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Game reviews for ages 9, learning potential

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  • This clever game teaches kids about cancer and its treatments by putting the information inside six engaging games.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Light scares, clever puzzles make for a fun adventure.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • The game promotes exploration, discovery, and imagination in a colorful and cartoonish world that feels like the world's biggest LEGO collection come to life.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2013)
  • Still the best baseball game around, with many modes.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2013)
  • Mediocre baseball game resembles last year's title.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Student-made game depicts dangers faced by escaping slaves.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Karaoke and dance party game features wide range of music.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • With new technology, kids watch a plain book magically morph into an ancient spell book and then play inside the book as it teaches them Harry Potter's spells. It's enchanting.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • TV-based action game with puzzles, some fantasy battles.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Quirky, fun Mario adventure is filled with clever concepts.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Cute, open-ended farming series adds more customization.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Fun sports compilation promotes healthy movement.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • The focus is on looks, but business strategy makes the game.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Revived version of classic amusement park sim is still fun.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Easy side-scroller has simple environmental message.

     
    Learning
    2
    (Game, 2012)
  • Light on instructions but 13 fun sports to play.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • By playing this platformer game, kids contribute to the game's musical score. Plus, they can create their own musical game levels to share.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • College football sim adds Heisman winners to the mix.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Inventive puzzles about changing physics provide delightful brainteasers.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • FEZ

    Dimension-shifting puzzles make for unique gameplay without any violence.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Fun, accessible cooking sim teaches international dishes.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Carmen Sandiego engages kids to use math to solve a mystery in this downloadable Wii game.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2012)
  • Civics game about running a country in global economy.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2012)
  • Relive what it was like to travel west in a wagon train in the 1840s.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2011)
  • This fun and creative style game for girls takes fashion beyond its superficial surface.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2011)