[Xbox 360 Recommend On] Licensed games for small children

solsovly

I need recommendations for a good 360 licensed game for children. (That means no Riddick). The licensed game is a requirement. They care more about the characters they will be playing than the actual game. This game will be for 4-7 year olds.

Need the following:
Ratings: Everyone, T for some super hero/transformers games
Difficulty: Low (no frusterating games)
Genre: No puzzle, no rpgs, no live arcade (disc based so their parents can take them away)

They already have ALL of the Lego games, more plastic instruments than they want in the house and the normal pack in games. (Pure, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Kung Fu Panda). They found Super Mario Galaxy frustrating (they don't have a Wii).

OLD MAN RANT ON HOW OLD LICENSED GAMES ARE BETTER

Remember when licensed games were awesome? The games were great on their own, but adding a character you loved made the game that much better. This is not a thread to talk about how awesome Capcom made the Disney afternoon or how Sega used to make good games like the Lion King or Aladdin or how Virgin actually turned SPOT, a damn soft drink mascot into an awesome game or TMNT, Simpsons, X-Men, Avengers had awesome arcade games, I mean c'mon even licensed pinball rocked!... aaaaaaaannnnnd this is why this isn't a thread to talk about old games.

Godofhardcore

Arkham Asylum is amazing and has a T rating.

have the kids watched the Batman animated series?

If they have or they just love batman then You can't get any better than Arkham Asylum.

chasm

Except Arkham Asylum could be disturbing to younger kids.

Also: http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_three_br_2?rh=n%3A468642%2Cn%3A!11846801%2Cn%3A14220161%2Cn%3A14220271%2Cp_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A2055860011&bbn=14220271&ie=UTF8&qid=1260751095&rnid=2055857011

Kuratosu

I've heard that Kung Fu Panda is actually a pretty decent beat 'em up for kids.

EDIT: Sorry, missed that you had Kung Fu Panda already.

solsovly

Godofhardcore wrote: »

Arkham Asylum is amazing and has a T rating.

have the kids watched the Batman animated series?

If they have or they just love batman then You can't get any better than Arkham Asylum.

Arkham is way too violent and hard for 4-7 year olds. (but great for me!)

solsovly

I know the list of E games... they already have Kung Fu Panda. I just want to know if anyone had kids with these games. The Pixar games look like they would fit the bill but I haven't heard much about them. Review sites are pretty terrible for reviewing from a 4-7 year old's perspective.

edit: oops, was supposed to be an edit to the above post

chasm

Well, I can only go on what my customers tell me, but apparently most of the family-oriented licensed games are pretty safe bets.

Kuratosu

solsovly wrote: »

I know the list of E games... they already have Kung Fu Panda. I just want to know if anyone had kids with these games. The Pixar games look like they would fit the bill but I haven't heard much about them. Review sites are pretty terrible for reviewing from a 4-7 year old's perspective.

edit: oops, was supposed to be an edit to the above post

From what I've heard the Pixar games are generally pretty piss poor.

EDIT: I wonder if they'd like the Wallace and Gromit games. They're adventure games, but from what I've heard the puzzles are generally easy.

Cantido

Rez?
Peggle?
Uno?
Pac Man Championship Edition?
Braid? Okay that'll go over their heads.
Mario in general?

solsovly

Cantido wrote: »

Rez?
Peggle?
Uno?
Pac Man Championship Edition?
Braid? Okay that'll go over their heads.
Mario in general?

No live arcade as per original post, no Wii

Rami

uhh Viva Pinata? It has (had?) a cartoon and stuff.

Big Classy

genesis collection is pretty good, the games on it are, as you can imagine, simple.

solsovly

Viva Pinata wasn't up their alley. Genesis collections actually not bad but I'm specifically looking for licensed games.

Big Classy

Well, I'm kind of in the same boat here. I need two player games I can play with my li'l 4 yr old cuz. At the moment we get our race on in burnout revenge seeing as how its the only split screen racer easy enough for him..... Well, relatively. He can move, that's something right?

But anyway, he's really into Ben10 so that's what I'm looking for right now. There's also the suerman game? I mean, flying around really isn't that hard, you could just let them do that and feel awesome for a while.

Godofhardcore

You could always delete the Live Arcade games.

fragglefart

Kuratosu wrote: »

I've heard that Kung Fu Panda is actually a pretty decent beat 'em up for kids.

EDIT: Sorry, missed that you had Kung Fu Panda already.

This was my first thought too, until I finished reading the OP.

KFP is a gem of a game.

slash000

solsovly wrote: »

I need recommendations for

"good" games for children
Xbox 360
licensed game
4-7 year olds
E or T rated
Easy difficulty
No puzzle, rpg
No XBLA
No "Lego" games
Already have Kung Fu Panda
No Music peripheral games

That's seriously tough criteria, but here's my shot at it. Not all of these are like games of the year quality, but they are typically considered pretty good family/kids games:


Hasbro Family Game Night
G-Force
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Up
Monsters vs. Aliens
Madagascar Kartz
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Spider-Man Friend or Foe
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


Unlicensed games to consider:

Banjo Kazooie N&B
Mini Ninjas
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

-Loki-

review sites are hard to use for kid friendly games simply because they don't think like the demographic the game is aimed at - none of them are 7 years old (though they usually write like one).

UnbreakableVow

Bolt is pretty decent

Figgy

solsovly wrote: »

They found Super Mario Galaxy frustrating (they don't have a Wii).

I'm 26, and even I would find a game frustrating if I didn't have the system to play it.

ProtoSound

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Bolt is pretty decent

My 3 yr old is playing this now and having a blast. I still have to help him with some of the puzzles but day by day he is getting better with the controls.