With assaults from every direction, Microsoft Corp. has unveiled its new line of games for the X-Box.

With titles like “Walking Down The Street”, “Opening Doors For Strangers”, and “Saying ‘Please'”, Microsoft’s new line is sure to be a hit with parents, kids, and lawmakers.

“It’s about time that a big corporation has seen the light and is offering these kinds of postive games,” said David Walsh, spokesman for National Institute on Family and the Media. “There’s so much garbage out there to sort through, now parents, and kids alike, have a choice to reach for a better game.”

“Walking Down The Street”, better known to kids as WDTS, invoves a first-person view of Mr. Charles Smith. The player uses the controller to walk Mr. Smith down the street in various towns. Players can look into store windows to ogle flowers, kitchen accessories, or various other non-offending items.

Players can also guide Mr. Smith to the news stand to pick up a copy of the daily newspaper or a copy of his favorite magazine: Microsoft Daily.

“Opening Doors For Strangers” (aka ODFS) allows players to score points (represented by hearts) by opening doors for computer-generated figures. The more polite the opening is, the more points (hearts) the player gets.

ODFS can be played on X-Box live so the player can go head-to-head with others around the world. The player with the most hearts at the end of a round gets a big group hug. The other player gets a pat on the back and an atta-boy anyway. And, as in true life, there are no losers. At the end, everyone wins.

Each game sells for $99.99 (U.S.) and will go on sale in time for the holidays.

–Staff Reporter–bs