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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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LittleBigPlanet (PSP) (PSP)
Parents Need to Know...

that LittleBigPlanet for the PSP is very similar to its like-named sibling released last year for the PlayStation 3. Its side-scrolling action involves only a modicum of violence: your sack boy avatars can be singed by lava or ... read more

Age 8+
LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
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Scene It? Twilight Edition (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this video trivia game exists specifically for megafans of the movie Twilight and the books upon which the film was based. Film clips used in the game sometimes show violent or suggestive behavior, but if your child wants to play ... read more

Age 13+
Scene It? Twilight Edition
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Imagine Artist (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that Imagine Artist is a very creative and educational game geared for girls. Players learn how to draw, paint, craft, and create other works of art while engaging in skill-building mini-games, such as tracing and color-mixing challenges. ... read more

Age 7+
Imagine Artist
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Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this engrossing, farm-based role-playing game requires a lot of time and patience. The plotline, once it gets going, can be very interesting, but kids will have to work through lots of straight forwarding farming simulation in order ... read more

Age 8+
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
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The Princess and the Frog (DS) (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this version of The Princess and the Frog most closely tracks the story of the movie. This is a platform puzzle/adventure game where the player takes on the role of Tiana. It  also has cooking and music games. Princess Tiana is a ... read more

Age 7+
The Princess and the Frog (DS)
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Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 is a fighting game in which characters use their fists, feet, and various bladed weapons to attack on another. A couple of characters are impaled in a cut-scene, but there is no blood. Since our ... read more

Age 13+
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
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Harvest Moon: Animal Parade (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that Harvest Moon: Animal Parade is a role-playing game that focuses on harvesting crops and raising animals. The game has a friendly, cute art style and takes place in a magical realm in which the player must aid the Harvest Goddess in ... read more

Age 8+
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
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Fairyland: Melody Magic (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this adorable, very easy game will likely be deemed to simplistic for anyone over six. Preschoolers and kindergarteners, though, will appreciate how skilled the game will make them feel. It's also important to take note, though, that ... read more

Age 4+
Fairyland: Melody Magic
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Left 4 Dead 2 (Windows, Xbox 360)
Parents Need to Know...

Left 4 Dead 2 is an incredibly gory, violent shooter meant strictly for adults. Players must survive a zombie apocalypse by using a myriad of weapons, including handguns, shotguns, grenade launchers, axes, chainsaws, baseball bats and ... read more

No Kids
Left 4 Dead 2
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The Sims 3: World Adventures (Windows)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is an expansion pack for The Sims 3, and players must already have a copy of The Sims 3 installed on their computer for the expansion pack to work. The expansion allows Sims to take vacations, and introduces new character ... read more

Age 14+
The Sims 3: World Adventures
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My Ballet Studio (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this active-play dance game is built for use with the Wii Balance Board -- a large flat controller that players stand on to use -- which is sold separately. The game can be played without the balance board, but girls looking for a ... read more

Age 7+
My Ballet Studio
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Scene It? Bright Lights, Big Screen (Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

that this fun, engaging party quiz game uses video clips from real Hollywood films. These scenes are often from R-rated movies and, while they don't show R-rated material, they still feature language, humor, violence, and themes that many ... read more

Age 15+
Scene It? Bright Lights, Big Screen
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Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this loud and chaotic vehicular battle game is all about smashing and crashing. People not familiar with the Battle Force 5 animated series might see the famous Hot Wheels name and assume this is more of a racing game. Be aware that ... read more

Age 7+
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5
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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

this first-person shooter is quite gory and bloody. Gamers can use an assortment of deadly weapons -- from pistols and machine guns to melee attacks using knives -- to kill human-like characters infected by a "mutagenic" virus ... read more

No Kids
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
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LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Mac/Windows, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

that while this fun and imaginative adventure game contains a ton of fighting and tidbits of low-brow humor, it is all presented in a playful, unrealistic manner. Elements that might seem problematic in a different game are here mitigated ... read more

Age 9+
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
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My Baby: First Steps (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that My Baby: First Steps is parenting simulator. Players spend their time feeding and cleaning their virtual kids, as well as teaching them how to do things like talk and walk, which might make it interesting to kids who want to be ... read more

Age 8+
My Baby: First Steps
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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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Barbie and the Three Musketeers (Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that while Barbie and the Three Musketeers is highly commercial fare, it has a good message about girl power. Its heroines are self-reliant puzzle solvers who make their way through side-scrolling, two-dimensional worlds scaring away ... read more

Age 7+
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
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Assassin's Creed II (Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

Assassin's Creed II is very violent and definitely not for children. Players assume the role of a deadly assassin who uses weapons such as knives, swords, and daggers to kill human targets. Deaths -- both those resulting from the player ... read more

No Kids
Assassin's Creed II
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LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival (PSP)
Parents Need to Know...

that LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival, a downloadable game for the PSP, is a cute puzzle/platform game that’s safe for all ages. Note, though, that its difficulty level, which is greater than that of its predecessors, may be above the ... read more

Age 8+
LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival
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Tropico 3 (Windows)
Parents Need to Know...

that Tropico 3 is a city building simulation game in which the player takes on the role of a Caribbean dictator who can be either a real personality -- such as Fidel Castro or Che Guevara -- or a character of their own creation. While the ... read more

Age 15+
Tropico 3
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