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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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Dragon Age: Origins (Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

Dragon Age: Origins is rated "Mature" and designed for players 17 years of age or older, primarily for its combat-heavy play, which includes plenty of blood spilled by both humans and creatures. The player will also be exposed ... read more

No Kids
Dragon Age: Origins
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Nostalgia (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that Nostalgia is a beautiflly drawn role-playing game that has a steampunk theme. You will adventure in a fantasy world with wizards and other fortune seekers, and fly in fantastical machines.  If you run out of health in the game, the ... read more

Age 10+
Nostalgia
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Demon's Souls (PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

that Demon's Souls is a game for mature players who love the challenge of an extremely difficult video game. It's not merely the copious amount of blood that's a concern here and the smaller enemies that fall like rag dolls at your feet, ... read more

No Kids
Demon's Souls
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is part of a series of games in which Disney characters adventure along side characters from the Final Fantasy series of video games. You character will wield a sword and has magical abilities so expect ... read more

Age 11+
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this newest Mario role-playing game features a complex, fantastical narrative that may frighten (or simply stump) very young players. And with battles at the heart of the gamplay, characters do inflict pain on each other. But for ... read more

Age 8+
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
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Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP)
Parents Need to Know...

Parents needs to know that this game combines role-playing and combat elements to create a complex gaming experience. But there is a thorough tutorial to help newbies out. The violence is mostly magical with some sword play, and it is ... read more

Age 14+
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
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Spectrobes: Origins (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is an action-oriented role-playing game with frequent but mild violence. Players take on the role of a pair of noble young humans assigned to help protect the galaxy from evil aliens intent on destroying humanity. Battles ... read more

Age 10+
Spectrobes: Origins
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Fossil Fighters (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
Parents Need to Know...

that this child-oriented role-playing game has players finding dinosaur fossils and reanimating the creatures so that they can be pit against one another in battle. It feels like a Pokemon game, but the notion of innocent creatures ... read more

Age 7+
Fossil Fighters
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Little King's Story (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that this role-playing/civilization simulation game features plenty of light-hearted humor, but that the jokes occasionally border on being a bit distasteful. One of the game’s enemies attacks with what appears to be fart gas, and one ... read more

Age 13+
Little King's Story
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Parents Need to Know...

that compelling role-playing game can be frightening. It has mild violence, a little bad language, and some scantily clad demons, but it is the well-crafted story that is both scary and depressing that pushes this game's appropriateness ... read more

Age 14+
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
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Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

this game is a "M"-rated title where violence takes top billing. Although the basic attacks don't cause massive amounts of blood on screen, some of the magical spells in the title do, including one that causes bodies to explode ... read more

No Kids
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
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Suikoden: Tierkreis (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is somewhat tamer than earlier, slightly more mature entries in the prolific Suikoden franchise. The series' violence and sexuality has been toned down, and the narrative, while compelling, involves less in the way of death ... read more

Age 11+
Suikoden: Tierkreis
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Parents Need to Know...

that this role-playing game is part of the Crystal Chronicles franchise, a series that developer Square Enix (makers of the popular, adult-themed Final Fantasy games), has created to appeal to younger audiences. It supports online ... read more

Age 10+
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
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Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this Pokemon game has more robust online features than previous games in the series. Through the DS's built-in WiFi, players who have exchanged Nintendo DS friend codes can trade, play mini-games, and battle with friends. But kids ... read more

Age 8+
Pokemon Platinum
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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that although Dragon Quest V isn't as heavy-handed as other RPGs, it explores some themes that very young children might find upsetting, such as the death of a parent, ghosts who desire to cook children and eat them, the destruction of a ... read more

Age 10+
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
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Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Parents Need to Know...

that while there is constant fighting, it's of the cartoon variety. There's never any blood, just action. While the game is full of classic Disney characters, the story is can be dark. Goofy and Donald seem more like maturing teens than ... read more

Age 11+
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PlayStation 2)
Parents Need to Know...

that while this game feature high school students as protagonists, this is an M-rated game intended for those 17 and up. The game contains a dark storyline, and is full of cussing, references to alcohol and smoking, along with occasional ... read more

No Kids
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
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Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this is a very deep game that requires a lot of patience to complete (like all role-playing games). There's some violence and animated blood when players participate in combat using swords and lightning bolts. Characters compete in ... read more

Age 11+
Chrono Trigger
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Fallout 3 (Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is extremely graphic in nature, particularly when it comes to violence, blood, and gore -- and there are ample examples of each. Players can decapitate or dismember enemies with precision, resulting in a gruesome blood ... read more

No Kids
Fallout 3
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Fable II
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is rated "Mature" for good reason. Along with the violence and blood (though nothing out of the ordinary or over-the-top for a role-playing game), players might see things like someone killing your spouse in front of your ... read more

No Kids
Fable II
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Princess Debut
Parents Need to Know...

that Princess Debut is geared for young girls. Its pleasant story focuses on an everyday teenager who is magically transported to an alternate world in which she takes on the role of a princess who learns how to dance and courts several ... read more

Age 7+
Princess Debut
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