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App reviews for ages 7, 10 & 14, simulation games, ipod touch

19 results
  • Review
    Mini Empires Plus

    A lot of depth in strategy game; heavy in-app purchase push.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Pandemic 2.5

    Aim is to kill off humans with disease in slow, passive app.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Stardom: The A-List

    No big thrills, but celebrity life sim can be hypnotic.
    AGE
    14
     
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    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Animal Academy

    Addictive sim pushes connecting to FB, in-app purchases.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Pocket God: Journey to Uranus

    New torture for pygmies in so-so expansion to iPhone smash.
    AGE
    14
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Office Jerk

    Entertaining, free, but mildly violent Paper Toss-style app.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Raise the Village
    Sim raises funds for Ugandans, but as a game is only so-so.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    My Little Baby
    Cute but somewhat slow-moving childcare simulator.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Virtual City

    Robust building sim doesn't get bogged down in details.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook HD
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Cupcakes! Holiday Edition
    Decorate and "eat" holiday-themed cupcakes.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Trade Nations
    Friends (and cash) can help you build sim village's economy.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    We City
    City-building sim pushes social networking and buying.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Littlest Pet Shop
    Pamper and play games with your virtual pets.
    AGE
    7
     
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    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    SimCity Deluxe

    Updated classic urban-building sim shines as an app.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Godfinger
    Ambitious app lets you run a virtual planet as its deity.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Tap Birds
    Sim aviary requires either patience or real money.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Style Studio: Fashion Designer

    Better than similar fashion games found on consoles.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    SimCity
    City building at its complicated best; worth the effort.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Paper Toss: World Tour
    Classic time-waster is OK for kids with adult supervision.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    Select
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)