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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
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Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
Very Good: Engaging, very good learning approach.
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Game reviews for dinosaurs & magic and fantasy, learning potential, thinking & reasoning

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  • Review
    Terraria

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

    Exciting but technically flawed city-building simulation.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Fire Emblem: Awakening

    Excellent strategy RPG skews older because characters die.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (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
    Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition

    Combative Dark Knight game has some blood and death.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!!

    Quirky platform adventure with tween boy humor.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Scribblenauts Unlimited

    Vocabulary-exercising puzzler is an imaginative treat.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion

    Clever cartoon platformer has some tedious elements.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Wonderbook: Book of Spells

    With new technology, kids watch a plain book magically morph into an ancient spell book and then play inside the book as it teaches them Harry Potter's spells. It's enchanting.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LEGO Lord of the Rings

    Action and humor abound in funny rendition of LOTR films.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Fable: The Journey

    Fun fantasy actioner marred by troublesome motion controls.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Angry Birds Trilogy

    Puzzle compilation for consoles is fun but too pricey.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

    With five different princess adventures and great help built in, this is a perfect game to teach young girls how to play video games.
    AGE
    5
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Mac, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Windows
    (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
    LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: Jake and the Never Land Pirates

    Games, treasure, and free exploration = swashbuckling fun.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: LeapPad Explorer, LeapPad2, Leapster Explorer
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    VTech InnoTab Software - Brave

    Learning game based on movie has archery target shooting.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: InnoTab, InnoTab 2
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    VTech InnoTab Software - Hello Kitty

    Sweet party with famous kitty brings learning and fun.
    AGE
    4
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: InnoTab, InnoTab 2
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Wreckateer

    In this Angry Birds-type game, kids move their bodies to direct projectiles to hit goblin-infested castles.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Myst (Nintendo 3DS)

    While not new, Myst for Nintendo 3DS is fun, challenging.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: Brave

    Adventure game challenges your knowledge of flora and fauna.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: LeapPad Explorer, LeapPad2, Leapster Explorer
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Brave: The Video Game

    Average movie spin-off has mild but persistent violence.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: The Magic School Bus: Oceans

    This deep sea dive is teeming with fish and education.
    AGE
    6
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: LeapPad Explorer, LeapPad2, Leapster Explorer, LeapsterGS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Gravity Rush

    Quirky and fun gravity-shifting game has strong heroine.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Madagascar 3: The Video Game

    Simple platform puzzler lets kids play with animal stars.
    AGE
    7
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)