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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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Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this Olympic-themed party game is safe fun for the whole family. Aside from some mild cartoon shenanigans -- such as shooting turtle shells from a hang glider -- everything in Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games is safe ... read more

Age 6+
Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games
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Game Party 3 (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this compilation of easy-to-learn mini-games is safe for the whole family. Most of its 19 activities are the sort of games that parents and their children might play in their backyard, basement, or local amusement center. Game Party ... read more

Age 7+
Game Party 3
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Family Feud: 2010 Edition (Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that Family Feud: 2010 Edition, based on the popular television show of the same name, is a fairly blatant example of cross platform merchandising. Like the show, some of the game’s humor has a vaguely mischievous feel, as in one ... read more

Age 8+
Family Feud: 2010 Edition
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The Price Is Right: 2010 Edition (Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is based on the TV game show of the same name and that it is all about consumerism. All of the mini-games feature descriptions of real-world products -- including household goods, furniture, and big ticket items like cars ... read more

Age 7+
The Price Is Right: 2010 Edition
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Deca Sports 2 (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this sports compilation game features a small amount of cartoon violence in the form of hockey checks and wooden stick fights, but that none of the characters ever appear hurt or in pain. There is online play, but no opportunity for ... read more

Age 8+
Deca Sports 2
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Birthday Party Bash (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is more than a birthday-themed minigame collection – it is also a guide on how to throw a fun, high-tech at-home birthday party using a Wii. By choosing a theme for your party, and then entering each party-goer's name, the ... read more

Age 5+
Birthday Party Bash
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Let's Tap (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this unique Wii game can be the foundation of a fun family game night. This game encourages up to four people to play together, and levels the playing field between gamers and non-gamers because all you have to know how to do is tap ... read more

Age 7+
Let's Tap
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Big League Sports: Summer (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is a simple, family-oriented compilation of sport-themed party games. Content is safe for all ages; the only violence comes in the form of coconuts falling on characters’ heads and golf balls bouncing off of vehicles and ... read more

Age 6+
Big League Sports: Summer
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Party Pigs: Farmyard Games (Nintendo Wii)
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that this is a rudimentary and extremely short party game. There is little in the way of potentially offensive content, save some humorous shenanigans (the pigs are comically ugly, like to slide through the mud, and substitute pitchforks ... read more

Age 7+
Party Pigs: Farmyard Games
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MySims Party (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is safe for its grade-school target audience. Most of the mini-games see players engaging in harmless virtual activities, such as pushing boxes, finding matching ingredients for pizzas, and building bridges with the help of ... read more

Age 7+
MySims Party
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WarioWare: Snapped! (Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this camera-based downloadable game for the Nintendo DSi is a safe bet for kids. Violence is limited to players using their hands to swat virtual flies and their heads to break apart digital slabs of rock. Social gaming is ... read more

Age 7+
WarioWare: Snapped!
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Trivial Pursuit (PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a video game based on the Hasbro board game of Trivial Pursuit. There is one minor reference to alcohol in terms of complimenting your success by popping bottles of champagne. read more

Age 8+
Trivial Pursuit
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Deal or No Deal (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is based on the television game show of the same name, and that it features a group of 26 ample-bosomed, big-headed models wearing low cut cocktail dresses. Play amounts to gambling, more or less, as players decide whether ... read more

Age 11+
Deal or No Deal
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Neighborhood Games (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that Neighborhood Games is a collection of short, family-friendly games based on real-world activities, such as horseshoes and lawn darts. Players unfamiliar with these backyard sports will have the opportunity to learn their rules while ... read more

Age 6+
Neighborhood Games
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Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that the latest entry in Majesco's popular series of cooking simulators is similar to its predecessors. Players use their Wii remotes to chop, twirl, crack, pour, and pound a variety of foods as they prepare dozens of different dishes. ... read more

Age 7+
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen
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Island Sports Party: Summer Sports 2 (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this collection of family-friendly mini-games is similar to most other Wii party games in its presentation. The digital representations of real world activities such as bocce ball, mini-golf, and shuffleboard can be safely viewed by ... read more

Age 6+
Island Sports Party: Summer Sports 2
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Celebrity Sports Showdown (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is yet another collection of sports games to play on the Wii, not unlike Wii Sports although with more options. While it boasts of celebrity appearances, the stars do little more than act as additional characters you can ... read more

Age 7+
Celebrity Sports Showdown
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Guinness World Records: The Videogame (Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is an interactive spinoff of the Guinness World Records books and television series, and that it might spark an interest in the Guinness World Records brand. It's filled with dozens of world record challenges most of which can ... read more

Age 10+
Guinness World Records: The Videogame
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Family Party: 30 Great Games (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a highly affordable party game suitable for all but the youngest of family members. The majority of its minigames see up to four players shaking and tilting their remotes in an attempt make their onscreen avatars run, jump, ... read more

Age 7+
Family Party: 30 Great Games
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You're in the Movies (Xbox 360)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game lets players appear in their own short movies. Captured video is superimposed on various scenes to make it look as though players are, say, running away from an alien or thinking up maniacal schemes. The action is G-rated; ... read more

Age 8+
You're in the Movies
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Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a party game featuring a group of androgynous, slightly off-kilter bunnies wholly lacking in common sense. They enjoy whacking each other, releasing bodily gasses, riding cows down ski slopes, and generally making goofs of ... read more

Age 10+
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party
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