MADISON, Wis. -- Consumer Reports brought together more than two dozen kids to play with some of the hot new toys for this holiday season. The children, ages 6 to 12, were let loose on a room filled with 17 toys.

Roboraptor, which sells for $120, got a lot of attention initially, but kids had a tough time figuring out how to use its fairly elaborate remote control.

The $30 Pixel Chix disappointed some. Two of the kids even scratched it off their wish list.

The newest Furby costs $30 and often talks in a secret language. "It talks really loud and really annoying," said one child.

Nintendogs is a $30 game cartridge for the Nintendo DS. It lets kids have their own computerized puppy. "You can play with the dog and pet it with this pen-like thing," said one child.

But while it's a big hit with the kids, the parents might bark at price of the Nintendo DS -- $130.

The kids also really liked the GameBoy Micro for $100. It's a lot smaller than a regular GameBoy but uses all the same cartridges.

But not everything was battery powered. A $40 Nerf Dart Tag was a huge hit. Players wear vests with targets and shoot foam darts -- sort of like paint ball without the mess.

Some Consumer Reports testers also liked a gadget called Fly. It's a $100 pen-top computer that can solve math problems and make music. It works like a PDA for kids and is a great combination of education and fun.