradition of events, the Duel Academy has decided to hold a "Tag Duel Tournament" this year. All the students are running about trying to find the right Tag Partner to ensure they'll win! You take on the role of a transfer student who has just joined in the midst of all the excitement. Players must duel the best duelists in Duel Academy, building trust and friendship in order to find the right partner for the "Tag Duel Tournament". In this tournament, whether or not you will find true friendship and "unity" depends on their compatibility with your partner and your dueling spirit."  (Summary from ign.com)

We welcome you to stop by the Wausau Library's TeenZone to play!

Link to the Catalog: http://mcpl.us/?bib=829516

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Or, find this game in our catalog, and play at home: http://www.mcpl.us/?bib=829521



Game Description from Amazon.com

]]> TeenZone Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:10:27 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=113&BlogPostID=7682 This weeks GAME of the WEEK is "Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer."
A Pirate's Life:

He followed the call of a legendary treasure... but a gale swept away his dream of riches and a wondrous life.

Washed ashore on a mysterious island, eerie noises from the depths of the jungle fill young shipwrecked pirate Francis Blade with a sense of foreboding...

Draw your cutlass, load your pistols, and follow the call of the pirates!
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"Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer" is available this for instant gaming action on the PS2 in the TeenZone at MCPL Wausau. You may also borrow this game from the Library for up to two weeks; click here to submit your request.
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For more Video Games available at your Library, visit www.mcpl.us/teenzone/games!

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This weeks GAME of the WEEK is TimeSplitters 2.  It starts off in the year 2401 in the midst of a war between humanity and the TimeSplitters, an alien race bent on the destruction of mankind. However, rather than invade, they are using the special objects called time crystals to travel through time changing the course of history, bringing Earth to ruin.

Two space marines from Earth, Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Hart, are sent out to a space station overrun by TimeSplitters to retrieve the time crystals. However, when they reach the bridge, they are too late as they see the last few TimeSplitters take the time crystals into the past using the time portal. Then, some other TimeSplitters try to break through the door to get into the room. Corporal Hart decides to try to hold them off while Cortez goes into different time periods of the past to retrieve the time crystals.

Upon arrival at each time period, Cortez take the form of a person from that particular period of time, similar to Quantum Leap.  For example, when Cortez arrives in the Wild West, he takes the form of a bounty hunter. When he arrives in a 24th century robot factory, he takes the form of a robot.

After Cortez retrieves all of the time crystals, he returns to the space station to meet with Hart. The TimeSplitters outside finally break into the room. Corporal Hart is killed in the ensuing battle. Cortez sets the space station to self-destruct and he escapes on his ship before it blows up.

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