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ninja gaiden
Great Games For Kids: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword?
Chris Plante has an interesting post up on kid's games — well, sort of. Following the idea that there's no reason to patronize children with edutainment and titles aimed specifically at wee munchkins, he argues there are plenty of games that grown up gamers play and love that are appropriate for kids, including ... Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword for the DS? Well, yes — with a few caveats. But why a Ninja Gaiden game of all things? It's all in the mechanics:
I call it the scribble factor. On the normal setting, the player can wildly scribble across the screen, mostly back and forth between enemies, and fair pretty well. Eventually, they must learn to make distinct and correct pen strokes to progress, but by that appointment they have a move-set so exciting and large it allows for plenty of creativity. The complexity's nice for advanced gamers. The scribble factor's great for a young player, creating a sense of wonder as the game translates his simple movements into elaborate, elegant attacks.Some interesting food for thought on what makes for good 'children's' games.
Baby's First Sword [Hardcasual]
japan
Hey Kids! Exercise With Your DS
Boy, the Japanese game industry is smart. Feed them games to fatten them up and then feed them games to slim them down. In Japan, the DS has already seen it's fair share of exercise titles with walking and yoga games. Now, Japanese kids and parents can exercise together with Hiromichi Oniichan no Oyako Taisou Navi. The title is fronted by kiddie exercise guru Hiromichi Sato. He's quite famous and popular in Japan. In the "game," Hiromichi show various exercises to keep fit, and kids can collect various in-game items. Though, call me old fashioned, but shouldn't kids go run around outside, get in fights and stuff?Hiromich's Game [Famitsu]
keitai
Grade Schoolers Use Phones To Pay 4 Games
Rejoice kiddos! Now y'all can use keitais to support yer Mushi King and Oshare Majo habit. Just swipe a cell phone on the reader, which automatically deducts e-money stored on the cellie. This is not a new service, but it is new for kiddy games. Sega will start testing to see how the customers respond in a trial run. Wait, wait, wait. What are eight year-old children doing with mobiles? Scratch that. What are eight year-old children doing with mobiles that have e-money? More »
playstation 3
PS3 to Have Parental Controls Says Sony
Earlier this week in Tokyo, the country's biggest retailers and developers (sans Nintendo) met with the Tokyo government to discuss the effects of games on children. The government is considering changing Japan's game rating system and prohibiting the sale of certain software to minors. More »
kid's games
Racist Game at Wal-Mart
Once upon a time, there was a peaceful forest. Isolated, elves and beetles co-existed together in happiness, until one day when a hoard of foreign beetles penetrated the community. Havoc ensued, and the land was thrown into war. More »
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