5 Educational Video Games Your Whole Family Can Play Together

No longer are video games simple mindless entertainments.It's now possible to play

video games for learning on your TV or on your PC or laptop with the kids.Here are five of the coolest educational video games out there today:

1. Tropical Fish Shop - Tropical Fish Shop casts players in the role of exotic aquarium owner. You'll have to rescue fish from polluted water, provide the fish with a good home and find a new owner to adopt them. This game teaches children some of the responsibilities of pet ownership as well as a little bit about taking care of the environment and even some financial sense with the business game aspect.

2. Roads of Rome 3 - This real time strategy game plays similarly to the Civilization series, putting you in the shoes of a Roman emperor defending your culture from barbarian invaders. Even though it's not historically accurate in all details, this game gives kids insights into how cities used to be constructed and defended and, sometimes, even destroyed.

3. The Three Musketeers - The Three Musketeers offers a fun way to get your kids into classic literature. This game is packed with fun, combining sword fighting, puzzles, card games, exploration and mystery gaming elements into one expansive package that has you racing up and down the countryside to complete your quest.

4. Secrets of the Vatican - Even though this game is rooted in the same type of fantasy The Da Vinci Code is, it still plays off the same historical facts that the book and movie do. The game teaches players a little something about geography, world history and the arts. Definitely a fun way to kick-start a child's interest in fine culture.

5. Macabre Mysteries- Though it may seem like some shallow entertainment at first, Macabre Mysteries actually pushes players to exercise some critical thinking skills. By challenging you to solve a series of murder mysteries, this game pushes you into a corner that you can only get out of by using your brain. While not educational in the traditional sense of teaching kids facts you will want them to know like other video games for learning, Macabre Mysteries teaches vital learning habits that will come in handy later in life.

These educational video games should serve as evidence enough that video games can be challenging to the brain as well as to the thumbs and the reflexes. Gaming, at its best, is always mentally challenging and educational on some level.

by: Wilbert Haands

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