PlayStation

The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction

Although The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction has some cool aspects and has been given an E rating, I think it will appeal more to younger players between the ages of 6 to 12. Mastering some of the techniques will present a real challenge and the story line and characters are cute and appealing.

I've never seen the show, but I doubt it's about throwing furniture at people – or anything this unbelievably boring and stupid. You don't need a $30 frisbee, so don't buy this game.

This game is bad. If you like the Power Puff Girls and you buy this game you will be very disappointed. The fact that it was Power Puff Girls was the only reason why I trudged on to finally beat this game. So parents, shy away from this one, lest you wish for a very un-Merry Christmas, and watch your children cry as they curse Santa and throw their PlayStations across the room. I love the holidays.

The game allows you to play as Blossom, Buttercup, or Bubbles, and battle any one of several baddies from the popular show. The matches take place in rooms scattered about familiar locations in Townsville. In order to win, you must be in possession of the three bottles of Chemical X when the 100-second timer runs out. The fighting is confined to picking up various objects and throwing them at your opponent. You can also kick, but it doesn’t work very well. That’s it. It’s like Mario Party with only one minigame, and a bad one at that. By the way, there are some Shockwave browser games on the Powerpuff Girls website that are better than this, and they’re free.