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  • Review
    The Last of Us

    Exceptional storytelling but with violence and profanity.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (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
    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
    Defiance

    MMO companion to Syfy TV show focuses on bloody shooting.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Terraria

    Finicky but fun Minecraft-style game set in a 2D world.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita
    (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
    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
    Tomb Raider

    M-rated reboot of usually T-rated series is super violent.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    SimCity

    Exciting but technically flawed city-building simulation.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Dead Space 3

    Bloody, gory sci-fi action sequel, now with co-op support.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (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
    Crashmo

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

    Zany, cartoonish mini-games with some mild bathroom humor.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Wipeout 3

    Simplistic obstacle course game is glitchy and boring.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Little Inferno

    Players burn possessions in dark, anti-consumerism puzzler.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Mac, Windows, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Midway Arcade Origins

    Travel back in time with collection of fun '80s games.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • 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
    LittleBigPlanet Karting

    Creative kart racer lets kids set their imagination loose.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    NASCAR The Game: Inside Line

    True life racing with many modes of play; watch open chat.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Need For Speed: Most Wanted

    Cops vs. street racers challenge rewards recklessness.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Transformers Prime: The Game

    Ideal for fans of the TV show, packed with frenetic action.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    WWE '13

    Action-packed wrestling with showy and dramatic violence.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

    Exciting mystery teaches about physics and electricity.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Forza Horizon

    Deep, compelling car game glamorizes illicit street racing.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)