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Um Jammer Lammy Genre: puzzle Developer: Sony Playstation PaRappa the Rapper was too much of a success to not merit a sequel. Rather than sticking with the title character of the first game of the series, players are given a new character, Um Jam mer Lammy, to play through a musical adventure. For those unfamiliar with the concept of the PaRappa games, it is easiest to visualize them as Simon Says for Playstation. Players take on the role of the title character and follow the instructions of as sorted other characters by pressing buttons which correspond to the character’s actions on the screen. For example, a player might be told to spin three times and then jump, so they would press the triangle button three times and the circle button once. Play ers score points based on their accuracy and their ability to punch the button combinations in time with the music. The game may not hold any ap peal for older gamers who would much rather hit a grand slam or blow up a building, but it is an ide al gift idea for younger players who do not have the coordination to ex ecute a spinning backflip kick and chokehold. It should also be a hit with parents who are tired of see ing games where the ultimate ob jective is to shoot nuns or blud geon kittens. The game’s charm, from its bright cardboard-cutout graphics to its innocent appeal, never dimin ishes. Where the first game in the series suffered slightly from poor color choices and washouts in the background, Lammy never misses a step graphically. Lammy does have its negative side, though. While some of the button combinations are quite tricky, the game becomes but ton-pushing busywork instead of the mental exercise of Tetris or Puzzle Fighter. For a musical adventure, the music is not the best quality one could expect. Considering the game’s intended younger audience, however, this is not a liability. Even a jaded gamer can spend a few quality minutes trying to master button combinations before mov Crash Team Racing Genre: Racing Developer: Naughty Dog Playstation ing on to more mature pursuits. Unfortunately, many will not both er to try. (Grade: B-) — Stephen Wells Playstation owners who who yearn to experience the joy of N64’s Mario Cart can finally sati ate themselves with the almost- a-cione gocart action of Crash Team Racing. The premise of the game is simple: players ride a gocart around cartoonish tracks and try to be the first to cross the finish line. Several of the most memo rable characters from the Crash Bandicoot action/adventure series are accounted for, each with a dif ferent set of racing talents. The game does contain some interesting twists on the old rac ing theme. Players who run over fruit on the tracks are rewarded by having their cart perform bet ter. Also, the tracks are littered with crates containing randomly generated power-ups. Players never know when they will re ceive a much-needed turbo boost to catch up to the pack or be stuck with a near-worthless oil slick to drop on the track. Graphically, the game stays in tune with the standards set by | Boards were an .pa: other games in theCraoB' ee Wor *d ^ ai coot lineup. Lightning-fast*y eai ' s s * rates and bright colorsl: j an assemblage , the game from fallingint m a ^ Warrior. rut, and each of the track:* last-minute own aesthetic appeal. ani * studios pum] Unfortunately, thetracls* 22 machinesj mam of the elementsth; r °l es among the \ good racing game intoanB* A behemoth lent one. Games like l!:: wM magical pov Gran '/dummo challenge guard with a nast no matter how experienced * A' 1 ether-toh are, but ( rash Team Re: nation orphanagi n the niostfidcco executive v racetrack challenges, dstry on nationr The game also hasated • A teen-agei to run too >low, no mailt roses include fea difficulty rating players,: body, and her n ing under. Players arene resident sociopa prised by a hairpin tumid • A suburban thev see it coming a mile daughter’s cheerl If the go carts traveledlatdky moms with higher difficulty settingstd • A tyke who game would have much: ceased, and a mu peat-play potential. ■ • A woman wh Slow game play and ur in violence, and a spired track design hamsti lessons to a gay-b racing title with a greatde;H Sounds like a [ tential. While the gameistd And we have n pecially in multiplayerma who takes a 300-r the lack of a serious dialled For a year that will turn off many gamers high-tech special (Grade: C +) dy, it has wounc ■ dreamers for thi — Stepk inations will be ai Networks unveil challengers to ‘Millionaii NEW YORK (AP) — ABC is not ready to reveal when it is bringing back “Who Wants to Be a Mil lionaire,” but rival networks are already planning around the show. Caught somewhat off-guard by the quiz show’s smashing ratings during an 18-night run that ended last week, ABC executives were mulling whether to bring it back as a regular se ries and how often to show it. “We really believe we’re in a win-win situation no matter what we do here,” Lloyd Braun, ABC Entertainment co-chair, said yesterday. CBS’ top executive tried to steal ABC’s thun der, saying in a conference call with reporters that he had heard “Millionaire” will begin airing reg ularly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays start ing in January. Leslie Moonves, CBS Television president, said he was repeating trade publication reports. ABC would not comment. CBS said it was taking the unusual step of re running its Celine Dion farewell special on Dec. 4, largely because so many people missed it the first time last Wednesday when it aired against the final night of “Millionaire.” NBC also said it was pushing back its 10-hour miniseries planned for February, “The 10th King dom,” for a few weeks partly in hopes that the “Millionaire” craze will fade. “It has become a cultural phenomenon. Everybody's talking about it.’ — Stu Bloomberg ABC Entertainment co-chair A trickle of copycat game shows,alre gun by Fox’s “Creed,” will soon become NBC said it will rush its revival of “Twem on the air within the next few months,acj has another game in the works. CBS said beginning “Winning Lines,” a qwisho? the same producers of “Millionaire,” ter the new year begins. Moonves described it as a gained contestants are whittled down to must go up against a “wonder wall” questions. ■ ’he Wiess excellent “The thought is, it will become more hum drum as it is going on,” NBC Entertainment Pres ident Garth Ancier said. ABC’s retort: Do not bet on it. “I don’t believe it will become humdrum,” ABC Entertainment co-chairman Stu Bloomberg said. “It has become a cultural phenomenon. Everybody’s talking about it.” “I probably wouldn’t be putting'll Lines in the schedule if it wasn’t for ( outstandin aire,”’ he said, “and anyone who isn’tac | to being a copycat is a liar.” Television executives warned that I ning success of a cheaply-produced gaitj will be felt throughout the business:! will become less willing to spend scripts and pilots of new comediesanowj^ • \ “There is a real domino effect affl* /' board,” Moonves said. departmen Chemistry, athemati nterdiscip Need to take a test? 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