It sounds to me, especially from her usage of Tony Hawk, that she would really like the Sims. You can probably buy some of the older PS2 sims games used for much cheaper, and they're pretty fun. They're not the computer game, but they have features that the pc games don't really have, which can be interesting, too. They have that great ability, too, to allow you to do several different things, like play to fulfill goals, create different groups of people and let them have at, or even just build house after house without having to actually really 'play' with the sims themselves.
Ooh. Also. KD is awesome. 24, did you end up renting it, or have you bought it yet? Do tell how it goes when/if you do ...