Murphy's Minerals is a menu-driven, logic based educational game designed to teach players where to find and how to identify different types of minerals.
The player acts as an assistant in Murphy's Mineral Shop by procuring and successfully identifying various types of minerals, which Murphy can then sell.
Puzzle / Adventure / Educational / Kids
Woldwide crime wave! Acme Detective Agency hot on the trail of master thief Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen. Wanted: Detective to locate and capture Carmen and her gang. Must be hard working, independent, fun seeking individual willing to travel the world. No experience necessary. - Digitised graphics - Hundreds of cases - More animated sequinces - Play in 5 languages Don't forget your World Almanac. It is a gumshoe's best friend.
Point-and-click / Puzzle / Adventure / Action / Science fiction
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community. Are these deaths coincidental or is there something more sinister going on? And which characters could have a motive? Could it be J. Saint Gideon, former head of British Intelligence? Could Frank Schimming, president of the largest surveillance company in the world be hiding something? Or what about Sylvia, the professor's daughter. Is she as innocent as she seems? And why is an infamous Detroit hit man in town?
The New York Times Crosswords makes a perfect pairing: The intellectual challenge of the New York Times crossword puzzles and the stylus control of the Nintendo DS. Write your answers into each puzzle with the stylus or use a Touch Screen keyboard to enter letters. Various modes of play will challenge even the most savvy wordplay enthusiasts.
Puzzle / Adventure / Fantasy / Historical
Explore Beijing's Forbidden City in 18th century China, as newly promoted superintendent Han Jing solves a murder.
Ubisoft's My Word Coach for the Nintendo DS will improve your vocabulary and help develop your ability to verbally express yourself with confidence and persuasion. Working closely with applied linguist Dr. Tom Cobb of UQAM University, the award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio developed My Word Coach to provide a fun and engaging path for all ages to increasing their personal communication skill set. The Nintendo DS version makes use of the systems unique touch screen. Robust catalogue of definitions: With a dictionary of over 16,800 words to master, players will never run out of fun. Adaptable lessons for all skill levels: Activities are customized depending on each player's abilities, making My Word Coach a game for everyone! Multiplayer mode: Players can challenge their friends to a vocabulary competition using one of five multiplayer games - such as Safecracker and Cereal Letter.
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun is an educational developed for children under six years of age. The game is set around a group of islands, where each island teaches a different subject to the players. Part of the Mario's Early Years educational series, Preschool Fun is different from the others because it doesn't specialize in a specific subject. Instead, it teaches about the body, shapes, animal noises, counting, opposites, and colors. However, several of the activities share the common theme of following instructions. This was the last of three educational games to be released.
Puzzle / Simulator / Educational
With thousands of Sudoku and Picture Logic puzzles, you can have fun and improve your mind! You can track how you are improving in the Challenge Me mode, or just pick up & play a quick sudoku puzzle. With hours of gameplay Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles will stimulate you for hours!
