Arcade And Computer Games Meet (education)

September 21st, 2008 admin Posted in education |

By Victor Epand

There are many arcade games out on the Internet that kids the age of 6 to 8 years old can play. There are some that are violent so we have chosen not to review those. Kids get so much violence from other influences; we are not supporting that position. The games we ranked were challenging but still could be won if the child had enough hand-eye coordination. Try to encourage them as they play so that they will not get discouraged and quit. Remaining positive is always better for their young growing minds. So let them play the games as we think that games do have a place in a growing child’s realm. They teach so many skills that the child will need in their grown-up lives. There are other ways to teach this same skill, but children seem to learn faster and with less grumbling if they enjoy the method.

The most relaxing and stress free game was Yuniti while the Mini Gallery was the most stressful of all the games we reviewed. Seeing Santa plastered on the snow was funny and while he slid down the ravine he said weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Yuniti is a great hand, eye coordination game and it is very relaxing. The child between 4 and 8 can easily play this game. It lasts as long as you can keep the balls from hitting the ground. Even an adult could get to love this addicting game as it is so relaxing. You have a green ball that you are in control of with your arrow keys. When a blue ball floats downward, you bump it with the green ball so that it will go up again. It seems quit tame at first, then, more balls start falling. Within 40 seconds you may have at least 3 or 4 balls falling around the same time. The longer your score time is the better you are at it.

After Glow is a game where you are guiding your ship through several levels while collecting orbs. You must complete each level in the shortest possible amount of time. The levels are based around time and separated into easy mode, medium and hard mode which leaves insane mode for those who have conquered the game. Your score is based on how long it takes you to maneuver through the obstacles. If you accidently hit the wall you are penalized. The harder you hit a wall the more penalties the game will give you. It is diffinently a game of hand and eye coordination and learning to use those arrow keys ceee! This game does take some skills so a child of 6 to 8 could probably learn to play this game.

Mini Gallery is another arcade game that probably a 6 year old to 8 year old would want to play. You have a basket where you want to catch the “good” eggs that are falling from the sky. There are also “bad” eggs falling and you sure do not want those eggs in your basket. If you get a full basket of good eggs, then you click the mouse and cook them. Even on the easy mode, this game was quit challenging as some of the eggs looked good as they were falling, but at the last moment, they cracked open! A child needs to have great hand eye coordination as well as the ability to tell a good egg from a bad egg. This is a short lived game if you cannot maneuver the mouse and differentiate between the good and the bad eggs.

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Choices In Computer Games Today
By Victor Epand

There are many downloadable free online games all over the Internet. These games seem to be very addicting and each game site has some different ones that you can download. Most of these games are harmless to download, but with all the virus scares out these, we have decided to run a virus program on them before opening them and letting them install upon your hard drive.

The first downloadable game (costs $19.95 to download the full version or you may download a smaller version for free) we will review is Dynomite. This game is played by shooting eggs that match by color into the puzzle. There are multiple phases of this game. The first phase is a relaxing and is a slow paced game called Time Trial. If you are looking for a fast, hard, addicting game that lasts forever try out the Endless mode.

There are two other modes of play with this game, Stomped and Fossil Challenge. There are three levels of difficulty; easy, hard and super. This game has hilarious characters which make it more fun to love. They have a tutorial which explains the game, how to play and how to win in great detail. There are also some very crazy sounds and dialog going on during the entire game. This is NOT your typical low volume game. So turn up the speakers and get prepared to laugh! Try to win if you can!!

Cosmic Stacker is a very low volume, easy, relaxing way to spend the evening. It is a journey through space with a beautiful array of colors to boot. In this journey, you are trying to assemble different sized rings into groups that color match. You can either do this at break neck speed trying to stop the advancing rings from reaching the end or you can take your time and strategically try to do the same thing. All the while you are playing; you will be surrounded by beautiful swirls of color, mysterious alien landscapes and a beautiful relaxing soundtrack. We found Cosmic Stacker to be a great game to unwind with after a hard day’s work.

Cosmic Stacker is also a game that you can pay for (19.99) or obtain the shorter version for free.

Anglor is a free game if you want the short version or a paid game if you think you have to have the full version. It uses your puzzle skills to lift an evil curse.

You will be dodging the dreaded, tricky chain traps as you explore ancient ruins in your quest to obtain matching stones and find the pieces of the Amulet of Angkor. Along the way you may use the power of the golden trident to blast the stones apart with lightning. A magical beautiful, glorious golden age waits at the end of your exciting journey. Can you be the one who brings hope to lands of Angkor?

Angkor Deluxe has unlimited play, nine beautiful settings, all the original traps and dangerous pitfalls. There are helpful bonus items along the way so keep a lookout for those as you journey down the beautiful path of glory. This game can last for hours in the full mode, so be prepared!

Five Spots II is the next game available for download. Again for the full version you must pay $19.99 or be satisfied with the short version for free. We always recommend the short version first, just in case you do not like playing the game.

This game is still all about finding the Monkey and the Puzzle modes. These are the modes that are the most fun and addicting to play. If you happen to have Version I and then purchase this Volume II, then you will have the advantage of being able to put together a fully equipped version of 5 spots that will contain all the images from both versions. There are four modes in which you can play. They are super fun classic, find the monkey, leisure and puzzle mode. Each has its good and bad moments, but having all four will get you a good playing time as well as not boring you to death. This game has literally tons of images and random changes.

Computer Games For Children To Play
By Victor Epand

There are a multitude of action games for your child to play. If they are between the age of 3 to 5 here are some suggestions in the order or popularity. They are Hot Dog Bush, Greedy’s Bakery, Sling Shot Santa or Wonderball. Each of these games is very different, but all take eye and hand coordination.

Hot Dog Bush is the favorite game of choice and is the easiest. With this game the object is to make as many hotdogs and serve them to your waiting customers as you possibly can. You must wait until a customer is asking for a hotdog, the customer doesn’t speak of course, you just see a picture of what all they want on their hotdogs. You get the bun, place it on the counter, cook the wiener and place it in the bun. If the customer wants ketchup or any other condiment, you place that on the hotdog and give to the customer. The customer then pays you and more customers will come up. If you do not put your money in the cash register, then no more customers will approach the hotdog stand. You are required to make so much money per day. If you meet the quota, then you have won the day!

Greedy’s Bakery is based on the Smurfs! It is an adorable game of catch the food with all the graphics that the old Smurf cartoons had in them. Greedy is trying to catch all of the food that two other Smurfs are throwing to him. To help Greedy catch the food, you must move Greedy with the arrow keys. You lose a life each time that Greedy misses the food. You win a life when Greedy catches the food. As soon as the food hits Greedy’s plate, it disappears and the score goes up! You only have four lives. This game does not last long, so a child with a short attention span will enjoy this game.

Sling Shot Santa is a more difficult game. There are two elves that are pushing a slingshot on the snow. Using the arrow keys to push Santa, they speed up as long as you are pressing the keys. If you want to sling shot Santa, then you must press the space bar key. Santa will either do one of three things. If you have chosen to sling shot him at the right time, he will be shot over the ravine. If you fall short of the mark, or if you do not get going fast enough, then poor Santa lands on the ice face first! If you get to going too fast and are too close to the ravine, then Santa and the elves fall through to the hard ground below. This game takes more thinking skill than younger kids have. Trying to get Santa over the ravine was even hard for me (and I am an adult). Sometimes I think you just get lucky and Santa flies over! You don’t actually see Santa hit the ground - that was the saving grace of this game.

Wonderball is another game for children with short attention spans. Again using your arrow keys and your space bar, a small robot tries to throw a ball up at some bricks to knock them out. A little on the destructive side, but it is cute when the ball bounces back, hits the ground and then is able to knock some more bricks out! A fast paced game which also requires hand and eye coordination!

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