Suggestions for good "kids" games

[crazyjackcsa]

Hi, I've got some christmas shopping to do, and my Niece (6) and Nephew (8) want cube games. Here is the problem. When I was that age, all the games were 2d and pretty straight forward. These days, not so much. Now I want to get some good games (2-3) That are easy enough, but are "COOL". Mary Kate and Ashley are out. Now for the Nephew, as an example. Prince of Persia, was just a little beyond him. But he's close, (I'm just using that as an example. I'd be interested to hear what people are getting for this age group. The niece on the other hand, well she's 6 so we want to keep it easy. Super Monkey Ball would be good, except the difficulty gets very very high.

And Finally. I'm looking for a good Co-op for me and my lady friend to play together Ideas?

[XxMe2NiKxX]

Sonic Mega Collection. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out, and sonic is 1337.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: If you don't have it already...
Mario Power Tennis: Simple, fun, and great co-op.

[Raccoon Lad]

BMXXX!! LOL

[chadtower]

Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Paper Mario 2, Mario Kart DD

[MarioAllStar2600]

Not exactly console gaming... but the plug and plays are great for younger kids. All the young people I know like them and can play them fine. I picked up a spongebob one for my little cousin whos 6. ;)

[MegaDrive20XX]

Billy Hatcher
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Mario Sunshine
Smash Bros. Melee (Hey she can play as the Princess! Kids love it)
Dragon Ball Z (If he's into that)
Mario Kart DD
SpongeBob Battle for Bikini Bottom
Tak and the Power of Juju
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
Mario Power Tennis
Crash Nitro Kart
Harry Potter games (if they like that)
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Shrek 2
Simpsons Road Rage
Finding Nemo
Frogger Beyond
Namco Musuem
Pac Man World 2/Pac-Man Vs.

if your gonna buy the Cube, grab the Mario Kart Bundle..it's perfect...two controllers...system..and game..$99

[Xtasy]

mario kart dd is a great game for kids...Also is MK:DA with all blood turned to off.Me and my cousin sometimes have bouts on that but only with violence off i dont want his ickle mind damged like me playing doom when i was like 6 *CYBERDEMON JUMP STAFE SHOOTSHOOT* whoops...Monkey ball is fun too but it could be too hard. I think spongebob is agret game too Hell im 13 and i s till watch it

-Xtasy

[Xtasy]

As for ure lady friend MoH or halo at easy difficulty if shes bleh otherwise Monkey ball!!!!

-Xtasy

[MegaDrive20XX]

mario kart dd is a great game for kids...Also is MK:DA with all blood turned to off.Me and my cousin sometimes have bouts on that but only with violence off i dont want his ickle mind damged like me playing doom when i was like 6 *CYBERDEMON JUMP STAFE SHOOTSHOOT* whoops...Monkey ball is fun too but it could be too hard. I think spongebob is agret game too Hell im 13 and i s till watch it

-Xtasy

Nothing wrong with spongebob bro..Im 24 and I catch an episode once in a while...dont be ashamed...it's a good series...sometimes I wonder how they get away with some of those jokes...especially the "Sailor Talk" episode..."7 dirty words..." try explaining that to a 6 year old kid....embrassing..

[Simply Dave]

I have 2 kids in that age range and here is what they play and love on the Cube:

Animal Crossing
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Party 4 & 5
Pikmin
Simpsons: Hit and Run
Paper Mario :)

[EnemyZero]

animal crossing is fun for anyone, def mario kart dd, and luigi's mansion is fun as well, mario parties are so much fun once they get a hang of the mini-games

[Daria]

Dear god, don't get the little girl Mary Kate and Ashely. She's got her whole childhood ahead of her for people to buy her fake makeup, play vacuums, and other such "girly" toys. Buy the poor kid a real game, she'll enjoy it as much as the boy would.

[Queen Of The Felines]

My six year-old niece loves Super Monkey Ball, both Tak and Jimmy Neutron games, Animal Crossing, and even the Universal Studios Tour game (and she may be the only one LOL ).

The Incredibles looks like it might be a good choice too, no idea about the difficulty though.

Kristine

[joshnickerson]

Tak is a pretty good game, and forgiving, with plenty of checkpoints and limitless lives. I have come across some game-crashing glitches here and there, though.
Spongebob has actually gotten some good scores from what I've seen. I have yet to try them out, though as a sponge-fan, it's probably my duty to do so at some point. :D

[richmond]

hello!? no ones mentioned wario ware!

[crazyjackcsa]

thanks guys. Normally I don't ask, but buying for a kid is new to me. I'm not used to dealing with what they take as being difficult or not.

[Nz17]

me playing doom when i was like 6 *CYBERDEMON JUMP STAFE SHOOTSHOOT* whoops...

You can't jump in Doom or Doom II.

[PoserOnBoy]

Manhunt is fun for kids

[Zubiac666]

Jimmy Neutron is horrible(even for kids)
get Dr.Muto instead: Fun,easy and good to play.
also Tak is and an awesome platformer with a "banjo and kazooie"-taste
and
Luigis Mansion for some "Resi Evil for kids"-playtime

[Cauterize]

Dear god, don't get the little girl Mary Kate and Ashely. She's got her whole childhood ahead of her for people to buy her fake makeup, play vacuums, and other such "girly" toys. Buy the poor kid a real game, she'll enjoy it as much as the boy would.

agreed! i hate those twins, they have corrupted society for girls IMO...
and their lives have been wrecked by greedy money making media demons...

which also reminds me, isnt one of them on crack?



on topic now...

Donkey Konga, good family fun ;)
Super Monkey Ball
Mario Kart DD

[Lady Jaye]

for the older child, if he has a PS2, there's Kingdom Hearts. But only if he seems to like RPGs even a bit.

Otherwise, I support the suggestion for Mario Kart: DD, Luigi's Mansion and Paper Mario. There's also Zelda: Wind Waker...

[digitalpress]

Manhunt is fun for kids

Excuse me, Neonsolid... why are you using this alternate ID?