Game Review: Junior Brain Trainer (DS)
Junior Brain Trainer is an educational brain-training game for elementary school-aged children. It teaches early math, reading, and English skills, and it’s like having your very own school workbook right on your Nintendo DS.
Hardware Review: Leapster 2
A long time ago, I was asked to review the Leapster handheld video game system from Leapfrog. It had recently been released to target the 4-8 year old bracket and I was supposed to check out some of the educational-oriented games that worked with the system. I was pleasantly surprised to find them both entertaining (well, for the right age group) and fairly educational. Since that time, I continue to be impressed at how Leapfrog manages to produce quality products that are both fun to play and contain educational components. Fast forward to the present, and Leapfrog now has a Leapster 2 system available. How does it stack up? Compatible with all previous Leapster games, it has a few hardware and software improvements that make getting the newer model a smart move for anyone looking to invest in one.
Game Review: Junior Classic Games (DS)
Junior Classic Games is a selection of familiar activities for early elementary school-aged children. It’s like having your very own activity book right in your Nintendo DS.
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits
ALL PLATFORMS. Karaoke music games are well represented and since we no longer have to deal with the garbage that was “cover” songs – we have the real artists – the song list is a make or break proposition. Here’s the list for DISNEY Sing It. See if you know any of them. See if your kids know any of them. There’s a version that comes with a microphone too: