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MySims Agents (Wii)
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MySims Agents (Wii)

Why We Recommend It

Cool secret-agent sim challenges kids to solve entwined mysteries. Nifty spy gadgets help players outwit adversaries.

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JONAS (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that JONAS is a musical adventure game based on the Disney Channel TV show of the same name. While in real life, Nick, Joe, and Kevin (aka The Jonas Brothers) are very likeable, and the characters they play on the TV series are also very ... read more

Age 8+
JONAS
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Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple
Parents Need to Know...

that this puzzle-based mystery game is centered around a tangled conspiracy plot where the villains are a scheming sect of the Catholic Church. In that respect, it's much akin to The Da Vinci Code. The Catholic Church is never mentioned ... read more

Age 11+
Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple
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A Boy and His Blob (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that aside from the inclusion of a few scary looking evil blob monsters, A Boy and His Blob provides a sweetly entertaining adventure that works the brain and even touches the heart. The title characters are so endearing (and adorably ... read more

Age 8+
A Boy and His Blob
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MySims Agents (Wii) (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that MySims Agents is a detective adventure where you become a special agent tasked with solving a series of entwined mysteries. Kids must use their wits to solve the mysteries and win the minigames that are educationally challenging. ... read more

Age 8+
MySims Agents (Wii)
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Marker Man Adventures (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this platform adventure has little in the way of offensive content, but that it can be difficult to figure out and remains highly challenging even once the basic game elements have been learned. Players must think hard to figure out ... read more

Age 10+
Marker Man Adventures
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Kodu Game Lab (Xbox 360)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is less a game and more a game design application. It is found in the Xbox Live user community and is only available for download through the online Xbox marketplace. As such, it has not been rated by the ESRB. It allows players ... read more

Age 10+
Kodu Game Lab
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Tales of Monkey Island (Windows, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that though this game is an episodic adventure game. This review is based on the first episode. It has an irreverent and funny tone, but it never crosses into vulgar or inappropriately violent territory. The strongest language is when a ... read more

Age 12+
Tales of Monkey Island
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The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a simple platform adventure geared for kids. There is no coarse language or sexuality, and the violence, while frequent, is quite mild -- Starfy can perform spin attacks and transform into a few different creatures with ... read more

Age 6+
The Legendary Starfy
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The Munchables (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game about a cute, colorful creature who eats invading space pirates (shaped like fruits and vegetables) is possessed of only mild cartoon violence. Munched enemies disappear without so much as a squeak or a drop of blood -- or ... read more

Age 8+
The Munchables
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Klonoa (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is a traditional, Mario-style platform adventure with mild cartoon violence. The player's character can fall into crevasses and get hurt when bumping into enemies or spiky objects. Conversely, he can attack by grabbing ... read more

Age 10+
Klonoa
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New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Parents Need to Know...

that this is an upbeat platform game and a remake of an older GameCube game. It has no profanity, sex, or illicit substances, and only mild cartoon violence. Donkey Kong uses his big hands to pummel a variety of enemies, fruits, and ... read more

Age 8+
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
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Magician's Quest Mysterious Times (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a game meant to be played over a year's time with kids checking in to play a little bit each week. The gameplay is tied to the internal clock of the DS, with certain events activating once a day or once a week. Some of the ... read more

Age 10+
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Passage (Mac/Windows, iPhone)
Parents Need to Know...

that this brief and visually rudimentary PC game is available for download free of charge to anyone who stumbles upon it. It has never been commercially licensed or distributed, and, as such, is not rated by the ESRB. The game's ... read more

Age 15+
Passage
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Cate West and the Vanishing Files (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game has a slightly eerie tone that could frighten younger children. The environments - static images with objects hidden in them - are sometimes creepy crime scenes. The game also discusses murder, arson, and assault in ... read more

Age 11+
Cate West and the Vanishing Files
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Flower (PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a warm-hearted game in which players control the movement of flower petals floating on a breeze as they travel over and restore color to grey fields. Probably one of the most mild and inoffensive games ever made, its subtle ... read more

Age 7+
Flower
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Phineas and Ferb (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is based on the Disney Channel TV show with which it shares its name, and playing the game will almost certainly make kids want to seek out and watch the program. There is virtually no violence, as play revolves around a ... read more

Age 7+
Phineas and Ferb
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Emma in the Mountains (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is more of an interactive story than it is a video game. It has a cute story with a strong pro-environmental message. Kids will play 15 minigames while solving a mystery of why groundhogs are missing in the mountain's ... read more

Age 7+
Emma in the Mountains
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Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a game that promotes the play experience found at the Build-A-Bear Workshop retail stores. While the game is fun to explore and offers 20 varied minigames that make good use of the Wii remote, the commercialism is insidious ... read more

Age 6+
Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons
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Braid (Windows, Xbox 360)
Parents Need to Know...

that Braid is filled with complex moral messages and that its puzzles can be extremely difficult. Though there is little that might be deemed overtly offensive (no drugs, sex, or violence, and just one occurrence of the word ... read more

Age 12+
Braid
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Littlest Pet Shop (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is based on Hasbro's line of Littlest Pet Shop plush toys. Players familiar with these toys will recognize many of the pets in the game and may be inclined to purchase others. What's more, one of the game's primary ... read more

Age 6+
Littlest Pet Shop
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James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet (Mac/Windows)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is best selling novelist James Patterson's first foray into video games. This murder mystery adventure has a fine plot, but it does feature a world of violence, death, and killing. There are mentions of booze and sometimes a ... read more

Age 13+
James Patterson Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet
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