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  • Review
    LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
    Great fun, but more intense violence than most LEGO games.
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    10
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Pokemon Black Version/White Version
    Intriguing story has slew of online features.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

    Classic fighting game glamorizes violence, sexualizes women.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Mario Sports Mix

    Top-notch sports compilation is good fun for all ages.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    LittleBigPlanet 2
    Fun platfomer has amazing creation mode.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

    New races, solid story infuse more life into WoW.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    2
    Platforms: Windows
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    CityVille

    Facebook sim promotes friending strangers and paying.
    AGE
    13
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Facebook
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Disney Epic Mickey
    Grand, imaginative, heartfelt adventure in dark 'toon world.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Gran Turismo 5

    Extraordinarily fun racing sim is deep but unrealistic.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Michael Jackson: The Experience

    Ideal for young King of Pop fans who enjoy dancing.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PSP, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Donkey Kong Country Returns
    Highly enjoyable new spin on a classic, now with co-op.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Sonic Colors
    Fast (too fast?), exciting chapter in this hedgehog story.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

    Well done arcade racer, but you can take cops out.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    The Sly Collection
    Value-priced trilogy of PS2 games, now for the PS3.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: PlayStation 3
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Kinect Sports

    Use your whole body in these motion-controlled sports games.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Dance Central

    Extraordinarily fun dancing game for Kinect.
    AGE
    11
     
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    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    GoldenEye 007

    A modern take on the classic Bond flick, this is fun a fun Wii shooter for teens who are into that kind of thing.
    AGE
    13
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    James Bond 007: Blood Stone
    Typical 007 uses violence to save us from bio-terrorists.
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    14
     
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    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
    Short game with sci-fi action set in a galaxy far, far away.
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    13
     
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    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    The Sims 3: Late Night
    Add-on pack skews older with nightlife and hook-ups.
    AGE
    16
     
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    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011
    Robust wrestling title doesn't skimp on blood, sex appeal.
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    15
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Kirby's Epic Yarn

    This creative and wholly original platformer transports players to a world made almost entirely of colorful textiles.
    AGE
    8
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Super Scribblenauts

    Players find solutions to various puzzling scenarios by adding objects, animals, or people into the scenes.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Just Dance 2

    Better than original, but lots of suggestive songs, moves.
    AGE
    10
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    NBA 2K11

    This stellar basketball simulation also doubles as a lesson in NBA history.
    AGE
    9
     
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    Platforms: Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2010)