Rhythm Heaven

$30, Nintendo DS

Teaches: music, rhythm, fine motor coordination

CTR Rating: 96%

CTR Review

Turn your DS sideways, and start tapping, strumming or flicking the stylus in time to the beat, in this collection of amazingly creative mini-challenges for one player. You start by choosing a player profile (there can be up to three) and then choose a challenge. Some activities are like Guitar Hero, in that you need to touch moving dots as they meet a target. Other games have you flipping items at a target along with a beat. The games are fun and addicting; and completely different, partly because they're set to the music of Japanese pop-music producer TSUNKU. Even if you're not musically inclined, you'll have a great time with this title. See also Rhythm Heaven Fever.