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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
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Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
Very Good: Engaging, very good learning approach.
Good: Pretty engaging, good learning approach.
Fair: Somewhat engaging, okay learning approach.
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Game reviews for ages 8, self-direction

21 results

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  • Review
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

    Engaging sports sim celebrates golf history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    F1 Race Stars

    Quirky and entertaining racer filled with silly powerups.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Bratz: Fashion Boutique

    Bratz dress-up game offers more than shopping.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Pokemon Black 2/Pokemon White 2

    Great installment in strategy and monster collection series.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    NBA 2K13

    Excellent pro basketball sim now with 1992 Dream Team.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Madden NFL 13

    Fun football sim gets facelift and expands ways to play.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Ice Age: Continental Drift: Arctic Games

    Amusing collection of mini-games for two-player fun.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    London 2012

    Average Olympics sim might get kids off the couch.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Mario Tennis Open

    Simple game for all ages is best played with others.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    The Splatters

    Fun physics-based puzzler about flinging blobs of paint.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Funky Barn 3D

    Silly farm sim with wacky machines and uncommon controls.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Horses 3D

    Fun sim game lets girls care for and train their own horse.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Lady Liberty Larceny

    Fun, low-budget, educational gumshoeing adventure.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic

    Feels more like a game than a cooking sim, with nice menu.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    LittleBigPlanet 2: Move Pack

    Fun motion controls improve an already great creative game.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Art Academy

    Thorough, fun lessons will genuinely help your art.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    The Daring Game for Girls

    Based on a popular book, this game promotes a you-go-girl message through fun and wholesome activities for young girls.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Imagine Reporter

    Simple but charming game for girls lets them play reporter.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Lifeboat to Mars

    Don't know much about biology? This free online game engages kids in the cool worlds of microbes and ecosystems.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Style Lab: Jewelry Design

    Jewelry sim stimulates creativity with thousands of designs.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2009)
  • Review
    Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day

    Get sharp with this fun, smart game for families.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2006)