Children's Technology Review

Peppa Pig: World Adventures

$30, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, Windows

Teaches: logic, geography

XBox Series S

$430, Xbox

Teaches: A game console

Family Feud

$30, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox

Teaches: trivia, logic, socialization

Fuser

$70, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch

Teaches: music, rhythm

Portal 2

$9.99, XBox 360 download, Windows, Mac OSX, Steam

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, problem solving

CTR Rating: 98%

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

$60, Windows, Xbox One

Teaches: aviation, geography, weather, logic

CTR Rating: 80%

XBox All Access

$20, Xbox One

Teaches: a subscription game service

Mystik Belle

$15, Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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

CTR Rating: 77.5%

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

What Remains of Edith Finch

$20, Windows, Mac OSX, Steam, Xbox One

Teaches: logic, language, problem solving

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%

Fortnite

Xbox One, Windows, Mac OSX, PlayStation 4, iPad, iPhone

Teaches: spatial relations, teamwork, shooting, weapons

CTR Rating: 90%

Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune

$20, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Teaches: memory, logic, language, trivia

LEGO Worlds

$15, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Smart Toy

Teaches: LEGO, creativity, spatial relations

Hasbro Family Fun Pack Super Edition

$60, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Teaches: logic, strategy

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%

Unity (Programming language)

iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle, Windows, Mac OSX, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Chrome, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: coding, programming

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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

Teaches: logic, spatial relations

Mega Man Legacy Collection

$14.99, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows

Teaches: video game history, logic

Guitar Hero Live

$100, iPad, iPhone, Wii U, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: music, timing, fine motor coordination, logic, timing

CTR Rating: 94%

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%

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

Cuphead

Xbox One

Teaches: logic, timing, strategy, fine motor skills

Oculus Rift

$600, Windows, Xbox One

Teaches: a VR headset and controllers for Windows

LEGO Dimensions

$98.99, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: logic, building

FIFA Soccer 16

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

Teaches: sports, soccer

Star Wars Battlefront

Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, social play

LEGO Jurassic World

$40, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Windows

Teaches: logic, timing, socialization

CTR Rating: 92%

Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)

$15, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iPad, iPhone

Teaches: history, co-op play, Alaska, Native American Folk Tales

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 4

Xbox 360

Teaches: Racing Simulation

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%

Need For Speed: Rivals

$60, Windows, PS3, PS4*, XBox 360, XBox One

Teaches: sports, driving, racing

CTR Rating: 92.5%

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%

NCAA Football 14

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

Teaches: sports, NCAA football

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

Rise of the Guardians

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

Teaches: logic

CTR Rating: 77.5%

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%

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

$60, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: logic

Amazing Spider-Man, The

$60, PlayStation 3*, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS

Teaches: logic

CTR Rating: 72%

NHL 13

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: sports, hockey

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%

Star Trek

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows

Teaches: logic, star trek

Skylanders Giants

$75, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: collecting, logic

CTR Rating: 92%

Dragon Ball Z for Kinect

$40, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: physical coordination

Rocksmith � Authentic Guitar Games

$60, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows

Teaches: music, bass, guitar

Just Dance Disney Party

$30, Xbox 360, Wii

Teaches: gross motor coordination, movement, rhythm

Just Dance 4

$40, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: dancing, music, rhythm

Happy Wars

Xbox 360

Teaches: logic, collaborative play

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%

Harry Potter for Kinect

Xbox Kinect

Teaches: gross motor, logic

CTR Rating: 95%

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

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

$40, Xbox 360, Vita

Teaches: fighting, strategy

CTR Rating: 85%

Pictionary Ultimate Edition for uDraw

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Teaches: art, drawing

Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat uDraw

$40, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii

Teaches: art, creativity

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%

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

$60, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Teaches: fighting

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%

Kinect Nat Geo TV

$30, Xbox Kinect

Teaches: science, animals, bears

CTR Rating: 84%