Atari was one of the first ever in home gaming systems. The company, also called Atari, was a pioneer in home gaming and arcade machines, such as the Atari 2600, and helped start up the video game industry with a bang.
	The PS2, created by Sony, and the baby brother of the original Playstation, was released in 2000. It soon found it's place in the hearts of most gamers, and was one of the best selling consoles at release. It has many best selling games, and is still one of the top sellers today.
		Developed by Nintendo, this little handheld device has been around since 1989. Since then it has been redone many times, going from it's origional bricklike form, to a foldable, more portable SP.
	The most current addition to the Microsoft family, the 360 became the first console to have the same release date in the tree main game consuming countries; the U.K, U.S.A, and Japan. With top of the line graphics, this little kick butt machine rivals Sony's PS3.
		The PSP, or Playstation Portable, is Sony's very first handheld console. It came out in 2005, and not only allows users to play games, but also lets the play and download music, view photos, watch movies, and access the internet.
	The game cube, made by Nintendo, was the companies fourth gaming console. Compact and inexpensive, it is popular among Nintindo fans who await the next gen. consoles.
		Fourth in the Playstation series, The PS3, which is due out sometime this year, is a rival for Microsoft's X-box 360. With some major improvement of it's own, many people are looking forward to it's release.
	As you probably know, all video games have ratings, just like movies. Most ratings are done my the ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) based on content. The ratings range from games to young children, or early childhood, to games for adults only. Other Ratings include E, for everyone, E 10+, everyone 10 and up, T, for Teens, and M. Mature 17+.