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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.
OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
Very Good: Engaging, very good learning approach.
Good: Pretty engaging, good learning approach.
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Game reviews for ages 8 & 13

732 results

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  • Review
    Animal Crossing: New Leaf

    Cute town sim about friendship and spending virtual money.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Grid 2

    Competent racer depicts car crashes with no consequences.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Plants vs. Zombies Adventures

    This addition to the plants-as-warriors franchise is just as charming -- and brainier -- as the original game.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Facebook
    (Game, 2013)
  • 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
    Color Commando

    Basic puzzle platformer starts out easy, gets pretty tough.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Motocross Madness

    So-so dirt bike racer downplays effects of violent crashes.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    BattleBlock Theater

    Raucous co-op platformer with lots of cartoony death.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    The Croods: Prehistoric Party

    Lifeless party game with mild cartoon shenanigans.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U
    (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
    Half the Sky Movement: The Game

    Empowering sim explores women's issues and activism.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Facebook
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    The Time Tribe

    Slow-paced adventure introduces players to history.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    (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
    Endgame: Syria

    Political events play out in one-sided, provocative game.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Megapolis

    Cross-platform building sim shines with real-world graphics.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: iPhone, Facebook
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Guardians of Middle-earth

    Online multiplayer fantasy game with a focus on fighting.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    CoasterVille

    Build your own amusement park on Facebook with your friends.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Facebook
    (Game, 2012)
  • 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
    Criminal Case

    Gruesome crime scenes become Facebook hidden-object puzzles.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Facebook
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

    Cross-platform brawler stars hodgepodge of game characters.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    History: Legends of War: Patton

    World War II simulation focuses on history, strategy.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita
    (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
    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)