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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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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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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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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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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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Style Savvy (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that Style Savvy is a fashion game that focuses on putting together pretty outfits and having virtual models try them on, but that it is also a business simulation, and as such can impart many lessons about responsibility and money ... read more

Age 12+
Style Savvy
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is based on the direct-to-DVD movie of the same name, and that it is appropriate for a similar audience -- assuming that audience can read. There is no violence or any other form of mature content in ... read more

Age 6+
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
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Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy (Windows)
Parents Need to Know...

that Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a fabulous mystery game set in an elite New England prep school for girls. Amid rumors and gossip that are typical of most high schools, Nancy must learn to make friends and discover the ... read more

Age 9+
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Charm Girls Club: Pajama Party (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that Charm Girls Club: Pajama Party is an accessible, fast-paced party game for girls. It has an endearing innocence that parents might not expect. Sure, some of the mini-games are based around superficial things like hair-teasing and ... read more

Age 9+
Charm Girls Club: Pajama Party
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Charm Girls Club: My Fashion Mall (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this collection of minigames is housed within the framework of a working-at-a-mall simulator. Although the player's custom-made avatar doesn't buy anything, she frequently undertakes "personal shopping challenges" in which ... read more

Age 9+
Charm Girls Club: My Fashion Mall
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Littlest Pet Shop: Friends (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is tied to Hasbro’s Littlest Pet Shop line of toys as well as the Littlest Pet Shop online community. There are ads inside the box and in the game’s “extras” section that promote toys and other EA games geared for ... read more

Age 6+
Littlest Pet Shop: Friends
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Imagine: Zookeeper (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that Imagine: Zookeeper is targeted at young girls and its focus is animal care. Players find sick or hurt animals in the wild and bring them back to a preserve where they can be treated and fed in safety. The game’s characters, ... read more

Age 7+
Imagine: Zookeeper
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Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger (Windows)
Parents Need to Know...

that this puzzle game geared for girls features a smart, affable heroine who relies on her intelligence to unravel mysteries. Consequently, the player must also put on her thinking cap and employ logic and memory to solve the game’s ... read more

Age 10+
Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger
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The Clique: Diss and Make Up (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

The Clique portrays school as a place overrun with cliques where students must buy expensive clothes and dish gossip to fit in. This is a world in which kids put-down other. Some of the gossip refers to comically mischievious situations, ... read more

Age 10+
The Clique: Diss and Make Up
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Imagine: Detective (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a teen detective game suitable for tweens and up. Players take on the role of a crime-fighting high school teenager who looks for suspicious activity, solves mysteries, and makes sure justice is served -- as when she unravels ... read more

Age 9+
Imagine: Detective
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Imagine Soccer Captain (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a sports-themed game geared for girls that features plenty of good role models and a very positive overall vibe. The player controls a member of a soccer team who is supportive of her teammates and is coached by a kind and ... read more

Age 7+
Imagine Soccer Captain
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Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (Windows)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a compelling mystery adventure game where you must rescue your best friend. You can find yourself in scary situations including swimming in a sea with stinging jellyfish, running out of air while scuba diving, and having a ... read more

Age 10+
Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships
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Imagine Fashion Party (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is targeted at girls who love fashion. The primary objective is to use beautiful models as canvases for a variety of customized styles. Girls will spend most of their time simply trying different outfits and accessories on ... read more

Age 10+
Imagine Fashion Party
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Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a highly commercial game featuring characters from no less than five Disney movies, though no specific products or toys can be seen. Game difficulty is suitable for girls of kindergarten age, though many of the easier ... read more

Age 5+
Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
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Imagine: Figure Skater (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is part of a series of DS games produced by Ubisoft to help girls figure out what they want to be when they grow up. The game is an excellent depiction of the challenges young elite athletes face trying to juggle intense ... read more

Age 10+
Imagine: Figure Skater
4
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Imagine: Babysitters (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is part of a series of DS games produced by Ubisoft to help girls figure out what they want to be when they grow up. The game pulls no punches and offers a well-rounded look at babysitting, depicting babies as being as ... read more

Age 10+
Imagine: Babysitters
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Imagine: Fashion Designer - New York (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is part of a series of DS games produced by Ubisoft to help girls figure out what they want to be when they grow up. To an extent, the game presents the fashion industry through rose-tinted glasses, playing up the fact that ... read more

Age 8+
Imagine: Fashion Designer - New York
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