Kinect

CHICAGO – Good but not great, “Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth” falls cleanly in the kiddie category of superhero video games, but that’s hardly a bad thing. Set in a solidly interactive array of environments, twenty different characters from the Marvel Universe duke it out in a variety of play styles including co-op, arcade, and vs., and the end result is dynamic, hi-energy, ham-fisted fun.

CHICAGO – Millions of people have spent countless hours slicing watermelons, bananas, coconuts, and more via the incredibly-addictive “Fruit Ninja,” one of the most successful mobile phone apps in the history of the handheld device. Halfbrick and Microsoft have now worked together to replicate that beloved experience on your television with “Fruit Ninja Kinect,” a successful adaptation that may seem a bit like overkill for casual fans but plays well to hardcore ones.