Our Top Games!
13. Discovery A Seek & Find Adventure
Pack your magnifying glass and passport – it's time to play the seek-and-find game show! Step up to the wheel and choose today's adventure. Will it be Spain, China, Australia or one of three other fabulous international hot spots? Each locale features three scenes of exhilarating gameplay with hundreds of objects to find! Complete a level and spin the wheel to play one of four extraordinary mini-games: PriceTag Challenge, Blizzard Bucks, Scene Match Safari or Trivia Takeoff! Travel around the globe and across the U.S., competing against 20 eagle-eyed contestants for a shot at winning the U.S. Roadtrip Jackpot Round. Join host Jerry Landers and the beautiful Jill Summers for this week’s episode of Discovery!
"A study of 33 laparoscopic surgeons found that those doctors who played Computer games were 27 percent faster at advanced surgical procedures and made 37 percent fewer errors compared to those who did not play Computer games (Gentile, 2008)"
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Key Game Features:
- More than 1,000 hidden objects to find!
- Travel to six international hot spots
- Tour six cities on the U.S. Road Trip
- Compete against 20 contestants
- Relaxed and Gauntlet Run modes for casual pacing
- Five game modes and four mini-games
14. The Count Of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is an epic hidden object game based on the famous novel by Alexander Dumas. Help the romantic hero, Edmond Dantes, escape from a perilous prison and exact his vengeance on those who betrayed him. Follow the thrilling plot as you scour scenes for thousands of hidden objects, investigate eight suspects and solve over 15 puzzles. Find the person that wrongfully imprisoned you in this one-of-a-kind adventure! Download The Count of Monte Cristo now and start playing right away!
"A second study of 303 laparoscopic surgeons (82 percent men; 18 percent women) also showed that surgeons who played Computer Games requiring spatial skills and hand dexterity and then performed a drill testing these skills were significantly faster at their first attempt and across all 10 trials than the surgeons who did not the play Computer Games first."
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Key Game Features:
- Cleverly hidden objects
- Based on a literary masterpiece
- Unlimited game time
- Free upgrades to new versions
- Complete customer support
15. Build In Time
Build in Time will send you back to the good ol' days to try your hand at working in the construction industry. From taking client orders, to supervising your work crews, to moving homeowners into their spanking new abodes, everything is point-and-click easy. Earn stars and life rewards; unlock new homes, garages and pools; and serve hippies, movie starlets and more as you make your way from the 1950s up to the present day and earn the title of Craftsman of the Century!
"The big picture is that there are several dimensions on which Computer Games have effects; including the amount they are played, the content of each Game, what you have to pay attention to on the screen, and how you control the motions. Computer Games undeniably are but powerful Educational Tools and have many effects we might not have expected they could “(Gentile, 2008) ."
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Key Game Features:
- Travel through six decades of American history!
- Earn stars and awesome Life Rewards!
- Innovative Click Assist feature!
- Help customers build their dream home!
- Build a construction business from the ground up!
- Use a bulldozer without getting in trouble!
16. Arctic Quest 2
In the first Arctic Quest, players defeated the Snow King, who was turning Earth into an icy prison for all living creatures. Now, his son sets out to finish the task. To foil his evil plans, you must solve 100 inlay puzzles. Each one will challenge you to capture shards of ice and then place them within the outline of an exotic creature to bring it back to life. Allow the surrounding waters to fill up with excess ice, though, and you'll lose.
Arctic Quest 2 brings more than new levels to the table, it also offers amazing new visuals and audio effects, a branching storyline and spectacular twists. The latter includes water elements that can fill in the empty pieces of a puzzle and fire elements that can wipe out all of your hard work! Easy to learn and fun to play, Arctic Quest 2 will please fans and newcomers alike.
"Advanced Video Game skill and experience are significant predictors of suturing capabilities, the researchers found, even after controlling for sex, years of medical training and number of laparoscopic surgeries performed."
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Key Game Features:
- 100 inlay puzzles to solve
- 10 bonus levels to enjoy
- Online high scores table
- Trophy room
- Free upgrades to newer versions
- Full technical support
"If
doctors themselves say that Computer Games are indeed beneficial,
it is as well equally true for our young children. As early as 3
years old, our kids should be exposed in this kind of activity.
Parents should bear in mind that educational Computer Games for children are designed based on the rationale that Computer
Games can help with skills such as memorizing, remembering, inducing, deducing, recognizing patterns,
solving problems, and mapping"