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Game Recommendations

Early Childhood
Early Childhood (Ages 3 & Older)
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Everyone 10+
Everyone 10+ (Ages 10 & Older)
Supreme Commander
PC
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
DS
PS2
Jam Sessions
DS
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Early Childhood
Teen (Ages 13 & Older)
Iron Man
PS2
Mirror's Edge
PC
XB360
PS3
Bully: Scholarship Edition
XB360
More Games for Ages 13 & Older

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Mature
Mature (Ages 17 & Older)
The Club
PC
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
XB360
Dead Space
PC
More Games for Ages 17+

Top 10 iPod Touch Family Games

    Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D is a colorful and fun journey through several tracks of cart-racing action starring the wily bandicoot and his friends. Great control on the iPod Touch and beautiful graphics make this one a must have. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Fieldrunners is a new entry in the ever-growing genre of tower defense games. The idea behind these games is to build towers that will defend your land from oncoming invaders. The cartoony action may be deceiving, as this is one of the more addictive games to come out in years. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Dizzy Bee uses the balancing mechanism of the iPod Touch to make a really great game experience. Tilt your bee to collect as many flowers as possible and save your bee friends to progress through the levels. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Tap Tap Revolution owes a lot to games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, but it executes a proven game idea in a very effective way. Songs by popular artists are available for play here, and you can tap or shake your way to the high score leaderboards. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Super Monkey Ball takes one of Sega's popular set of characters and places them in the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game uses the system's accelerometer to see how far you are tilting the phone left, right, forward and backward. The goal? Get your monkey through the finish line before time runs out. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Bejeweled 2 is one of the most addictive game experiences around, and it comes to mobile phones and iPod Touch in a very faithful and fun way. If there's a reason to drain your phone's battery, this is it. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    ESPN Cameraman is a very simple concept, but just try not to get hooked at its execution. The game gives you two pictures, and you have to spot five differences before the time runs out. The best part? It's free. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Asphalt 4 is available on mobile phones and iPod Touch, and gives a very nice alternative to the kart racing action that is so popular today. The real world racing action is fast and furious, and a perfect addition to any mobile library. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Enigmo challenges the brain to create wonderful machines out of numerous parts. While it may look complicated, it will keep your brain firing on all cylinders in a very fun way. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

    Ms. Pac Man. Need we say more? The classic character is back, and is very faithfully ported to phones and the iPod Touch. Just beware Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde, those ghastly ghosts looking to capture you. Available on iPod Touch and iPhone through iTunes.

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