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  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    SimCity

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

    Entertaining collection of activities gets kids moving.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    CoasterVille

    Build your own amusement park on Facebook with your friends.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Facebook
    (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
    Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!!

    Quirky platform adventure with tween boy humor.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Sing Party

    Karaoke and dance party game features wide range of music.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Scribblenauts Unlimited

    Vocabulary-exercising puzzler is an imaginative treat.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Wonderbook: Book of Spells

    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.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Bubble Guppies

    Cute but wordy preschool game has lots of activities.
    AGE
    3
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Team Umizoomi & Dora's Fantastic Flight

    Huge cast of Nick Jr. stars jump platforms and do some math.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LittleBigPlanet Karting

    Creative kart racer lets kids set their imagination loose.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party

    Dress-up game has both teamwork and unrealistic bodies.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

    A fantastic mystery mixed with more than 100 brainteasers makes for an armchair sleuth's dream.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Just Dance: Disney Party

    Popular dance game with a Magic Kingdom twist -- for kids.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Style Savvy Trendsetters

    The focus is on looks, but business strategy makes the game.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    The Unfinished Swan

    Innovative and poetic game with an uplifting life message.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Dance Central 3

    Built from the ground up to use Kinect, this dance game delivers the beat for solo or group play while teaching players how to perform famous dances from the past 40 years.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Rollercoaster Tycoon

    Revived version of classic amusement park sim is still fun.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Just Dance 4

    Popular dancing game continues to entertain with new music.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Pirate101

    Magical MMO where kids play as comical swashbucklers.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2012)