Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Phantom Breaker: Omnia (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
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Posted on March 30th, 2022 by
Phantom Breaker: Omnia is a 2-D one-on-one fighting game with anime styled characters. Most of them are girls, but there are a few guys in there. Each one gets a magical weapon from an old man and they battle each other with them in the Story Mode. There are more than a dozen fighters in all, and include a maid café waitress, robot girl, shrine maiden, and more. It’s available on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Pretty Girls Breakers! (PS4, PS5, Switch)
Posted on March 28th, 2022 by
Unlock outfits for cute anime ladies to wear while you swing a beam sword at a ball to break blocks in Pretty Girls Breakers! Yeah it’s pretty much a BreakOut or Arkanoid clone. It’s available on PlayStation systems and Switch, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Pac-Man Goes to Brunch
Posted on March 25th, 2022 by
As you all might know, I’m a HUGE fan of Pac-Man. Last year, I saw some Pac-Man figurines you could import that had Pac-Man and the ghost monsters surrounded by brunch and breakfast food related items. I thought this was a pretty unique concept and really wanted them, but they were kind of expensive. I asked for them for Christmas and didn’t think I’d get them, but I did! So now let’s take a look at them!
Music Racer: Ultimate (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S)
Posted on March 23rd, 2022 by
Drive down neon laden streets to the beat of the music in Music Racer: Ultimate. Pick a car and a road and a song and try to collect white dots while avoiding crashing into pillars to increase your combo score. It’s available to play on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Plunderer’s Adventures (Switch, PC)
Posted on March 21st, 2022 by
Build up a crew of pixel lady pirates in this tower defense style game that plays a bit like Plants vs. Zombies. You’ll control a female captain and can move up and down and shoot. Defend your crew on the left side of the screen by shooting enemy pirates and monsters coming in on the right. Plunderer’s Adventures is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
River City Girls Zero (Switch)
Posted on March 18th, 2022 by
In Japan there is a popular series of games starring Kunio-kun. Kunio is a hot-blooded high school student who sometimes gets into fights and trouble, but he always stands up for his friends and against bullies. And when he’s not doing that, he competes in sports. Some of these games were brought to the US under name and graphical changes, so if you’ve ever played Renegade, River City Ransom, or Super Dodge Ball, you’ve played a Kunio game and may not have even known it! A few years ago, game maker WayForward came out with River City Girls, a game that played like River City Ransom, but starred Kunio’s and his pal Riki’s girlfriends as they fought to save their guys! And now they’ve ported over a River City Ransom sequel that came out on the Super Famicom but never in the US. In the game, Kunio and Riki have been framed and sent to prison, but they break out and team up with their girlfriends to fight the gang that caused all this. Supposedly this was the game that inspired WayForward to make River City Girls. Huh, that’s interesting, I didn’t even know that! Anyway, WayForward added an intro, cutscenes, and an English translation to the Super Famicom game and called it River City Girls Zero. It’ll be available on more consoles later, but as of this writing, it’s only available on Switch.
Explosive Candy World (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on March 16th, 2022 by
Toss exploding candy to fling your little pixel candyman to a goal in Explosive Candy World. It’s available on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. All you do is move around a cursor. When you hold down a button, a line will extend from your candyman and when you let go of the button, you’ll fling a piece of candy that’ll explode upon impact. What you’ll want to do is use the cursor to aim the candy so the explosion launches the candyman in the air and to a candy cane goal somewhere on the single screen level. For some weird reason, it reminds me of golf!
Bulbs 2.0 (Mobile)
Posted on March 14th, 2022 by
Turn on lightbulbs and change their hues so they are all the same white color at once in this free-to-play puzzler on mobile devices (reviewed on iPad here). You know how some video games have mini-puzzles where you must turn on all the lights and the lights around you will also turn on or off, so you have to figure out how to turn them all on at once? Well this game is like that except you also have to think about mixing colors as well!
Pokémon Oreos
Posted on March 11th, 2022 by
A while back I got a box of Pokémon Oreos so I thought I’d write about them here. I actually got them last Fall, so I’m not sure if they’re still available in stores, but I’ve been so busy with other reviews and things I’ve only had a chance to write about them now. So grab yourself a glass of milk and let’s take a look at them!
Beat Souls (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on March 9th, 2022 by
Dodge obstacles to the beat of the music in Beat Souls, an action game for nearly all current consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here. First choose an anime girl to play (you can unlock three more, but they all play the same). Then choose from 60 unlockable songs as you avoid obstacles and line up soul icons.
