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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
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Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
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  • Review
    Metro: Last Light

    Dark, fascinating sci-fi shooter definitely for adults only.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

    Great haunted house mystery with challenging puzzles.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Mario and Donkey Kong Minis on the Move

    Kids don thinking caps to play and create puzzles.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Re-Mission 2

    This clever game teaches kids about cancer and its treatments by putting the information inside six engaging games.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins

    Mediocre LEGO game with minor violence and reckless driving.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Thomas Was Alone

    With minimal physical character detail, this game is able to weave a deep and meaningful tale about friendship.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    BattleBlock Theater

    Raucous co-op platformer with lots of cartoony death.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Terraria

    Finicky but fun Minecraft-style game set in a 2D world.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    BioShock Infinite

    Provocative, violent shooter tackles complex ideas.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

    Engaging sports sim celebrates golf history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

    Light scares, clever puzzles make for a fun adventure.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

    Become the monster to battle and explore in dungeon crawler.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    LEGO City Undercover

    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.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

    "Stellar" sci-fi strategy expansion wows fans of the series.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    MLB 2K13

    Mediocre baseball game resembles last year's title.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    SimCity

    Exciting but technically flawed city-building simulation.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    The Time Tribe

    Slow-paced adventure introduces players to history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Brain Age: Concentration Training

    Brain training game purports to help your working memory.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Fire Emblem: Awakening

    Excellent strategy RPG skews older because characters die.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Fluidity: Spin Cycle

    Fun, downloadable 3DS puzzler lets kids play with physics.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Endgame: Syria

    Political events play out in one-sided, provocative game.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    The Underground Railroad: In the Ohio River Valley

    Student-made game depicts dangers faced by escaping slaves.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Mayan Mysteries

    Cartoony learning adventure about ancient Mayan culture.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Crashmo

    For the 3DS, a nifty set of puzzles plus a puzzle-creation area.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Criminal Case

    Gruesome crime scenes become Facebook hidden-object puzzles.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Facebook
    (Game, 2012)