Children's Technology Review

Snake Pass

$20, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam

Teaches: Puzzle-solving, motion physics, leverage, friction, locomotion, hand-eye coordination,

CTR Rating: 86%

New Super Lucky's Tale

$40, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Windows

Teaches: spatial relationships, hand-eye coordination, platforming, puzzle-solving

Race With Ryan

$40, Windows, PlayStation 4, Wii, Xbox One

Teaches: racing, social, fine motor

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

$40, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One

Teaches: logic, Harry Potter

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

$75, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Teaches: logic, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 92.5%

LEGO Worlds

$15, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Smart Toy

Teaches: LEGO, creativity, spatial relations

Califone GH131 Surround Sound 3D Effects Headset

$55.99, iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: a headset with earphones and microphone

Train Kit

$2.99, iPad, Xbox One

Teaches: creativity, spatial relations, logic

CTR Rating: 98%

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

$60, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Windows

Teaches: logic, spatial relations

Disney Infinity 3.0: Star Wars Rise Against The Empire Play Set

$35, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: logic, timing, Star Wars

Oculus Rift

$600, Windows, Xbox One

Teaches: a VR headset and controllers for Windows

FIFA Soccer 16

Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows

Teaches: sports, soccer

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

$60, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Windows

Teaches: logic, co-op play

CTR Rating: 94%

Fantasia: Music Evolved

$60, Xbox One, Xbox 360

Teaches: music, rhythm, gross motor development, coordination

CTR Rating: 94%

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2

$30, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: spatial relations, logic, Halloween

Disney Infinity 2.0 Spider-Man

$30, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Xbox 360, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic, creativity, collaborative play

Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes

$75, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Xbox 360, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic, creativity, collaborative play

Skylanders Trap Team

$75, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: social play, problem solving, logic, math

LEGO The Hobbit

$60, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Windows

Teaches: logic, cooperative play

LEGO Movie Videogame, The: Wild West Pack

Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3

Teaches: logic, LEGO

LEGO Movie Videogame, The

$60, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, co-op play, math, reasoning

CTR Rating: 98%

Forza Motorsport 5

$60, Xbox One

Teaches: sports, driving, automotive engineering

CTR Rating: 94%

Zoo Tycoon for XBox One

$60, Xbox One*, Xbox 360

Teaches: strategy

CTR Rating: 94%

Disney Infinity Rapunzel

$13, Windows, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: logic, creativity, collaborative play

Just Dance Kids 2014

Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360

Teaches: gross motor movement, lower body coordination, dancing

Ben 10 Omniverse 2

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic

Smurfs 2, The

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS

Kaplan Inspire-NG Move

$500, Xbox 360, Xbox Kinect, Windows

Teaches: early learning

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

$40, Wii U*, Windows, PS3, PS Vita, 3DS, DS, Wii, Xbox 360, OS X

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 94%

FIFA Soccer 14

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo DS, Vita, iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: sports, soccer

Turbo: Super Stunt Squad

$40, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: racing, logic

Just Dance 2014

$30, Wii U, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

Teaches: dancing, gross motor development

CTR Rating: 94%

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Vita, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Teaches: collaborative play, spatial relations, problem solving

Skylanders SWAP Force

$75, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Teaches: collecting, logic

Disney Infinity

$75, Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360

Teaches: logic, creativity, collaborative play

CTR Rating: 92%

Toy Story Mania!

Xbox 360, Xbox Kinect, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Move

Teaches: collaborative play

Ben 10: Omniverse

$40, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: cooperative play, problem solving

CTR Rating: 88%

PES 2013: Pro Evolution Soccer

$60, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Windows, PS2, PSP

Teaches: sports, soccer

Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV

$30, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: reading, science

CTR Rating: 82%

American Mensa Academy

Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPad, Android

Teaches: logic, problem solving

Nickelodeon Dance 2

Xbox Kinect, Wii

Teaches: dancing, gross motor coordination

LEGO: The Lord of the Rings

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Windows

FIFA Soccer 13

$60, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows

Teaches: sports, soccer

CTR Rating: 92%

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 96%

Skylanders Giants

$75, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: collecting, logic

CTR Rating: 92%

Just Dance Disney Party

$30, Xbox 360, Wii

Teaches: gross motor coordination, movement, rhythm

Dance Central 3

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: dancing, gross motor development, music

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

$60, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows, Wii U

Teaches: logic

Brave: The Video Game

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac OSX, Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move

Teaches: logic, money

CTR Rating: 82%

FIFA Street

$40, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: sports, soccer

CTR Rating: 90%

Madagascar 3: The Video Game

$30, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic, socialization, problem solving

CTR Rating: 86%

Deepak Chopra's Leela

$40, Xbox Kinect, Wii

Teaches: introspection, movement, meditation

CTR Rating: 86%

Family Game Night Fun Pack

$50, Xbox 360, Wii

Teaches: logic

Pictionary Ultimate Edition for uDraw

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: art, drawing

Bejeweled 3 (DS)

$20, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: logic, memory

SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip

$50, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Lower body coordination, kinesthetic movement

CTR Rating: 72%

NBA 2K12

$50, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, Playstation 2, PSP

Teaches: sports, basketball

Just Dance Kids 2

$30, Wii, Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move

Teaches: dance, rhythm, exercise

CTR Rating: 88%

Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: movement, gross motor coordination, timing

CTR Rating: 92%

Puss in Boots: The Video Game

$50, Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS

Teaches: Kinect version: Gross motor skills, coordination, strategy, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 87.5%

Kinectimals Now with Bears

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: movement, physical coordination, gross motor movement, lower body movement, following directions

CTR Rating: 82%

Kinect Sports: Season Two

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: sports, bodily kinesthetic movement

CTR Rating: 96%

Project Columbia

Xbox Kinect

Teaches: reading

Kinect Sesame Street TV

$30, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: early learning, counting, reading, movement, gross motor coordination

CTR Rating: 82%

Ben 10 Galactic Racing

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Nintendo DS, Vita

Teaches: racing, fine motor skills

CTR Rating: 90%

Penguins of Madagascar, The: Dr. Blowhole Returns - Again!

$50, Xbox Kinect, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi

Teaches: logic

uDraw Studio Instant Artist

$80, Xbox 360*, PlayStation 3, Wii

Teaches: art

CTR Rating: 90%

Hasbro Family Game Night 4: the Game Show

Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move, Wii

Twister Mania

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: movement, gross motor coordination, socialization

CTR Rating: 94%

Let's Cheer

$40, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: physical education, gross motor coordination, cheerleading, dance

CTR Rating: 94%

Mercury Hg

$5, Xbox 360, PlayStation Network

Teaches: fine motor control, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 94%

Rayman Origins

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: logic

Nickelodeon Dance

$40, Xbox Kinect, Wii

Teaches: dancing, gross motor coordination

CTR Rating: 30%

Disney Universe

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic and problem solving

Madden NFL 12

$60, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: sports, football

NCAA Football 12

$60, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: sports, football

FIFA Soccer 12

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, iPhone, iPad, PSP, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: soccer, sports

Nickelodeon Nicktoons MLB

$4030, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Kinect*, Nintendo DS

Teaches: sports, baseball

CTR Rating: 88%

Sims 3 Pets, The

$40, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: creativity

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

$50, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Windows

Teaches: logical thinking, spatial relations

LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PSP, Windows

Teaches: logic

CTR Rating: 94%

Happy Feet Two � The Videogame

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS

Teaches: rhythm, music

CTR Rating: 90%

Adventures of TinTin: The Game

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, PlayStation Move, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: logic, spatial reasoning

CTR Rating: 86%

Kinect Disneyland Adventures

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: gross motor coordination, rhythm, Disney

CTR Rating: 96%

DanceDanceRevolution Xbox 360

$40, Xbox 360

Teaches: music, dancing, lower body coordination, rhythm

Kung Fu Panda 2

$50, Xbox Kinect*, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS

Teaches: fighting, lower body coordination, gross motor movement

CTR Rating: 70%

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: classification, large motor coordination, collaborative play, socialization

CTR Rating: 92%

Vancouver 2010

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: Sports, history

CTR Rating: 88%

Cars 2: The Video Game

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac

Teaches: racing, logic, timing

CTR Rating: 92.5%

Game Party in Motion

$40, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: motion, timing, gross motor movement

Zumba Fitness

$50, PlayStation Move, Wii, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: movement, fitness, dancing, music

CTR Rating: 88%

Body and Brain Connection

$50, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: memory, logic, math, gross motor

CTR Rating: 96%

Adrenalin Misfits

$40, Kinect, Xbox 360

Teaches: lower body coordination, sports, snowboarding

CTR Rating: 82%

NBA Jam

$50, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: sports, basketball, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 90%

Sonic Free Riders

$50, Xbox 360 Kinect

Teaches: Gross motor, racing

CTR Rating: 86%

Tony Hawk Shred: Big Air!

$100, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Teaches: sports, kinesthetic, gross motor coordination

Wheel of Fortune

$30, Wii, Nintendo DS, then PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U

Teaches: trivia, spelling

Monopoly Streets

$40, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS

Teaches: economics, capitalism, math, units of money, business

CTR Rating: 88%

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction

$30, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: logic

CTR Rating: 80%

PES 2011: Pro Evolution Soccer

$60, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP

Teaches: sports, soccer, timing, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 60%