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Gamers can do many different things on the Nintendo Wii, but now they can use the Nintendo Wii to earn a virtual black belt in karate. THQ will be releasing All Star Karate, in the spring, for the Nintendo Wii.

Players of All Star Karate will have an opportunity to earn their black belt. The main character in the game attempts to save an old man that is being attacked by Ninjas. The fight introduces the main character to the sensei that will teach him the ways of karate. Players will have to master karate moves using the Wii remote and nunchuck. Players will earn 7 different colored belts including a black belt in karate. Once players have mastered their techniques, they can battle each other in Combat mode.

If you like karate or want to learn some moves, check out All Star Karate when it is released this Spring.

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Just in time for that scary time of year, Mumbo Jumbo has announced Zombie Bowl-o-Rama. The zombies have taken over the bowling lane and they must be stopped. Never knew zombies were into bowling, but these zombies are and they are not going to give up their establishment easily. Of course the zombies are in the bowling lanes in search of brains.

Players have to bowl the zombies down with bowling balls. There are ten different bowling balls to choose from and one zombie head. Players select a ball and use it in six different lanes to combat the zombies and work their way up to the final show down. Sticking with the Halloween theme, there are tricks and treats at the players disposal to help them send the zombies back to where they came. Players have a few different tricks at their disposal, such as Werewolves, MiniCorpses and Dance Fever. The treats are ZombieNator, Meatball, ZomBees and Brain Balls.

Zombie Bowl-o-Rama is a bit different than normal bowling. Besides the obvious, players are bowling down zombies and not pins, the zombies will advance down the lane if they are missed on the first hit. Players have to be fast and accurate.

If you are into bowling games and want to keep with the Halloween/spooky theme, check out Zombie Bowl-o-Rama.

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Players now have the opportunity to make money playing golf even when they are not on the green. Skill Technology has announced their game, Gimme Golf, is offering players the option to play in cash tournaments. Cash prizes are awarded for first and second place and for special accomplishments, such as sinking the longest putt.

Skill Technology is excited about this new feature and is enticing new players to sign up to play golf with a $1 gift to use in their first tournament. Skill Technology is not leaving out their faithful players, those players will get a matching contribution from Skill Technology on their first time deposits.

“We’ve always been proud of how fun the game is,” said Jeff Clapper, president, Skill Technology. “But now that you can put real cash on the line, the game has reached a new level of excitement.”

If cash tournaments are not your thing, Gimme Golf offers online multi-player games for fun with no money involved. The online games allow one to three players to compete against each other or against other online players. There is the option to practice in single player mode, as well. Players get to perfect their game before going into competition with other gamers. Gamers that have played a few games can complete 18 holes in around 25 minutes, which makes for a perfect lunch break.

If you like golf and want to win money or just want to experience golf when you can’t be on the green, check out Gimme Golf.

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The people that released International Athletics for the iPhone/iPod Touch have announced a price cut on the game. The price has been reduced for one week to coincide with the World Championship in Berlin this week. The price is being reduced from 3.49 (GBP) to 1.79(GBP) / 2.39(EUR) / 2.99(USD).

International Athletics allows players to try and win the gold medal in eleven different track and field events. The players can choose the country they would like to represent and then attempt to win the gold medal in the events. Check out a full review here.

The developers received some decent feedback and constructive criticism and have taken that feedback and addressed some of the issue in a recently released patch for the game. They expect to have another patch in September to fix some of the othe issues that arose.

If you are into track and field games, check out International Athletics while it is on sale this week.

International Athletics is a sports game for the iPhone/ iPod Touch. Players can compete in a wide array of sporting events from sprinting to discus and even the pole vault. The games are broken down into categories making them easy to find in the quick play mode.

International Athletics offers three playing modes, Quick Event, Decathlon and Tournament. The Quick Event is a great mode to for two reasons. Players can practice all of the different events and players can play short bursts of the game as their time permits. Some of the events took a good amount of practice to get the hang of them. Basically, anything that involved throwing took me a while to get use to. The item being thrown would land foul most of the time, until I got the hang of the controls. All of the modes have difficulty levels as well. Players can play as a rookie, pro or advanced.

The Decathlon lets players compete in ten randomly chosen events. The events are mixed from the track and field events, the throwing events and the jumping events. The difficulty comes down to the events that are chosen for you. Some events are a bit easier to compete in than other events. The running events are the easiest and the throwing events are the most difficult.

The Tournament mode has players competing in randomly chosen events, but this time you are competing for a country and not for yourself. The events are still a mix of jumping, running and throwing.Players can choose from three different countries to represent, Spain, Canada and China.

The control mechanisms are all touch based. Some events are easier to get the hang of the controls than other events. The running is the easiest event to control. Players simply rub their finger back and forth on the screen to get their character to run. The throwing and jumping events can take a bit to get use to. Players have to touch the screen multiple times at different points to get all of the actions complete. For instance, if the player is doing a long jump, they rub their finger back and forth to get the character to run and then before the white line, touch and hold your finger on the screen to get the angle meter to appear and then tap the screen again at the desired angle. It doesn’t sound too difficult, but it is hard to get it all right when the character is in the middle of the long jump. It takes some practice, but most games do.

International Athletics offers many hours of game play and has a ton of different events. There are enough different types of events to keep the biggest sports fan entertained for quite some time. The other nice thing is there is a mode for the amount of time you have available. If you are waiting around and have a bunch of time on your hands, you can start up a Decathlon, but if you only have about 5 to 10 minutes to spare then you can play a quick event. If you are a sports fan, you can’t go wrong with International Athletics. Head over to the Apple App Store and check it out.

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