After hours and hours of playing with this Kinect game it became quite clear to testers that the producers at Sesame Street and the wizards behind Kinect got it just right. This video game is a wonderful blend of watching one of the most beloved shows of all time and actually playing along with it. […]
If your preteen loves Nat Geo TV and you have a Kinect system in your home then you have to make sure you put this on your video game shopping list. The game is essentially a unique marriage of TV Show and video game, actually eight different TV shows. In each of the episodes there
The Adventure Time series on television has a dedicated following of viewers who love the cast of quirky characters who are both endearing and amusing. If your child is a fan then they will want this video game in any of its platform iterations. The off-kilter dialogue and the silly but undeniably entertaining story lines
This new title for the Wii U and other Nintendo devices amazed testers. The tag line for Scribblenauts is “imagine anything and bring it to life”….they weren’t kidding! The game presents players with an endless variety of settings and scenarios where the character (there are several to choose and play with) must help out other
So many testers have expressed their fondness for the LeapPad system so they are usually excited about newly released titles. Once again their expectations were met with another great title that entertained and educated their children for hours. Perfect for long car or plane trips the graphics are bright, colorful and instantly engaging. The rest
LeapPad and Leapster owners with preschoolers at home will be thrilled by this great math oriented game featuring the popular Jake and the Neverland Pirates characters. Kids will be challenged to solve age appropriate puzzles and find clues that lead to the pirate treasure. Some games include matching shapes to keep the pirate ship in
Tester after tester excitedly reported back how this new LeapReader title got their kids excited about writing letters, drawing lines and shapes. It really is marvelous when technology can spark so much enthusiasm. Included are several different theme based games along with animated characters to encourage and reward successes. For older children who want to
Disney has no shortage of beloved characters but perhaps none are more popular with this young generation than Sully and Mike from the Monsters franchise. LeapFrog has wisely teamed up with Disney to produce a great new LeapPad/Leapster title where children can interact with both characters in a series of problem solving challenges. The game
We’re not sure when it became official but is there any doubt that Skylanders is a mega-hit of mega-proportions? The frenzy to play with this newest version of the wildly popular game in our testing centers was intense. The popularity is clearly off the charts but more importantly, after spending time with the game, parents
This new LeapPad game is chock full of so many educational lessons, all centered on the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teaching system used in many schools. While playing with their favorite Sesame Street characters, kids are learning problem solving, levers and weights, weight and balance, engineering, magnetic forces, and more (if you can
