DS Games for kids (screw Christmas)

[slog]

I got my marching orders today from my better half.

Go get a couple DS games for the kid.  They better not suck

So F13, what do we think?  The kid is question is 6, reads on a second grade level, likes to color, and only has a couple games right now.

[Zaljerem]

Super Mario Kart DS
Mario Party
Super Dodgeball

[MisterNoisy]

Drawn to Life
Super Scribblenauts (fixes the control issues with the first game)

[slog]

My Dad get her Mario Party.  What's Super Scribblenaughts all about?

[MisterNoisy]

Basically, you're presented with a puzzle (e.g.:  get a kite out of a tree) and then you enter nouns/adjectives to create items (e.g.:  a ladder) to solve the puzzle.  Items and creatures have behaviors that are generally appropriate, so if you toss a 'policeman' next to a 'criminal', they'll chase each other around and fight, while anything made of wood burns, etc.

There's a ton of puzzles, and you get additional rewards/points for creative solutions and lower item counts, so there's a fair amount of replay value there too.

I liked the first Scribblenauts, but the tap to move controls for Maxwell were terrible.  The sequel lets you use the d-pad instead.

Youtube of someone playing around in the 'sandbox' mode.

[slog]

Basically, you're presented with a puzzle (e.g.:  get a kite out of a tree) and then you enter nouns/adjectives to create items (e.g.:  a ladder) to solve the puzzle.  Items and creatures have behaviors that are generally appropriate, so if you toss a 'policeman' next to a 'criminal', they'll chase each other around and fight, while anything made of wood burns, etc.

There's a ton of puzzles, and you get additional rewards/points for creative solutions and lower item counts, so there's a fair amount of replay value there too.

I liked the first Scribblenauts, but the tap to move controls for Maxwell were terrible.  The sequel lets you use the d-pad instead.

Youtube of someone playing around in the 'sandbox' mode.

I think she's a little young for that.  It's rated 10+ and she still spells phonetically.  It looks pretty cool for her in a year or 2 though.

[Hawkbit]

My five year old likes Pokemon HG/SS - she is almost reading, so she doesn't quite get the story yet.  But she's got some wicked lvl 20 pokemon she was showing me - kid loves grinding!

Mario Kart DS is good, too.  Super Mario Bros.  Animal Crossing, maybe?

[Yegolev]

Etrian Odyssey?

[slog]

Etrian Odyssey?

That's rated for Teens.   

Drawn to Life, Spongebob Squarepants edition looks interesting.

[Soulflame]

Etrian Odyssey?

I handed that to my 14 year old, and she's been slowly plowing through it.  I can't decide if that makes me an evil dad, or a good dad.

I'd definitely go with HG/SS.  Especially if you can get the pokewalker set up.  She can take her favorite pokemon for walks!

Rune Factory/Harvest Moon games.

Nintendogs.

[MisterNoisy]

Basically, you're presented with a puzzle (e.g.:  get a kite out of a tree) and then you enter nouns/adjectives to create items (e.g.:  a ladder) to solve the puzzle.  Items and creatures have behaviors that are generally appropriate, so if you toss a 'policeman' next to a 'criminal', they'll chase each other around and fight, while anything made of wood burns, etc.

There's a ton of puzzles, and you get additional rewards/points for creative solutions and lower item counts, so there's a fair amount of replay value there too.

I liked the first Scribblenauts, but the tap to move controls for Maxwell were terrible.  The sequel lets you use the d-pad instead.

Youtube of someone playing around in the 'sandbox' mode.

I think she's a little young for that.  It's rated 10+ and she still spells phonetically.  It looks pretty cool for her in a year or 2 though.

I'm not presuming to know her better than you do, but I think that it has the potential to be a great bonding/educational experience if you guys were to play it together.  :)

Anyway, Drawn to Life (also 5th Cell) would be a great call as well, Spongebob or no.  :)

If you can find a copy of Soul Bubbles, that's great stuff, as well.