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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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New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers fun cooperative gaming for players of all ages. While this "E-rated" game has some light cartoon violence, it is of the jump-on-top-of-baddies variety. The game encourages group play on the ... read more

Age 7+
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Astro Boy: The Video Game (PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PSP, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

that Astro Boy: The Video Game, is rated E10+ because it contains a lot of fantasy violence. Robots, some very human in appearance and behavior, engage in destructive combat blowing each other apart. Astro Boy's weapons include hand ... read more

Age 10+
Astro Boy: The Video Game
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Shadow Complex (Xbox 360)
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this is a dowloadable shooter presented in a classic side-scrolling style, similar to classic games such as Metroid. Players assume the role of a hiker who must save his girlfriend and stop a mysterious military group from attacking San ... read more

Age 13+
Shadow Complex
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Garfield's Fun Fest (Nintendo DS)
Parents Need to Know...

that this game is based on a DVD movie of the same name and contains mild cartoon violence when Garfield swats spiders, dogs, and the mailman. The game is a very easy, short side-scrolling platformer that a DS-savvy kid could play through ... read more

Age 7+
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Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
Parents Need to Know...

that while the ESRB warns about violence and blood, this T-rated side-scroller's images are so small that the acts of killing enemies aren't too graphic. Players will be killing fictitious beasts including vampires, imps, skeletons, ... read more

Age 14+
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Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy (Nintendo Wii)
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that this game is a remake of TUMIKI Fighters, a game that's available free of charge for play on the PC. But Blast Works contains much more than just that game, as it also has four additional unlockable games (that can also be found ... read more

Age 8+
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The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures
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that by purchasing this game, at least half of the proceeds will go to the Starlight charity. If you purchase the boxed version, fifty percent of the cost goes to the charity, while with the downloadable version ... read more

Age 6+
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