Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Divide by Sheep (iOS, PC)
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Posted on August 12th, 2015 by
Get ready for a really woolly math game! In Divide by Sheep, you must help flocks of sheep hop across islands and make it to a life raft. But you must have the correct number of sheep on the raft to earn a star (up to three stars in a level). But watch out because there are obstacles every step of the way that can dwindle your number of sheep, like smaller islands, hungry wolves, and even lasers that can cut your flock in half…literally! Divide by Sheep is a downloadable title for iOS devices and Steam (reviewed on iPad here).
GamerDad Unplugged: Highlights of GenCon 2015
Posted on August 11th, 2015 by
I visited GenCon last week, one of the largest gaming conventions in the U.S. 60,000+ people mobbed downtown Indianapolis for the four days of the event. All types of games were covered including boardgames, roleplaying games, and collectible card games. I have an entire series covering many games in detail over at OpinionatedGamers. I have a rundown of dice games, more complex games, family games, children’s games, and a mix of roleplaying and “everything else.”
However, to save everyone some time, I’ve dug out some of my favorite games of the convention so you don’t necessarily have to wade through all my reports (unless you want to see some of the variety at the convention.)
Reader Review: Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio (PC)
Posted on August 10th, 2015 by
Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio is a NES styled retro platformer downloadable on Steam. My friend Robbie Allen liked it so much that he submitted his own review of it, so be sure and check it out!
Ant-Man Pinball (360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, PC, iOS)
Posted on August 7th, 2015 by
Hot off the heels of Marvel’s newest film comes Ant-Man Pinball from Zen Studios. Help Scott Lang shrink down with his special ant suit to battle bad guys and save the day…on a pinball table! Ant-Man Pinball is available for consoles and devices that support Zen Pinball 2 and Pinball FX2 platforms. (Reviewed on 360 here)
Roving Rogue (Wii U)
Posted on August 5th, 2015 by
In this retro-styled 2-D platformer, downloadable on Wii U, you start out at the end of the game, defeating the last boss in his castle. Then you must escape from his crumbling fortress, racing against lava in vertically scrolling levels and crumbling rocks in horizontal ones. But you have one handy trick up your sleeve. You can teleport short distances in a puff of smoke, like a thief or a ninja!
Reader Review: Toren (PC)
Posted on August 3rd, 2015 by
My good friend Robbie Allen reviewed this game on Steam called Toren. It’s about a girl who must venture through a tower, and may be based on a Brazilian legend. The game really captivated my friend, so be sure to read his review!
Formula Cartoon All-Stars (iPad)
Posted on July 31st, 2015 by
Race as and against your favorite Cartoon Network characters in this top-down viewed kart game, downloadable on iOS and Android devices (reviewed on iPad here). Actually they look more like four-wheelers than karts, but whatever. You’ll play as characters from Cartoon Network’s large history of characters and shows, like Clarence, Steven Universe, Johnny Bravo, PowerPuff Girls, Flapjack, Adventure Time, Gumball, Regular Show, Uncle Grandpa, Ben 10, Dexter’s Laboratory, and even some I don’t recognize! I’m a little disappointed that Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and Samurai Jack weren’t represented, but that’s still a lot of characters!
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (3DS)
Posted on July 30th, 2015 by
I’m a fan of old school, open ended RPGs from the 80s and early 90s, while others prefer the Japanese-style RPGs rich in story but with few choices to character development. The newest entry of Etrian Odyssey attempts to cater to both types of fans, and does a pretty good job.
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Shiftlings (Wii U)
Posted on July 29th, 2015 by
Way off in a distant part of the galaxy, two alien spacemen are on an intergalactic reality TV show where they must work together to solve puzzles while being berated by an annoying announcer. But in the Black Hola Cola factory, one of the aliens accidentally drinks a bottle of the fizziest cola in the universe, and gets a little gassy. The air fills up his spacesuit like a big ball. Luckily the two aliens are connected by a tube on their spacesuits, so they can trade off being filled with gas. Help them solve puzzles and overcome obstacles in this 2-D platform jumping puzzler downloadable on Wii U.
Katamari: Volume One (Book)
Posted on July 27th, 2015 by
A couple of years ago, Shifty Look, a site that hosted web comics, started featuring strips and other media like web animated series with various Namco game characters. Many of these characters were very obscure ones, like Bravoman, Klonoa, Wonder Momo, etc. I’m a classic Namco game junkie so I loved seeing all this happen. I always wondered how they made money doing this, but I guess they didn’t make enough because sadly, Shifty Look closed its doors about a year or so ago. I’m not sure if you can still read their comics online, but they did team up with Udon Entertainment to bring some of their Namco series to hardcover book collections. Last year I reviewed the books based on Bravoman and Wonder Momo (I got a press release a while back that the Bravoman book won some sort of children’s book award in Canada). And recently I just got a book with a collection of comics based around one of my favorite Namco games: Katamari Damacy! So here’s a review of the Katamari: Volume One book!
