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Game reviews for ages 8, award winners & editors' picks, learning potential

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  • 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
    Nintendo Land

    This party game has hilarious mini-games that will get you laughing, cooperating, and thinking.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone

    This software package does a great job of instructing kids on how to make art in a no-fail environment.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Kinect Nat Geo TV

    Kids jump into the TV show to learn about animals in this new way of interacting with a Nat Geo show.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LittleBigPlanet - PS Vita

    Kids can play a wildly creative platformer and then learn how to make their own games.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Pushmo

    This collection of 3-D puzzles is surprisingly entertaining as well as intellectually challenging.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Monkey Tales: The Museum of Anything

    Playing this exciting adventure has the added benefit of helping kids review 3rd Grade math.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2011)
  • 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
    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
    Auditorium: The Online Experience

    The combination of striking visuals and swelling music creates a magical puzzle environment that encourages trial and error.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2009)
  • Review
    World of Goo

    A thoroughly brain-bending game that's captivating for all ages, with absolutely no guns or gore.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Wii, Windows
    (Game, 2008)
  • Review
    Wii Sports

    Inclusive sports played a new way -- fun for all!
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2006)