Playing to learn,Genre;Game Review

Playing to learn,Genre;
Game Review

What did you learn from your choice of games and genres to 

review?

I learned what the game was made for and what was the 

intention of the game.

Name any game features that stood out to you,either

because they were interesting or because the could be improved.

One thing that stood out to me was the illustration in West Virginia Extravaganza because the animal were draw good.

Playing to Learn, Genre: Sports and Racing

Playing to learn, Genre
Sports and Racing


Sports and racing games are games that involve types of sports games like basketball,football,soccer,baseball,etc.These are types of sports that would be in sports games.Racing games involve games that have cars,people,or objects that are going against another player in a competition.


1.The game that taught me a new skill or subject:
The game that taught me a new/existing skill is bullseye.
2.The game that taught me information about a new or existing social issue: 
The Final Race because it gives you info about the oil spils in different places in the U.S.
3. The game or games that I liked the best:
Gravitee because it was really fun and it combines space and golf.
4.What happens in the game:
In the game your playing golf and your in space.
5.How you play the game:
You have to make the golf ball go into the ring.

Playing To Learn, Genre:Strategy

Playing To Learn
Genre:Strategy
Strategy games are games that you have to have a strategy to pass them with.It usually takes time and re-doing until you pass it or get it right.They are also trial and error so it sometimes takes a while to finish it.
1. Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave 
information on a subject.
The game that taught me an educational skill is Ayiti: The cost of life.
2. Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
The game that taught me a social issue is Ayiti : The cost of life.
3. Game I liked best: 
The game I liked the best was Draw then play.
4. What happens in the game:
In the game you make your own way to get to the flag and go to the next level.
5. How you play the game:
To play the game you have to draw your own way to get past and get the flag and that's how you get to the next level,But there are things like spikes that stop you and you have to start from the beggining of the level.

Playing to Learn, Genre Puzzles and Mazes

Playing To Learn
Genre : Puzzle & Mazes
Puzzle and Maze games are games that you have to solve something in the game or go through something in order to finish it and it usually gives you questions to get you to answer to finish.
1. Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave 
information on a subject.
The game that taught me a new educational skill/ gave me info.on a subject would be Scrambled Science Words because it teaches you about science word definitions.
2. Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
No game taught me about a new/existing social issue.
3. Game I liked best: 
The game I liked the best was Vocab Hangman.
4. What happens in the game:
In the game you have to guess the right word that goes with the definition.
5. How you play the game:
To play the game you have to guess the right letter and then you get a piece of the man off if you put the wrong letter and you have to get the write word to win.

Playing to Learn, Genre:Adventure

Playing To Learn
Genre : Adventure
Adventure games are games that you have to think hard about what to do and how to finish the game.They also have to do with a quest to complete the game.
1. Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave 
information on a subject.
The game that taught me information on a subject was Sally's Energy Ride because it gives you information about using up a lot of energy and how to cut down.
2. Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
The game that taught me about a new/existing social issues would have to be is Sally's Energy Ride because you have to cut down on energy.
3. Game I liked best: 
The game I liked the best would have to be Save the animals because you have to save animals like turtles.
4. What happens in the game:
What happens in the game is you have to save animals from the oil spil.
5. How you play the game:
You have to save the animals from the oil spil before they die and if you don't save them in time then you loose.

Playing to learn, Genre:Action

Playing to Learn
Genre : Action
I think that Action games are games that have ,violence, a lot of movement,or shooting in them with the character has to beat the bad guy with whatever the games objective is.Most of the time action games always have weapons that you use to defeat the bad guy with.
1. Game that taught me a new educational skill or gave information on a subject.
One of the games that taught me a new educational skill would have to be Trap cat because you have to pay attention to see where the cats are.
2. Game that taught me about a new or existing social issue:
The game that taught me about a new/existing social issue would be the game Nuclear power in Brainpop Power Up because it teaches you about nuclear waste.
3. Game I liked best:
The game I liked the best was trap cat because its fun and it you have to be quick to get the cat and win the game.
4. What happens in the game:
In the game there is cats that you have to click on and they pop up real fast so you have to be quick to get them but there are other obstacles that if you touch it then you get points off.
5. How you play the game:
You have to click on the cats and they pop up in different places and it only gives you a limited amount of time to catch the cat.