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Game reviews for ages 8, science, thinking & reasoning

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  • Engaging sports sim celebrates golf history.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Fun, downloadable 3DS puzzler lets kids play with physics.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • For the 3DS, a nifty set of puzzles plus a puzzle-creation area.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Quirky and entertaining racer filled with silly powerups.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Creative kart racer lets kids set their imagination loose.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • Extraordinarily good soccer game with easy controls.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • Kids jump into the TV show to learn about animals in this new way of interacting with a Nat Geo show.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Kids can play a wildly creative platformer and then learn how to make their own games.

     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • Fun arcade space shooter set to your own music collection.

     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2012)
  • Amusing collection of mini-games for two-player fun.

     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Fun physics-based puzzler about flinging blobs of paint.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Don't know much about biology? This free online game engages kids in the cool worlds of microbes and ecosystems.

     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2010)
  • The combination of striking visuals and swelling music creates a magical puzzle environment that encourages trial and error.

     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2009)
  • A thoroughly brain-bending game that's captivating for all ages, with absolutely no guns or gore.

     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Wii, Windows
    (Game, 2008)