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Toddler Computer Games - For Starters

Posted in Video Games on April 25th, 2006

There are a huge variety of games for toddlers out there that are easy on their hands, interactive, and very educational while at the same time entertaining. The old games that you use to see being played by parents with their child on their laps are games that you would not be playing now once you see the selection.

When choosing a good toddler computer game, pick one that will be engaging for the child and entertaining also for the adult. Toddler computer games are supposed to be played with the parents as initial guide that graduates to the child playing the game alone. They must provide both fun to the parent as well as the child. Toddler games must be easy to start, it can be paused anytime, it must have colorful graphics without the scary and bloody episodes and preferably, should be customizable.

Computer software today is not really that inexpensive. As much as possible, you would not like experimenting with a CD only to find out in the end that what you bought is not appropriate. If you are one of the parents that wants to provided on for your toddler but are not sure how, you can click to any games website. The websites, aside from the games listing also provides a brief description of a game that might catch your interest.
You can also try the several shareware or trialware that are listed which you can try out first before buying its full version. This toddler computer game CD’s will provide you a glimpse at the graphics and the general theme of the game although in a limited level only. However it will be enough to guide you by trying out a game first before deciding to buy one. There are also free games that are available on the public domain. The toddler computer games here may not be a new version although they are oftentimes just as good especially when starting to hunt for a toddler computer game CD.

Or you can try the following toddler computer game CD’s.

Worlds of Xeen: this is a great game for small children. It is colorful and executed in the style of cartoons. The monsters in it are lovable characters and not in a bit scary. The quests are simple enough for toddlers to understand. Children above years old though may enjoy the game better because it is not customizable even with a hex editor. It also has more complex controls that may not fit the patience of younger preschoolers.

Wizardry Gold - This is also a fighting monster kind of game. The plot may be a little bit complicated but toddlers enjoy opening up chests and moving along countryside in search for the monsters. This toddler computer game like the worlds of Xeen is very kid friendly. No gore and bad language. It is very customizable. Even the stats can be tweaked so the monster will not die.

Siberia - this toddler computer game is a modern graphic adventure. It has an easy plot and puzzles that could be absorbing to little children. Its glitch free operation makes for an absorbing play up to its end. There is no violence and skimpy dressing.

Other games you want to try:
The Omega Stone, Mystery of the Mummy, Chemicus, Physicus, Myst, Wizardry 8, Katamari Damacy.

The Sims Computer Game - Sim Inhabitants of Sim City

Posted in Video Games on April 25th, 2006

The Sims computer game has in itself taken a lot of improvements, all of which were good games to be played. The SimCity that involves the player as being a mayor or a builder of a city has now come closer to the lives of its inhabitants.

The Sims computer game is about directing the lives of its miniature inhabitant’s closer to an average family life of a city dweller.

The setting of the game is in a small suburb of the city. At first glance they might look nothing better then the polygonal outline of the scenery. However, if you leave them alone even for a few minutes, the characters will take on the animation closer to what people do. They sing and dance to the tune of the radio. They will hunker down to a show on the television, they will talk to its other with appropriate gestures.

They can even take a bath, dish out insults, tell jokes and communicate with each other. The dialogue though is as good as gibberish. But you can infer from their expressions what they trying to say. They will clear their throats in the middle of a sentence as though to think, they will laugh and tell limericks and in a hilarious way, you can understand them. Even with the gibberish, the sound is very good. The background music is excellent and the sound effects almost authentic like the flashing of the toilet, the grind of the coffee maker, the slamming of doors etc.

The graphics is detailed and colorful in the pattern of Sim games and your Sim characters can interact with their surroundings.

The sim computer game is about directing, controlling and managing the Sim inhabitants’ life. Depending on the choices that you make in your make in their design and actions. You have a choice on how you start your Sim inhabitants to be played. One is from a pre generated family of Sims or you can choose from a number of 3D sim characters that are constantly coming out of the Maxis web site. The Sims has different personality traits. They can be neat, outgoing, playful, nice and active. They also have skills that they can learn, mechanical, charisma, cooking, creativity, logic, and body. There are also career paths that the Sims can take. The traits and skills affect the way each sim will interact with each other and the proficiency at which a sim can do his job. A Sims only way at providing for his family is to find a job in the papers or the computer. Once a Sim find a job, a car picks him up at a certain hour each day and will be brought back.

It is very important for your sim to find a job, as this is the only way that he can buy things.

The game of Sims is also about improving the lifestyle of each inhabitant to fulfill similar needs like hunger, hygiene, comfort, bladder, social, energy, fun and room. All these have bar indicators. The bars fill up as these needs are met but are otherwise constantly drained.

When these needs are neglected, the Sims suffers and may even die. It is also very important for the Sims to buy appliances, furniture’s and supplies. These are labeled with ridiculous names that are in many ways entertaining. The house can also be expanded, rebuilt and re furnished which is good for the Sims need for room.

The Sims interaction with each other, depending on the traits and characteristics that was assigned to them largely accounts for the entertainment of the game. They will have a way of moving and saying things that can often surprise the player. This is a fun and very entertaining game that can be played with an almost endless variety of scenarios.

If you have enjoyed playing the Sim City you should not pass out on this one.