Non-violent video games for all ages

Kids love video games. Actually, so do many adults. But adults don’t necessarily love when their children are playing violent and gory games that are all the rage.

There is a happy medium, however. There are many non-violent video game alternatives that can actually provide exercise while entertaining the troops, which may actually dispel the old wives tale about video games turning the brain to mush.

The kids may complain that there aren’t any good non-violent video games out there. Au contraire. In fact, there are so many highly rated, non-gory, non-violent games out there that it is nearly impossible to list them all. So, say yes to your kids’ video game wish list this holiday season and head out, with confidence, to Game Stop,Toys R Us, Amazon or your video game store of choice to make that purchase.

Stupendous Sports
MLB The Show (Sony), Baseball
NBA Street (EA Sports, Basketball
3 on 3 NHL Arcade (EA Sports), Hockey
Skate (EA Sports), Skateboarding
Mario Strikers Charged (Nintendo), Soccer

Fun Puzzles
The Angry Birds Franchise (Rovio)
Tetris (various)
Geometry Wars (Microsoft)
Katamari Damacy (Namco)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
Bejewlled (PopCap)

Amazing Adventures
Pokeman Franchise (Nintendo)
Lego Star Wars (Lucas Arts)
Kingdom Hearts (Square Enix)
Mario Franchise (Nintendo)
Sonic Franchise (Sega)
Little Big Planet (Media Molecule)
Kirby Adventures Franchise (Nintendo)
Donkey Kong Franchise (Nintendo)
Zelda Franchise (Nintendo)

Strategy and Simulation
Civilization (2K Games)
Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
Sims Franchise (EA)
Minecraft (Mojang)
Myst series
Rollercoaster Tycoon (Microprose)

Dance and Sing
Guitar Hero (Red Octane)
Rock Band (MTV)
Just Dance 1-4 (UbiSoft)
Dance Dance Revolution (Konami)
Intensity Exer-games (EA Sports)

Many of the games are available for most gaming platforms. There are also many non-violent video game apps available on iPhone and Android.

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About Melissa Brodsky

Melissa Brodsky has been over-sharing her random thoughts over on Rock and Drool since 2005. She recently Co-Founded a full service social media agency called Smart Savvy Social, located in the Metro-Detroit area. When Melissa isn't cleaning up after her 5 kids, 1 husband, 6 cats, 2 dogs and various other household pests, she can be found obsessively twittering as @rockdrool.or status updating over on Facebook. Follow her on Pinterest and Google+.