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Apologies for not bringing you this title in the Christmas round-up, but there have been so many games lately we have literally been drowning in a sea of Japanese RPG's and Wii party games!

When it comes to family party games, the Scene It! franchise is just the job for when you have friends over or fancy some good family fun.

If you haven't heard of Bayonetta, I applaud you! That means you have avoided the internet, TV and magazine saturation of the past two weeks.

The latest in the ever successful Japanese franchise that is Pokemon has arrived just in time for Christmas.

Once again Disney are sending us back to Radiator Springs and this time it's for some high octane racing.

I love the fact that this game strives to do something a bit different from the norm.
I also love the fact that it is set in medieval times and is based around a series of minigames totaly befitting of the era. Such delights await you
as Jousting, sword fighting etc.

We have come a long way since the initial Lego Star Wars game that took the gaming world by storm.

Further incarnations have targeted Star Wars again, Batman, Indiana Jones and next up young Harry Potter.

AFTER more years than I care to remember of playing the Tekken Series I confidently put the much-heralded new arrival in the 360 and told my 11 year-old daughter to prepare for a gaming education.

Ever played one of these Katamari games before?

Can I pretend you have? That way I don't have to try and explain the madness of it all.

(Editor - Steve your job is to tell people what the games are about)

Hmmm, right. Well here we are back in the colourful, crazy universe of Katamari and once again you have to roll your Katamari (a ball thing) around the various landscapes sucking up cows, cars, buildings, trees, saucepans people etc into an even bigger ball to - well I'm not sure why you do it but you have to.

There is a bonkers storyline behind it all with the even more bonkers king from the other games falling into a deep coma and all the stars being sucked from the sky.

(Editor - Ok, I take your point, cut the explanation. Is it any good?)

Actually yes, it's brilliant, as were the predecessors. It is so insanely unique and playable that you have to love it, even if it is madder than a biscuit tin full of wasps.

Graphically it is stunning; the visuals are gloriously quirky and colourful as you lay siege to the wacky ­environments with your big colourful Katamari ball.

Structure does come into the game though with a time limit in which you must get your Katamari to a certain size.

Totally and utterly bonkers and the only criticism is that it seems very samey to the others.

The original Family Trainer title was an early success on the Wii, combining a Family Matt controller with the Wii-mote to make mums, dads and kids all over the country look totally ­ridiculous all in the name of ­entertainment.

Review by Katie Smith, aged 11

I HAVE wanted to watch Disney's new film UP for weeks now and after playing the game I want to watch it even more.

The game is set in the jungle so, as you would expect, it is full of weird and wacky creatures that will get in your way, attack you or help you.