Best game for kids?

[JoeBaD]

I'm looking for some birthday present ideas for my 11 year old boy.

What are your guy's (meant non-genderically) choices for best PC games.

Many thanks.

 

[iamwiz82]

depends on his likes, if he likes legos, get him a sim game, if he likes sports, go with a sports game, etc.

 

[shiznut123]

Roller coaster Tycoon!

 

[mosdef]

Rayman 2!

-mosdef

 

[piku]

Doom 2!

I peed in my pants when I got it then, and I'm sure he will too

 

[JoeBaD]

Any other thoughts?

A couple of years ago we did Twinsen and he loved it.

How about the Monkey Island series?

 

[OutlawWolf]

Every kid loves Pokemon.

 

[Viper GTS]

I suppose a nice violent FPS is out of the question?



Viper GTS

 

[jonnyGURU]

You can't lose with Hasbro's rereleases of classic arcade games.

The new Q*Bert, the new Frogger and Frogger II, the new Pong with the Penguins....

They're all non-violent but FUN AS HELL!

I'm 30 and I'm playing them more often than Q3A or UT!

 

[LordMaul]

Get him an Emulator and give him a bunch of discs full of N64 games. He will then grow up to not like computer games and will not turn into someone like me, a CS/UT/Q3 God.

 

[ForeverSilky]

I second Rayman2, it's an awesome game. It won IGN Dreamcast's game of the year for 2000. If he likes sports I suggest Virtua Tennis, you can play that with him too (up to 4 players at once). Beware though, it's so addicting.

 

[uncouth]

try Carmeggedon 2. I hear that series is considered educational

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Roller Coaster Tycoon, and Logical Adventure of the Zoombinis are pretty good (entertaining + using some thought/logic). Some of the Sonic the Hedgehog games for the PC seem pretty entertaining.

 

[vi edit]

The PC versions of Monopoly, Risk, and Battleship are pretty fun.

I'll also recommend Microsofts Midtown Madness and Motocross Madness series.

 

[fir3wir3]

phantasmagoria :Q

the game that will keep any sane person's lights on for many nights to come

 

[pamchenko]

buy him a bottle so he can play spin the bottle and get him a head start on being cool.

hrm...in terms of video games? if you have playstation, I always enjoyed super puzzle fighter ... it was like tetris but with cute street fighter characters...you really don't want to get your kid a RPG type game because that would make him weird when he grows up (i am talking out of experience here)*... i REALLY have fun with counterstrike...but that might be too violent...starcraft/red alert 2 encourages strategy ...but that might be too complicated...11 is 6th grade so that should be fine
(sports/fighting games on pc are terrible...those belong on consoles)

*my sister is very popular here on campus and NOBODY knows that she is a ff7/chrono trigger person who also played more diablo than me ... this is an anomaly though...you know the dungeons and dragon types right? well its the same for RPGs.

 

[Balt]

Start him out on Sim City, move him up to Civilization/Civilization II.

Fun and educational (you might have to help him with it a bit at first).

 

[Cosmic_Horror]

car racing games!

everyone loves to drive esp, sports cars!

Need for speed: Porche unleashed is an excelelnt game, with great graphics , which is easy to play! It is non-violent and lots and lots of fun!

 

[RockEater]

-I'd say Roller Coaster Tycoon too- perfect for early middle school kids