It's that time of year when kids start making their magical list of stuff they want for Christmas, and it's also that time of year when Santa (and parents) start checking their "Naughty and Nice List" to see who is going to get what. But come on, no matter how "bad" your kids were this year they are going to get something, so the GCM staff have all come together to give you our hottest (and lamest) picks of the 2004 Holiday Season. We've even broken our list into all the various genre and target audience categories plus Naughty and Nice categories so you can actually "punish" your kids with presents.

For the Kids (or the Kid at Heart)

NICE
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
”Tak 2 is a Nintendo quality platformer with subtle humor that will have you laughing out-loud at each cut-scene. With its beautifully animated characters, lush environments, and overall artistic game design Tak 2 will surprise many. This is a game that’s easy to pick up and play at all ages.” ~Roger Cox

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
”Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a delightful game that will entertain all who play and possibly teach your kids some basic object recognition and problem solving skills and maybe even enhance their vocabulary (in a good way).” ~Mark Smith

The Incredibles
”… The Incredibles does do an more than adequate job of capturing the basic look and feel of the flick, if not the real magic. That counts for something, especially to the true target audience, the tweener fans.” ~Matt Gonzales

Sly 2: Band of Thieves
”...delightful animated action-adventure that expands upon the original by introducing the rest of the team as playable characters and putting them in challenging and beautiful environments. The online play is only icing on cake." ~Mark Smith

NAUGHTY
Yu-Gi-Oh: Destiny Board Traveler
”For the love of everything that you hold dear about your children do not buy them this for their GBA if they like Yu-Gi-Oh. Buy them cards instead, at least they’ll get half way decent art work and will have other kids to play with.” ~Mat Houghton