Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. With tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of a place in Zad's Toy Vault. Published October 23, 2008
A legendary land-management simulation returns to Nintendo's hand-held system in(Electronic Arts for DS, $29.99). Published October 19, 2008
DC Comics' Dark Knight becomes part of the legendary universe of virtual building blocks in LEGO Batman: The Videogame for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Published October 15, 2008
A review of Sony Computer Entertainment America's Buzz! Quiz TV and WipEout HD and THQ's De Blob Published October 13, 2008
Zadzooks reviews Criminal Macabre: Cell Block 666, No. 1 from Dark Horse Comics and The Flash: The Wild Wests from DC Comics Published October 8, 2008
Picking up My Chinese Coach (for Nintendo DS, Ubisoft, $29.99), I knew it would take more than a gamer's worth of finesse to beat this program. I actually would have to learn something. Published October 5, 2008
Zadzook's Toy Vault reviews McFarlane Toys' NFL Legends Joe Montana, Mezco Toyz' Deluxe Hellboy and Sideshow Collectibles' Duel with Dooku Published October 1, 2008
For any high school student even thinking about college, one of the hurdles is getting past the stress-inducing SAT. Published September 28, 2008
Zadzooks reviews Comic Book Tattoo from Image Comics and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Visual Guide from DK Publishing Published September 25, 2008
A review of Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo from Brighter Minds Media, Active Life: Outdoor Challenge from Namco Bandai and Lock's Quest from THQ Published September 21, 2008
A player controls Darth Vader's apprentice Galen Marek in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Zadzooks reviews the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Published September 15, 2008
An award-winning superhero from the world of PC edutainment makes his debut on Nintendo's Wii entertainment console in Pajama Sam: Don't Fear the Dark (Majesco Entertainment, for Wii, $29.99). Published September 14, 2008
Profiling members of the comic book industry, this month Zadzooks interviews artist Scott Hepburn. Published September 11, 2008
A desperate mission to contain a military biotech experiment challenges players' targeting and numerical problem-solving skills in Math Evolver, Virus Origin (Topics Learning and Tabula Digita, for Mac and PC, $29.99). Published September 7, 2008
Zad's Toy Vault reviews Hasbro's General Grievous action figure, the Clone Wars: Ultimate Lightsaber, Clone Trooper Voice Changer and Lego's Republic Attack Gunship. Published September 4, 2008
Touted as the first customizable educational gaming system, Leapfrog's handheld Didj ($89.99, requires four AA batteries) is a logical maturation of the company's preschool product, the Leapster. Published August 31, 2008
The world's greatest warriors battle for control of two powerful swords in Soulcalibur IV ($59.99). Namco Bandai Games America Inc. takes its three-dimensional fighting game franchise to new visual levels through the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 entertainment systems. Published August 28, 2008
Culinary entrepreneurs virtually hone cooking skills while managing restaurants in Order Up! (Zoo Games and SuperVillain Studios, for Wii, $39.99). Published August 24, 2008
I have not loved the Marvel mythos of Thor since I was 6 years old and my dad bought me a Kenner projector with a Thor cartoon and supplemented it with a comic book featuring Thor versus the Circus of Crime. Published August 21, 2008
VTech's Disney Create-A-Story early reading system ($49.99 requires two AA batteries) is another product in the growing stable of edutainment systems that places the power of reading in young hands. Published August 17, 2008
