Children's Technology Review

Mystik Belle

$15, Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Teaches: exploration, spacial relations, puzzle solving, reading comprehension,

CTR Rating: 77.5%

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

$15, Windows, Steam, Mac OSX, PlayStation 4

Teaches: problem solving, collaboration, logic, memory, reading

CTR Rating: 88%

Minecraft: Story Mode

$4.99, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Mac OSX, iPad, Android, Kindle

Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 88%

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%

SingStar Dance Party Pack

$30, PlayStation 3

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing, dance

CTR Rating: 92%

Disney Sing It: Party Hits

$4050, PlayStation 3, Wii

Teaches: music, pitch, singing, reading, vocalization

Disney Sing It: Family Hits

$50, PlayStation 3, Wii

Teaches: music, pitch, singing, reading, vocalization

CTR Rating: 82%

Disney Sing It: Pop Hits

$3050, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

Teaches: music, pitch, singing, reading, vocalization

CTR Rating: 96%

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

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

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, temporal relations, some reading

CTR Rating: 82%

SingStar Queen

$40, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

SingStar ABBA

$30, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

SingStar Legends

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

SingStar Country

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

CTR Rating: 92%

SingStar Volume 2 (PS3)

$40, PlayStation 3

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

SingStar Pop: Volume 2

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

BUZZ! Quiz TV

$60, PlayStation 3

Teaches: trivia, reading, general cultural knowledge, language

CTR Rating: 88%

Iron Man

$30, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PSP, Windows

Teaches: some logic, reading

SingStar (PS3)

$4060, PlayStation 3

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX The Beginning of Destiny

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: logic, reading

Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

$40, PlayStation 2*, Wii*, PSP

Teaches: reading, logic, deductive reasoning

CTR Rating: 77.5%

Golden Compass, The (DS)

$20, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii*, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS*, PSP, Windows

Teaches: some problem solving and reading, spatial relations, fine motor skills

CTR Rating: 76%

Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz

$40, PlayStation 2

Teaches: reading, facts about movies and the media

Konami Kids Playground: Alphabet Circus

$2040, PlayStation 2

Teaches: school readiness, movement, early reading, temporal relations

CTR Rating: 84%

Bratz The Movie

$30, PlayStation 2, Wii, Game Boy Advance

Teaches: some logic and reading

SingStar Amped

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

SingStar '80s

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

Golden Compass, The (Wii)

$30, Xbox 360, Wii*, PlayStation 2*, Nintendo DS*, PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows

Teaches: some problem solving and reading, spatial relations, fine motor skills

CTR Rating: 82.5%

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PS2)

$40, PlayStation 2*, PSP, GameCube*

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, some reading

CTR Rating: 88%

Adventures of Darwin, The

$20, PlayStation 2

Teaches: logic, deductive reasoning, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 84%

SingStar Pop

$30, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

CTR Rating: 92%

Backyard Sports Baseball 2007

$29.99, Game Boy Advance*, PlayStation 2, GameCube*, Windows

Teaches: sports, baseball, reading, language experience

CTR Rating: 84%

SingStar Rocks!

$50, PlayStation 2

Teaches: music, pitch, language experience (reading lyrics), rhythm, singing

CTR Rating: 92%

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

$40, Windows XP, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Nintendo DS, PSP, Game Boy Advance

Teaches: logical thinking, reading

CTR Rating: 88%

Bratz Rock Angelz

$39.99, Windows XP, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance

Teaches: reading, deductive reasoning, spatial reasoning, problem solving

CTR Rating: 64%

Nicktoons Unite!

$39.99, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance

Teaches: language, reading, logic, spatial reasoning, problem solving, noticing patterns, counting, classifying, comparing quantities, graphing, using time concepts, interpreting data, fine motor, coordination, social, working cooperatively, interpersonal problem solving

CTR Rating: 82%

Disney Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure

$29.99, PlayStation 2, GameCube

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

$49.99, Windows, PlayStation 2, XBox, GameCube

Teaches: reading, logic, timing

Simpsons Road Rage, The

$49.95, PlayStation 2, Xbox

Teaches: reading maps; nominal educational value

Lightspan Achieve Now 2.0

$600, Internet Site, Windows, PlayStation

Teaches: reading and math

Elmo's Letter Adventure

$39.95, Sony Playstation

Teaches: early reading, letter recognition

Mars Moose

$3495, Win 95, Win 3.1, Sony Playstation (CD-ROM)

Teaches: reading and language

Scrabble CD-ROM

$39.99, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM), Playstation

Teaches: reading, spelling, vocabulary

Mona & Moki

$3495, Win 95, Win 3.1, Sony Playstation (CD-ROM)

Teaches: reading, language