One of the most popular games for the Nintendo DS is Brain Age, which challenges the player with gray-matter-teasing-puzzles designed to expand one’s brain, memory, and general thought processes. Well that’s all fine and dandy for the adults and older kids, but what about the young’uns? Leave it to LeapFrog to come up with an answer. It’s called Outwit, and it was designed for the Leapster2 Learning Game (NOTE: Works with all Leapster systems).

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Every once in a while the question has to be asked, how can solving math problems and telling time save the Galaxy from the evil Separatists and bring you a step closer to becoming a Jedi Knight? Well, a question like that is important if one is playing Star Wars Jedi Math for the LeapFrog’s Leapster2 (NOTE: Works with all Leapster systems). Well, we had a chance to find out the answer to that question when we put this game through its paces.  read more »

My boys, Nikolai (age 8) and Caleb (age 5), are big fans of I Spy books and computer games--especially the computer games, which are by their nature more immersive and interactive. So when we were handed the I Spy Treasure Hunt for LeapFrogs’s Leapster2 (NOTE: Works with all Leapster systems) I thought, “Excellent, now we have a traveling version of the game.” Then I remembered my one issue with the Leapster2 gaming system and that is it’s low resolution LCD screen.  read more »

Leapfrog recently announced a handful of new games with some great licenses for both the Leapster2 and Didj handheld systems. They're not due until at least summer, but we can hardly wait to try them out. Here's the entire list, including existing titles, in case you're looking for something to hold you over until the new batch arrives:  read more »

Dale stops by for a quick update while Teresa suffers from occupational hazards.  read more »

Dale and Teresa are back without pumpkins.  read more »

Seriously, you can’t have kids and not be familiar with Dora the Explorer and her very faithful companion Boots.  For those of you not in the know, Dora is a young Hispanic girl who goes on adventures with her best friend, Boots, who is a talking monkey who wears, well, red boots.  Dora and Boots have been a big part of the Nick Jr.  read more »

When Nikolai was around 3 years old, I began my fatherly duty of instilling in him a love for all things electronically gadgety, as any good father would, by convincing Tonya that he needed a Leapster from LeapFrog.  At first Tonya balked at my suggestion that he needed such a device to stay ahead of the curve, by citing that there is nothing wrong with reading books and playing with blocks to advance his mind.  But rather than backing down, I pressed the  read more »

Setting the New Standard in Educational Gaming, Leapster2 and Didj(TM) Provide Parents with Exclusive Access to Kids' Educational Progress  read more »

Dale, Dani & Hannah take a look at this Cartoon Network game.