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Thanks to a stellar year stuffed with top-notch releases, there's a video game for everyone on your holiday gift list. USA TODAY'S Game Hunters, Brett Molina and Mike Snider, hunt up some gift-giving guidance, by age group: KIDS Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster ($49.99, for Xbox 360; rated E for all ages) Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and other Street residents populate this interactive storybook, which, thanks to Xbox's Kinect motion-sensing controller, is playable by children as young as 4. Kids get to help solve problems faced by new monsters, and a parent or friend can play along in cooperative mode in this unique experience, designed by Double Fine Productions (Brutal Legend, Costume Quest). Super Mario 3D Land ($39.99, for Nintendo 3DS; all ages) The lovable plumber is back in his first full 3-D adventure. Once again, Mario must rescue a captive Princess Peach, this time navigating a variety of stages that leverage the 3-D visuals of Nintendo's...