Chuck Farris and The Tower of Darkness: An Action Story about Playstation 2

By Lois H. Gresh and Danny Gresh

Thirteen-year-old Chuck Farris is a video game hotshot. He knows every trick of every game worth playing. Chuck has conquered them all. The one thing Chuck can't conquer is town bully Digger McGraw. One day, Chuck comes home with a black eye and two broken toes. Unable to play sports, he is bored sick. That's when his mom brings home a PlayStation2 with five hot new games. Chuck beats the first game no problem. But the next day in math class, something strange happens. Chuck turns into the video game superhero And so it goes. Every time Chuck beats a game, he turns into its real-life superhero. At first, it's great to be able to scare the school bully half to death. But being a video game superhero gets Chuck into trouble too -- with his mother, his teachers, the principal, the basketball coach. It's hard to tame a superhero. When you've got power, you wanna use it Chuck Farris and the Tower of Darkness is an adventure-packed novel -- the first ever written about a real video game console -- that offers hot-breaking tips about Sony's PlayStation2. The first PlayStation, which sold 75 million units worldwide, is the hottest console in gaming history. PlayStation2 sold out as a pre-released item in most major stores in North America. Close to a million units sold within two days of the early Japanese release. The Tower of Darkness is the first in a new series. Stay tuned for Chuck Farris's next adventure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550224409
• ISBN13: 9781550224405
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

Exciting!

This book was great! I read it in two nights! I love the part when Chuck's toes became muscular! It was so funny! I can't wait for the second one to come out!

A worthy follow on to the Harry Potter rage with a PS2 twist

As a SONY PS2 fan, and an avid reader of Harry Potter, I must report that this book, "Chuck Farris and the Tower of Darkness" is a refreshing combination of PS2 info and a darn exciting story. I like the way the real world of Chuck and the fantasy world of the PS2 meld into a new reality. This book is a fresh approach to adventure stories. Even my 22 year old brother, another PS2 enthusiast, went crazy about the book. I am recommending this to all my friends.

An Fun Book for Anyone Who Likes videogames or adventure!

I thought this was a very entertaining book. It had a lot of information about how to beat a bunch of Playstation games and at the same time it told an interesting story about a kid in school and how he dealt with some mean kids that bothered him. This was a great follow-up book to the Dragonball Z book by the same writers. I'm anxious to read the next Chuck adventure!!