Best Video Games for Kids 8 and Up

Video games are great gifts no matter what the reason or the season but how do you know which ones the kids will really like and which ones are best suited for their age and development.

Below are four games that have been kid tested and parent approved for being the most fun and interactive which will bring the kids back to the game for hours and hours of fun.

Create is a chain reaction game which was developed by EA Bright Light Studios. The game is played on Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, and Mac OS X and in November 6^th 2010 it was released to play on PlayStation 3. In the game, the players create scenes and by causing objects to interact with each other in a domino-like effect. The game has about 140 challenge levels, some creation also involves painting interactive canvas created, addition of animated objects to them and making other decorations. Failure in the game is a rewarding part of experience rather than punishment. Once you are done with a particular stage or challenge you can down and watch the crazy mind ability, they game make the kid view his genius and which makes him feel inspired.

Disney Epic Mickey is a video game designed with 2D cinemas by Powerhouse Animation studios. The game introduces more this about Mickey Mouse personality rather than the obvious current pleasant cheerful image. The story describes the Mickey’s behavior towards a sorcerer known as Yen Sid resulting the spilling of paint and creating a shadow bolt which ruins the land and Mickey Mouse’s half brother have to fight against the bolt. The shadow bolt later takes Mickey from his home into the wasteland though his brother doesn’t like the idea of Mickey being a hero and fights for Mickey’s heart to get out of the wasteland. This teaches kids to learn from mistakes and tale the mistakes as a challenge.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is an adventure game that requires the player to solve puzzles given by citizens in order to progress in the story the motion video of about 32 minutes and a dialogue, the player moves through still images in the game using DS touch-screen by tapping on non-players characters. After solving the puzzle correctly the player is rewarded and may proceed to play mini-games the support additional puzzles that can be attempted. After completing the game, the final puzzle is revealed. This elaborates the knowledge of the player and enhances his thinking capacity thus recommended for grown up kids.

Super Scribblenauts is a unique action packed game based on puzzles by DS in which the challenge faced is taking out the shapes of the words and phrases that the player spells out. The game contains thousands of nouns or objects that can be modified via an adjective system. It allows bringing to life virtually any physical solution by the player thus making it creative. The games improve the creativity of the children and sharpen their spelling and vocabulary.