This is what kids/teens want to play! Very Cool!
344240
I love these awesome guitar jams. The book says it's for kids but teens and even adult beginners will love rocking out to these jams while learning to play guitar! This is a great follow up to the beginner method books in the series.  All my students love learning guitar this way!
698098
This game (and really this company) is SO awesome for kids games.  The games are fast to play (which is good for my kids lack of attention), and really fun! I actually really enjoy playing them (hate candyland...). This game has lots of strategy, which I love for my kid!!  And I absolutely love that it is an "everyone wins or looses" game.
2172485
Ok...first, we are just your normal household.  Mom, Dad and two boys (10 and 8) who get a kick out of playing games together.  Well, Rock Band has been a hit since we opened it.  Everyone can play at some level.

Pros: Good graphics, great song list, easy set up, easy start up, drums seem strong, drum sticks are real, solo frets on guitar, mic is durable and playing as a group is awesome.

Cons: Guitar strum bar is weak (broke within two days but EA was very quick to respond and sending replacement), volume controls for instruments not adjustable enough, no storage for drum sticks, mic or guitar stand (one on the drum kit would be a nice way to keep the whole kit together) and not being able to get second guitar/bass right away.

Overall this is a terribly addicting game for everyone.  I understand the appeal to teens and 20 somethings, but we (40ish) love it.  There are additional songs available for purchase online which will be very cool.  With the exception of the guitar issue, I would give this a 5 star rating.  EA did own up to problems with the initial run of guitars and claim to have corrected it for the new release and replacement ones.  Hopefully this is true.  We hope to enter into a local competition as a family.  Can't wait to see the kids faces when we walk through the door and rock to the Beastie Boys - Sabotage!!!

Thank you!!  Good night!!!
2708344
This is the game I wip out during raining games or the winter months when we have no errands or when we have even more then our own 4 kids home.
ALL AGE KIDS HAVE A BLAST with this game!
We have had our game for years, like 6 years or so. My kids are now 12 1/2, 9 1/2, 6 and 3 barley. Nieces and nephews range from 5-16. Then numerous age friends through the years.
Obviously over about 12 they may have "better" things to do. The PRIME AGE I have found that enjoy it the very most is 6-10. BUT that just the prime. Any given time I bring it out every kid under 13 that happens to be here plays at least one game through.
NOW SOME PARENTS are complaining about messes and running and some items listed to find. I just don't understand when people can't think for their own best interests. Do I pick and choose the best choices of items to look for based on what I WANT them to search for and what I DON'T want them to search for....ABSOLUTELY! I mean who said you MUST include a table cloth or calculator if you don't want them in your linin closet or desk drawer...umm no one. AND if cleaning up at the end of the game is to much stuff (which it can be) TWEEK it!
What I do is just a simple version of the game:
1) pick six cards of the same color border that I APPROVE.
2) place kids in teams (appropriate, workable teams. Ex: a child who lives in the house with a friend that doesn't. One who can read with one who can't perfectly and so on...)
3) I lay out the 6 cards on the open squares while the teams are facing away from the game board. Depending on ages I may verbally list the items while they aren't looking to help clarify what they see in the picture (ex a drink with a straw is asking for a straw not the drink or cup) then I tell the teams which side to work from, left or right so they aren't all rushing to the same location together. Then I say GO! They all turn around and work from the side I told their team to start from and they go to it.
EXTRA RULES: we have a walk fast no running rule, it doesn't always get remembered and sure we have had a few collisions and slips but when don't kids slip and fall anyway! We have had a WATERMELON splat to the floor (the card was a piece of fruit, a 6 yr old saw the watermelon and went for it! )
TWEEK: after each set of 6 cards I have a 30 sec race to put away THOSE 6 items for an extra earned space to the winning team. This way they are putting away only 6 items at a time and it blends right into the game play instead of all at the end!
Not one complaint or huge mess ever! (Again I pick and choose the cards...)
SO! This game is a winner with all of the kids in our family and their cousins and friends for 6 yrs going! It's easy to TWEEK and mold into appropriate and approved items to search for. Some people just don't think outside of the box.
Also, we don't always even use the spinner because they have so much fun just searching for the objects that we tweek it sometimes by just moving the spaces of objects your team found and then the 30 seconds clean up wins a bonus space keeps the play competitive enough someone is usually always in the lead! And when the teams do tie no one has ever cared because they had to much fun!
And note: I don't have easily pleased or entertained kids. They are HIGH energy, always needing to be busy, easily bored and not easily  appeased by just any game or toy. AND there are 3 yrs in between each kid. Plus all the cousins and friends. I donate a game if it sits unused. This is a fun game if the parents can and want to get involved and make it work for the best of their dynamics.
4135449
Meant for kids but we often play it as adults too, haha.  It's a quick set up and fun to play and quick to play a few games, which I am a big fan of.  Bought this one for my toddler niece for her upcoming birthday but we already own one that we often play ourselves.  They probably wouldn't admit to to their friends, but my 13 and 14 year old find this fun still too.  Great for toddlers (beyond the age of putting things in their mouth) to develop a whole host of important skills.  Highly recommend!!
785270
You know, I have to admit I 1/2 brought this game for my girls aged 12 - 14, and 1/2 because it looked like fun from the video clips.  And Guess what, it is Soooo much fun!  I am a full grown adult and I had my entire family jumping around and swinging their arms like Cheerleaders to this over Christmas (oh yeah, and the girls loved it too!).  Some times it is challenging to get the arm movements synced with the wii-remote, but for the most part...it syncs perfectly.  To be honest, it is more user error when it isn't quite linked up the way it should on the routines.

The workout mode is a blast and funny with the "poofing" kid-pounds. You really work up a sweat for the whole thing either way.

The Music is fun but for the kids, K-C and the Sunshine band is goofy, but the routine is one of their favorites!  My sisters and I (all of us over 30 by the way, plus one of our aunts - over 40) had a ball for hours.

My nephews (ages 6 - 12) all played this game with great fun and enjoyed it without feeling any issues about gender. My 2 yr old Niece even took a turn. Too bad I couldn't say the same for the silly men in my family (lol)..Whimps! :)

Despite the cheer leaders having on tiny outfits, you do get to win new ones that aren't as short and they don't show any unmentionable part with any of the outfits so it is kept clean.  But even if that wasn't an option, these girls look so much like doll babys and bratz...no kid in his or her right mind is really looking at them in any negative way.  They are truly too busy having fun concentrating on hitting the rhythm, making the move and succeeded at the game to care!  Highly recommended to all age groups. A really Party Game for everyone!!!
1796872
My 9 and 7 year old boys got this game last Christmas and all they still want to do is play this. It doesn't get old.  They are always discovering new things in the game, building new stuff or going to another realm.  They frequently ask me to play with them....and even this mom enjoys it.  It gets them being creative!  They both can play together in the same world or against each other.  I believe we can add up to four players on the game so they have requested more controllers so their dad, their baby brother and myself can play with them and have family minecraft night.  Minecraft has become a big thing in my house so this game gets 5 stars from the hours of creative and strategic play (on the screen and in real life) that it has given us.  My boys play it outside as well.  It has taken on a life of it own.  This is the only video game I have ever seen both boys take off the screen a use in the real world.  I honestly can't think of anything bad to say about the game, even the game music and sounds are soothing.  If they are going to play a video game, this is one of the better ones.
4967740
In initially playing, The first thing I noticed was that I think the beginner/basic player is too hard.  With the range of children and adult playing, the beginner needs to be easier.  The jump rope was hard for my younger children (4&5), mainly because you were only allowed 3 falls before the game was over.  The beginner seemed to suit my 7 year old more.

BUT --- all the positives outweigh that little annoyance.  Even my littlest one is learning muscle coordination, working her mind to process quickly, and to coordinate her movement with what she sees - especially with the Mole Jump.  The workout of this game is awesome, with many different movements.  My kids kept turning around from the game to tell me "this is better than the wiiFit!"  Granted, they are excited, so we won't go as far to claim one is better than the other, but the movement, jumping, and running is all really fun, active, and just plain healthy.

I highly recommend this to everyone.  The mat is similar to the dance dance revolution mat, but with so much more to do!  It's different from the wii fit, because of the coordination needed with the different step sensors.  Overall, I think this will continue to be fun for a very long time, and is perfect right now, with too much snow and low temperatures, this game gives them the opportunity to burn built-up energy in a fun and healthy way!
521600
This is awesome!! My kids play the game using the 'game' words or I'll put in their spelling words or sight words and they'll play it also.  Terrific game - don't mind the kids sitting in front of the computer !!!
4787386
Fun for kids and adults! Fast shipping and great packaging!
1633646
This game is super fun for kids and adults!  It is meant to be a 1 player game, but can work with 2.  It is challenging, but interesting.  My daughter loves it!  She is 7.
4005560
This game is really cool! I've played it on my computer. The grphics are good! I think they did a really good job in the computer one! I haven't played this one yet (N64 one), but i hope that it will be cool!
Cya
4507170
With summer in full swing and some days too hot to spend outside, we have been playing lots of games! My four and six year olds love playing games and could probably do it all day! I love that they like doing things that are educational where they are using their brains instead of watching mindless television all day. They were super excited to try out Robot Turtles just because the cover the box alone looked appealing. I mean, what a cute turtle!

This game is focused on teaching your kids coding; a concept that is a little foreign to even me! But I quickly saw how this game teaches kids while they are having fun!

The game is rated for four plus and Paige is four year old so we just played the basic version of the game but I like that you can build on that as they learn and play more complicated versions.

The kids thought it was fun to pick their favorite color turtle and corresponding cards and layed it all out in front of them per the instructions.

On their turn, your child picks a direction card (left, right, straight) and moves their turtle to get them to the center of the board and collect their jewel. My kids had  a little confusion about this as Paige only recently learned left, right and sometimes forgot to check which way the turtle was already facing. They got it down after a while and it was a good exercise to practice and understand direction and mapping out the best route to get there.

They keep their cards in front of them so they can see the path they've taken.

The colors are bright, vibrant and shiny so my daughter particularly loved all the little cards and even played her own variation of the game when we were done. I tried the next version with my six year old but I don't think he was quite ready for it yet. I had to keep referring back to the directions so it is a little bit tricky if you don't have a brain that works that way! But we'll keep trying as I think it's a great exercise in thinking for all of us and the kids really like the game.

I love that in the directions it specifies "Turtle Movers absolutely MUST make funny noises while moving the Turtles!" The Turtle Mover is a grown up or older child who can help facilitate the game and my kids thought this was the funniest thing ever. It's fun to see mom acting silly and goofing off with them. It's such a bonding time playing this game with them!

Speaking of the directions, they are so thorough and include lots of great pictures to help you really understand the game. There's also a video and more detail available on the website.

Robot Turtles is educational and fun! I had a great time playing with my little ones and I know you will too!

Disclosure: I received the game to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.
4093789
My boys love this!  They are ages 8 and 11 and play with all the neighbors (girls included) interactive Star Wars! It's also nice to have them play at night outside because you can see where they are at all times in the yard!
3880427
This is a great game for anyone. Me and my 6 year old son is playing this game everyday. Being Lego based it doesn't scare the young ones, but the story is still true to the older gamers.

When playing two player mode, you play together and the points and other bonuses are combined. This is one of the coolest way I've seen two player mode, rather than fighting against each other.

I LOVE IT!!!
154263
I purchased this unit for my younger children ages 6 and 4.  I already had a similar "all in one" game system I purchased at big lots, and my kids love it.

  This game is like the old activision/atari type games, but with a spongebob theme.  My children LOVE IT!  Great games for the younger children that want to play video games, but find the newer systems too difficult to understand or controll.

  I play the games once in a while also.  They are fun.  Simple for today's standards, but well worth the price.  I catch my 17 year old playing it occasionally, to see how high a level he can reach.  So it can't be all bad.  He is used to playing Nintendo Xbox, PS1/2 games!

  I recommend rechargable Nimh batteries for this.  It tends to use up batteries like a cd player would.  So the rechargable type works well.  Especially when a child leaves the thing on overnight "accidentally".

  If you have an older TV without the proper hookups, you can hook up the game to a VCR that is attached to your TV.  Works great on my old and new tv consoles.

  The all inclusive game systems are a great thing to keep at grandma's or a friend's house, without having to haul big systems or "pieces" around.

  For those die hard gamers out there who are into speed, graphics and technology, this is NOT for you.  Being 37 years old, I remember when this type of video game was state of the art.  But by today's standards, this unit is simple with basic graphics and controlls.  A tad slow on the response time from the joystick is the only fault I can see.  But this is minimal.

  GREAT system for younger kids to enter the video game realm with an up to date theme.  Wonderful for the older player to "remember" the good ol'days of video games where practice, repetition and remembering "patterns" helped get us to higher scores and levels.

  I can't wait for the "Spiderman" system that is coming out at the end of September this year.  Just like this Spongebob Game, I'll be the first to buy it!

UPDATE: March 2011, OK.. I'm 44 years old now, and my kids are 10 & 13 and 23 & 27, and we have two grandkids now.  We found the "ol'spongebob" game and put batteries in it and my kids played it for a few days & had a blast with it all over again, but my 3 yr old grandson just LOVES it, & my 2 year old grand daughter thinks it is pretty cool too!  This thing lasts very long, and we did end up getting the spiderman, batman etc.. when they came out, and we still have them all, and now I'm saving them for my young grandchildren.  Quality simple video game.  Can't beat it for the very young children out there (and the older ones sometimes).
2654279
I bought this for my daughter for her 8th birthday based on the good reviews I read online.  The reviews were not wrong, my daughter and her friends LOVE this game!  They can dance, shop, and even strum the guitar with Hannah.  It is even kind of fun for Mom to play along, whereas with other games such as "Littlest Pet Shop", I am bored to tears.  I would highly recommend this game for the "tween" set, it has enough to do that they don't get tired of it, but it isn't too tough that they get frustrated.