101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up: The unofficial must-play video game list for kids

Description

Have you got game? 101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up is the unofficial, definitive guide for the best video games ever made! Each page in this interactive handbook offers behind-the-scenes tidbits and trivia about the games that belong on your bucket list, along with parental rating guidelines, series background information, and storyline previews. Gamers can record their personal ratings of each series as they play their way through the list, making notes and critiquing the best and worst parts of each game. All different types of video games are featured, including adventure, puzzle, platform, racing, and role-playing games. Both gaming newbies and more experienced players can learn tips and tricks about the best games out there, and discover new genres of games to explore next. No matter what gaming system you have, this handy guide will help parents and kids alike choose the next best game to play.

As a 6th grade teacher and games journalist, Ben Bertoli spends most of his time in front of a classroom or behind a video game console. An expert on kids and gaming, Ben has written articles for Nintendo Life, Kotaku, and Polygon, and helped make games for phones and tablets, including Tic-Tac Bananas, Champs of Numeria, and Froggy Phonics.

"It's fun to go through them and think of the ones I've played, and when, and maybe even why I haven't played them in such a long time. How many can you check off?" * Polygon * "It's immediately appealing, either for older children reading themselves or younger gamers perhaps going through it with their parents." * Nintendo Life * "It reminds me of the kind of book I would have grabbed immediately at a school book fair as a kid and not let go of until it was ratty and tattered. This is an excellent roadmap for younger fans, created by two people that clearly have a strong affinity for the video game industry. There's simply not a better all-ages video game book in stands, and certainly not at the $12.95 price point." * Nintendojo *