Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie & the Amp

$19.95, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 82%

CTR Review

This game follows the adventures of Japanese pop stars Ami & Yumi. The story, which requires plenty of reading, centers around the fact that the girls are behind schedule in recording their new album. They find a genie who helps them as they explore ten levels on a search to find hidden musical notes. Players can play as either Ami or Yumi, each with different abilities. This game uses a creative form of fighting--you strum four guitar strings, sometimes in a correct order, in order to defeat enemies. There are mini-games, and both single or multiplayer wireless modes. Developed by Sensory Sweep for D3Publisher. This is a rather mindless game that Puffy fans will enjoy.