Xbox 360 games for a 6 year old?

Post by **Sylvus** » December 18, 2006, 3:48 pm

Didn't want to derail Drolgin's thread too badly. My folks got my nephew a 360 for Christmas, and I'm going to get him some games. Any suggestions on games that are appropriate for a 6 year old? I was thinking maybe that Pinata game that Winnow talked about, are there any others out there that are made for kids that young?

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » December 18, 2006, 4:18 pm

Viva Pinata would be a good game if he's playing along with an adult. It may be a little challenging for a six year old. It's visually fun to just watch things on the screen but the "sims" type management gets pretty involved quickly.

Can't think of anything else on the 360 that would be for a kid.

Oh, strike that. "Open Season" is a fun game and very easy to play. I'd get that one for him. Good stuff. I still play it!

Ignore the 60 rating. It's great for a kid

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platfor ... n%20season

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » December 18, 2006, 8:37 pm

Retail titles there are a few. Open Season, Lego Star Wars 2 are some of them. Viva I heard can get quite complex so now sure how good that is for a 6 year old.

Cloning Clyde on the Live Arcade has been a big hit for my 5 year old cousin when he comes over. I could see Small Arms and Assault Heroes being enjoyable for kids as well.

Post by **pyrella** » December 18, 2006, 8:45 pm

A bunch of marketplace points to buy some games he likes would probably be a winner. The selection of games there is getting huge - and 90% are probably kid safe.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » December 18, 2006, 10:43 pm

The best thing about Live Arcade for kids that are is the lack of physical media to get scratched..

Post by **Sylvus** » December 19, 2006, 12:39 am

I like the idea of Cloning Clyde, I tried that and it was pretty fun.

I'll probably get him Madden, because he loves football and then I can play my brother over Live, and maybe Open Season. I'm not sure if he's seen that yet, but I know he's a big fan of Ice Age, Madagascar, and all that stuff (is any kid not?), so he'll probably like that.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » December 19, 2006, 3:04 am

I real cool uncle would get him a Michigan sweatshirt as well!

I played the Open Season game before seeing the movie and it didn't ruin the movie for me. I was cool to see how accurate all the settings looked in the game compared to the movie.

Midgen · Post by **Midgen** » December 19, 2006, 4:10 am

Lego Star Wars 2.. Fun for all ages

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » December 19, 2006, 7:43 am

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » December 19, 2006, 8:33 am

Uno is a great recommendation too. Just don't let him/her play while displaying the Live Camera feeds.

Sabek · Post by **Sabek** » December 19, 2006, 10:39 am

I would agree on Viva Pinata. It's an odd game. Graphically it looks very much like a kid game, but once you play it for a bit it is pretty complex. A lot of reading is involved with finding out what things different pinata's need to come to your place, etc.