The Playroom for PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4*

Teaches: memory, creativity, fine motor, gross motor

CTR Rating: 90%

CTR Review

How'd you like to go inside a game controller? This innovative title comes from the same studio that made Sony's iPets game. This game, which comes installed on the PS4, is designed to help explore features of the new PlayStation camera and the new controllers. You start by swiping the touch pad on the controller, to flick small robots into the room -- because you see yourself in the screen, it appears as if they're in front of you. A vacuum cleaner mode lets you suck the robots back inside the controller, and you can feel them rumbling around thanks to the new dual haptic feature. The robots also dance along with a light show, or you can find another player to play a game of air hockey, using the touchpad. The visual effects are amazing; not unlike "Tron" but there's not a lot of overall content. This is an excellent "lite" introduction to the new features of the PS4.