Game Review

     After doing , Playing To Learn  with all the different game genres , it is now easier to figure out which genres would be easier to work with learning topics and which wouldn't . I learned that it would be easier to try and incorporate educational topics in genres such as a action and adventure versus trying to incorporate it in a sports and racing game .  The games features that stood out to me , were some of the detailed characters and the movements of them . I found it quite interesting how smoothly and professional they looked .

Playing to Learn , Genre : Sports & Racing

Definition of Sports & Racing Games : Sports and racing games typically involve cooperation and competition between the players.


1. The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:
The Race to Justice
2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:
In the Sports & Racing Genre , I did not find any social issues involved in the game 
3. The game or games that I liked the best:
Neon Rider !
4. What happens in the game or games:
The Gamer must get the bike to the end of the track
5. How you play the game or games:
In order to finish the track , the gamer has to switch colors to match the lines . If the bike falls upside down your health level goes down and the level is restarted . 

Playing to Lean , Genre : Strategy

1. The Game that taught me a new skill or subject:
Paleo Quest
2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:
Spent , which had to do with poverty , related to an existing social issue
3. The game or games I liked the best:
Survival had really good game graphics & I really liked MetTycoon
4. What happens in the game or games:
In Survival you play the different animals to find out interesting facts about the animal & in MeTycoon you play a person who tries to survive daily with the hardships of money, education, jobs, and people
5. How you play the game or games:
Survival is sort of like a platform game mixed in with factual statements and Metycoon is like a life simulation game

Playing To Learn , Genre : Puzzles / Mazes

1. The Game that taught me a in them . new skill or subject:
Elemental Elegance
2. The Game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue:
There were not a lot of games that had social issues involved with the genre puzzle/mazes .
3. The game or games I liked the best:
Soap Bubble !
4. What happens in the game or games:
In Soap Bubble you have to guide the bubble through the maze of obstacles
5. How you play the game or games:
The player must get the bubble to the end of the maze , while avoiding the obstacles on the ceiling and floor . 






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Playing to Learn , Genre : Adventure

Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject: Save the animals 
Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue: Synchronized Saviors 
Game I liked best: Magic Pen ! 
What happens in the game:   Move the red ball by drawing " objects " .
How do you play it: Using the pen , the gamer is expected to collect the flags with the red ball . You can draw different shapes to move the red ball around .

Playing to Learn , Genre : Action

Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject: 
Zetgeist 
Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
Trapcat is like an action game, although it also has different game genres involved in it .
Game I liked best:
Immune System Defender
What happens in the game:                                    
A person gets a wound and bacteria enters the body
How do you play it:
The player must try and destroy the bacteria that enters the body, using white blood cells










































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