Imagine: Party Babyz (Wii, 2008)

This game was not as easy as I had hoped. I got it for my 2 1/2 yr old because her 4 yr old brother has lots of games and she doesn't really have any. Even my 4 yr old had trouble making the baby move around correctly. And when you play the solo games if your baby comes in last, you're out of the game while the other computer babies finish playing!?!? That doesn't seem right to me. My son got very upset so we turned it off. We don't play it very much. The graphics are pretty good and it is a very cute game. Just too hard for the little ones.

When I first added Party Babyz to my Gamefly queue, I figured it was just your regular old run-of-the-mill party/baby game, but it's not! I've played party games before, baby games, and party/baby games, but none can compete with the likes of Party Babyz. Upon arrival, I took a good hard look at the cover - pleasantly surprised to find the babyz having an exciting party even without me. Maracas in hand, diapers clean, and some foot stomping made me realize this isn't your ordinary party baby game. Once loaded, gameplay was seamless. Four babies, count them - one, two, three, four - to adventure with. It's true that all babies look the same, but Imagine does a good job of differentiating them with haloed colors of light - blue, purple, red, and orange. Furthermore, each baby carries a unique weapon - sword, staff, twin sais, and nunchucks. I found dynamics between the babyz was great with each baby having their own unique strengths and weaknesses.

However, the fourth baby (orange one), seemed to have an unusual eating disorder and kept asking for pizza (when this happens, make sure your SIM orders a pizza! Bagel bites will not cut it!) Overall, I found the game to be very challenging and enjoyable.

I bought this game for my 4 year old daughter and she loves it. She thinks the babies are super cute and gets very excited when playing the mini games. There is a story line to the game that involves reading text conversations between the adult characters. It's too bad that there is no audio for those parts and that you cannot skip over those parts (at least none that I've found). It also takes a LONG tome to load each game- considering how short the mini games generally are you spend a lot of time waiting. The costumes are cute but my daughter has shown no interest in playing "dress up" with the babies even though she plays dress up and takes care of her doll babies in real life. A good buy for us since we got it for under $13 but I can see older children and kids with lots of gaming experience not finding the games as exciting.

I bought this because I needed a game for my 5 1/2 year old twins and they are boy girl twins, so I needed something neutral. This is great. Looks a little confusing, but its not. Got the hang of it quick. It tells you at each game how to play it plus it shows you by demistrating mvoing the controller. Once the kids played each game, and there are lots, they knew how to play and I did not have to read it again. They also get a kick out of the toddlers making babylike sounds. Its well worth it for any boy or girl say 5 and up. Possibly younger depending on your child.

I love this game! It's a very cute game. And it's very easy to understand and play! I also love the quality of this game! The imaging is good, and the babies voices are adorable! A must buy game!!