“de Blob”
$49.99, Nintendo Wii
In stores: Now
In “de Blob,” it is your job as the blob to return color to a city left completely monochrome by a nasty corporation of ink people. You do this simply by rolling around town, smashing into different colors of paint, and rolling over and jumping onto rooftops, walls, trees, city dwellers and more in order to save their colorful souls.
“Scratch: The Ultimate DJ”
In stores: Next spring
During the whole “Guitar Hero”/”Rock Band” craze, did we forget about finding guitars in black pop? Where’s Prince? How about Parliament? Genius Products is hoping to reach that untapped market with “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ,” due next spring. “‘Scratch’ will feature original recordings from the catalogs of many top urban artists and will allow players to re-imagine songs on the fly and add their own creativity,” said creative consultant Quincy Jones III, who’s worked with LL Cool J and Ice Cube.
— MCT, AP
