Games for Adult Kids

Endless Ocean

• If you just want to enjoy the beauty of deep sea life, the Nintendo Wii games Endless Ocean and Endless Ocean 2 may be for you. You play a scuba diver free to explore the ocean's depths and looking for undersea life off the coast of a fictitious tropical island. You'll see manta rays, coral and dolphins--not to mention humpback whales. You can feed and even ride many of the under sea life you encounter. There are hundreds of sea animals in the game, and as you play you'll build up a personal aquarium and be tasked with taking undersea photographs for magazines. There are undersea caves filled with ruins of a lost civilization. This is a game about exploration, so there is no story.

Ski and Shoot

• Ski and Shoot is a biathlon game, and for those unfamiliar with the sport, it's played in two phases. The player skis down a course as quickly and possible, stopping at selected points to pull a rifle off your back and shoot at targets. Players are scored according to the accuracy of the shots and the speed of their skiing. The game has two modes: career mode and quick play. In quick play you choose your racer and play one shot events. In career mode you level a attributes such as speed and marksmanship over the course of an athlete's lifetime, helping him become the biathlon champion of the world. It's a real sport--and now you can play it on your Nintendo Wii.

Cake Shop 2

• In Cake Shop 2, you run a small (but growing) cake shop. Customers will walk in and order a cake made up of multiple layers, possibly along with coffee or popcorn, and you must fill the orders as quickly as possible. The faster the order is filled, the greater the tips and the faster quicker you can move up to bigger and better shops. Not to mention all the cool gadgets and equipment you can fill the shop with to provide better service and a more diverse menu such as soda machines and pretzel makers.