Father's Day Gift Guide

Looking for a great video game present for your dad? Look no further than our Father's Day Gift Guide.

Here are our recommendations, helpfully categorized by our patent-pending system of Dad Types. Just find your Dad Type, read the suggestions, and voila: the perfect gift.

We guarantee he'll appreciate these more than a tie, golf balls, gel shoe inserts, a bottle of motor oil, a case of Centrum Silver, or any other ho-hum items you may have been considering.

HANDY DAD

Handy Dad is identified by his engineering skills. No home improvement project is beyond his reach. If you have a Handy Dad, you're the envy of the neighborhood -- thanks to your three-hundred-foot deck, in-ground pool, and house that's twice as large as it was when he bought it. Give him something else to distract him this year.

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Boom Blox

Steven Spielberg's explosive Wii game might not seem like a great match for Handy Dad, but peek beneath its cutesy exterior and you'll find a complex physics system sure to make any amateur engineer drool. It's a wonderful gift for father-son/daughter bonding, too: let Dad use the powerful level editor to construct complicated, Rube Goldberg-like contraptions, then take turns smashing it to pieces.

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ROCK AND ROLL DAD

Identified by his long hair, hard-partying attitude, and enormous record collection, Rock and 'Roll Dad never quite got over that time when his band broke up. In eleventh grade. Thankfully, you can help him recapture the rock band lifestyle, and here's how.

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Rock Band

We know - your dad's taste in music is about as hip as his taste in threads. But whether he's a recovering punk, an aging rocker or a wannabe hipster, MTV's Rock Band's got him covered. Featuring guitars, vocals and a four-piece drum set, this desert island classic will turn Father's Day into a riotous, rock 'n roll party. If you've got multiple systems, go for the 360 or PS3 over the PS2 or soon-to-be-released Wii version so that you can fully enjoy the game's robust downloadable music catalog.

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STAY-AT-HOME DAD

Sporting a vacant stare in his eyes and a mop under his arm, Stay-at-Home Dad challenges traditional gender roles with a smile, a song, and a houseful of clean, well-fed kids. Give him something that'll play to his strengths.

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Carrie the Caregiver 3

Does Dad have a way with the wee ones? He'll need that kind of patience if he wants to succeed in the latest sequel to this popular time-management game. Carrie has to take care of the kids at a summer camp, keeping the campers safe while helping them learn new activities. Hey, it's a living.

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