Best educational computer games for children


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In this fast paced world of technology it was hard for this father of two and product of the eighties to get used to the fact that my kids were more computer savy at the age of seven than I was at the age of thirty-seven. We bought many computer programs for our PC such as,” Disney’s Learning Kindergarten, and “Dr. Seuss Kindergarten Learning system. These two in particular were great for our kids because of the familiar characters and ease of use. The Disney program has 60 activities on three disc and features such lessons as: Addition and Subtraction, Pick a verb with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Try Spanish and French, Telling time with Mickey, it even had build a sentence exercises with Goofy! My five year old was engrossed and engaged the entire time. He says the Continue Reading

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Video game reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, The Manhattan Project (NES)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Manhattan Project is one Turtles that doesn’t get much attention or even discussed at all. Probably has something to do with the game nearing the end of the NES life cycle. There were two previous games involving the Ninja Turtles though not direct sequels. To go back a little bit, the first one is the only one player game that doesn’t follow the Beat Em Up style that exists in gaming. In that one, you could play as any Turtle you choose gaining weapons and mostly finding unfamiliar enemies. The second Turtles game was as close to the arcade game as it could get but remember the arcade had more power than the NES but it worked.

On to the game itself, the plot in this is that New York had been taken off the ground and Continue Reading

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Downloadable game reviews: Stone Loops (by Codeminion Games) – Part 4

Review of Stone loops:

This is a combination puzzle and shoot’em up arcade game. I don’t know what I was expecting but this game is fun. Take it from a nearly non-gamer. I played this game for an hour and got to level seven. I was drawn in immediately and could have played longer if the downloaded game had been a longer sample.

Play moves along with out over whelming the player. The game is learned quickly and you can jump right in. It is clear as each game level appears what you have to do to complete it. A big thing with me is the way the levels are completed instead of beaten. I’m not sure a younger child would be able to work this game but a nine year old and above should be captivated.

In rating this game I would give play a 4/5 each Continue Reading

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Downloadable game reviews: BloomBusters – Part 1

‘Bloom Busters’ developed by UBrothers and published by Zero G Games, is a very cute animated game indeed. Farming games are numerous, but Bloom Busters’ is totally unique. This game is action packed so don’t think otherwise.

‘Bloom Busters’ is far different from the usual farming games, which allow you to purchase upgrades and construct your farm. This is game is action packed all the way, although garden themed. If you’re looking for adventure, disappointment will not come into the equation. You will be required to implement a host of gardening tasks, with great emphasis on action and adventure to thrill one and all.

Choose your character, Jimmy, (the strong one) or Jessica (the fast one.) They attempt to run a farm which was Continue Reading

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Free arcade games are fun

The advantage of playing an arcade game is that anyone can play it over net unlike the costly games that only a limited number play. When more people use the free games, more people come to know about the makers and also the software used. This helps them in visibility,

Free arcade games are fun for the kids and teenagers alike. Even old people can enjoy free games, as they can fill in their time and allow them to be active.

The recent explosion of the world wide web has facilitated the online games revolution. Millions of users around the world play variety of games such as chess, card games, war games etc and test their mettle against each other.

The advantage of the online arcade games over the traditional games is that one can play variety of players from Continue Reading

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