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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
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Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
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Game reviews for ages 4, 8 & 11, action/adventure, thinking & reasoning

11 results

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  • Review
    LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins

    Mediocre LEGO game with minor violence and reckless driving.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (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
    Rise of the Guardians

    Santa wields sword in combat-heavy, RPG-like action game.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Wreck-It Ralph

    Movie-based platformer misses opportunity to be great.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Pokemon Black 2/Pokemon White 2

    Great installment in strategy and monster collection series.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Hotel Transylvania

    Adventure game is a good adaptation of the movie.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS
    (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
    Dust: An Elysian Tale

    Pretty side-scroller has mild but frequent violence.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Kinect Star Wars

    For sci-fi fans it's fun and physical but inconsistent.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Trine 2

    Spectacular looking, this side-scrolling puzzler offers varied gameplay and the ability to play with friends.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Mac, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Bastion

    Fun action RPG has mild violence and a memorable narrator.
    AGE
    11
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2011)