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Our roundup of the best PlayStation 3 games for kids has something for every age, from a hip Disney singalong to the new Playstation Move platform and more.

Editor's Note On PlayStation Move PlayStation Move is a new motion control system for the PlayStation 3 that lets players control games in a manner similar to that made popular by the Wii's remote and nunchuk. It consists of the wand-like PlayStation Move Motion Controller and the PlayStation Eye camera. Some games also require the new Navigation Controller, though players can use a standard PlayStation controller in its place. These peripherals can be purchased separately, together, or as part of bundles that also include the PlayStation 3 console and/or a game. Sony and third-party game makers support this platform with many family-friendly games, making it - along with Microsoft's new controllerless Kinect interface for Xbox 360 - an important consideration for parents investigating video game options.We've included several games designed for PlayStation Move, noting in each case when it's required for play. Note: Players need the PlayStation Move Motion Controller for this game.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Approriate for: The whole family ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $58.99, The popular Ratchet & Clank series adds another game to its line-up with All 4 One. This is the first of the 10-game franchise to offer the ability for four people to play at the same time. Each player can serve as a main character, Rachet, Clank, Qwark, or villain Nefarious to battle against a mysterious and powerful force.

Mixed with humor and incredible graphics, this new game offers the same level of entertainment and visual effects that Ratchet & Clank fans have come to love. NBA 2K12 Appropriate for: Older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $51.98, Basketball legends like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are the stars of 2K Sports' latest basketball game, which lets players recreate and experience the basketball legends’ greatest games. Of course, it also provides the ability to step into the modern NBA as well, complete with action-packed games and seasons as well as a deep 'my player' mode that offers control over an athlete's career. A prettier game of basketball has never been made; fans will recognize all their favorite stars and marvel at how fluidly they dribble and drive.

Little Big Planet Appropriate for: The whole family ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $32.35, Up to four players control the characters in this game that lets players jump, move, and grab objects, manipulating the environment to create lavish architectural creations. Levels focus on co-operative, physics-based game play where players use mechanisms such as cogs and blocks to build anything from small parts to large, complex worlds. Loaded with a powerful new set of tools that vastly widen the scope of possibilities in-game, LittleBigPlanet 2 moves far beyond familiar level editing and delivers the power to literally create whole games. 3-D Dot Game Heroes Appropriate for: Older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Price: $18.67, A loving throwback to early adventure games many parents grew up with (like the original Legend of Zelda), all characters and objects in this simple but beautiful game are made with tiny little blocks. Players can even use a simple editing tool to create their own avatars by stacking cubes and changing their colors. The game itself is a fun mishmash of dungeon exploration, enemy thwacking, and puzzle solving that will keep kids glued to their seats for as long as parents let them play.

Sports Champions Appropriate for: Older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Price: $13.95, The game that's bundled with PlayStation 3's motion control platform, Sports Champions lets players engage in half a dozen athletic events and games, including bocce ball, beach volleyball, disc golf, archery, table tennis, and gladiator duel. The best of the bunch are the last three, which give players unparalleled one-to-one control. Kids watch in wonder as their avatar's paddle-wielding hand mimics every twist and turn of their wrist. Gladiator duel - a game that involves swords and shields but no blood or killing - can be a little intense, making this one best suited for slightly older kids. Note: Players need the PlayStation Move platform for this game.

EyePet Appropriate for: Younger kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $36.99, Kids can watch and interact with virtual animals frolicking on their living room floors in this virtual pet simulator, which uses the PlayStation Eye camera and the PlayStation Move Motion Controller, to make it appear as though the player is actually holding food, a hair brush, or even a shower head. Players must keep their Monchichi-like animals clean, healthy, and happy over the course of brief, daily play sessions in order to be rewarded with toys that they and their pets can enjoy, plus new outfits for their pets. (Also available for PSP.) Note: Players need the PlayStation Move platform for this game.

Disney Sing It: Family Hits Appropriate for: Younger and older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $38.99, Unlike other Disney karaoke games, which tend to be packed with songs from the company's current crop of teen singing sensations, Family Hits focuses on tunes made famous in Disney's library of classic theatrical films. You and your kids will be belting out 'Be Our Guest' from Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin's 'A Whole New World,' Cinderella's 'Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,' and even Mary Poppins's memorable 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.'

There are more than two dozen hits in all, and chances are the whole family will know all of them. (Also available for Wii.) Plus. Start the Party Appropriate for: Younger and Older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $17.80, Another game designed for PlayStation Move, this is a collection of simple mini-games in which players see themselves onscreen holding virtual objects that have been mapped to their controller-wielding hand. In one game players might swat bugs that seem to be flying around the living room, and in another they use the controller as a flashlight to find roaming, floating ghosts. Games can be organized into competitions for group play, but most families will enjoy taking turns with the controller for short bursts of fun, or to see who can achieve the highest score in a particular game. Note: Players need the PlayStation Move platform for this game. Tumble Appropriate for: Younger and older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $9.99, Stacking has never been this much fun!

Tumble is a downloadable game that has players using the PlayStation Move Motion Controller to pick up and manipulate blocks of varying sizes and textures before gently placing them on top of a continually growing - and teetering - tower. The single-player portion of the game involves both building towers and destroying them, while the multiplayer mode allows players to hand off the controller to a friend so they can take turns stacking, trying to reach specific height milestones while stymieing their opponent. It's a habit-forming hoot. Note: Players need the PlayStation Move platform for this game.

Xbox Games

ModNation Racers Appropriate for: Older Kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $22.87, A wonderfully creative and original kart racing game, ModNation Racers allows players to build their own karts and racetracks from scratch. Creating a circuit is simply a matter of picking a road surface or decorative building from a menu and pressing a button to 'paint' it onto the environment.

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Players don't even have to finish their tracks; they do as much as they like and then have the computer close the course and make it ready to race. The difficulty level in the career mode can spike surprisingly high, making it a better choice for older, more skilled kids.

(Also available for PSP.) Plus. NBA 2K11 Appropriate for: Older Kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $49.99, Michael Jordan is the star of 2K Sports' latest basketball game, which lets players recreate and experience ten of the basketball legend's greatest games. Of course, it also provides the ability to step into the modern NBA as well, complete with action-packed games and seasons as well as a deep 'my player' mode that offers control over an athlete's career. A prettier game of basketball has never been made; fans will recognize all their favorite stars and marvel at how fluidly they dribble and drive. (Also available for Xbox 360, Wii, Windows PCs, PSP, PlayStation 2.) Plus. Create Appropriate for: Younger and older Kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $39.95, Create allows players to explore their imaginations on their televisions.

A robust set of tools, including stickers, animated objects, and backdrops, lets users create wildly original scenes. Meanwhile, a series of more than 100 challenges forces players to test their creative skills by discovering a way to, say, push a group of balls across the screen to a finish line or have a little buggy safely make its way through series of obstacles. And if a player creates something truly special, he can share it with the game's online community or download someone else's creation to tinker with.

(Also available for Xbox 360, Wii, Windows PCs, and Macs.) Plus. Hasbro Family Game Night 3 Appropriate for: Younger and older Kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Price: $19.99, Family nights spent playing board games are fun, but what happens when you begin losing cards and pieces or spill punch all over the board? These are problems you'll never encounter with the third installment in Hasbro Family Game Night, a collection of classic, all-ages board games in digital form.

The latest edition includes Clue, Twister, Mouse Trap, The Game of Life, and Yahtzee. But if the rest of the family is too busy to play, single players can connect with fans around the country via online multiplayer. (Also available for Xbox 360 and Wii.) Plus. Joe Danger Appropriate for: Older kids ESRB Rating: Everyone Available for download at This cartoonish, downloadable motorcycle racing game is essentially Excitebike for a new generation.

Players race down a straight track taking on or avoiding obstacles such as ramps and hurdles as they try to collect items, score points, and reach the finish line as quickly as possible. If kids tire of the career mode, they can head into the track editor and create the course of their dreams, making sky-high jumps and wild loops. The action is completely innocuous, but a sometimes demanding level of difficulty makes it a better fit for older kids. Appropriate for: Younger and older Kids ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Price: $9.99, Flower is, in a word, stunning. It almost feels more like an interactive art experience than a video game.

The player takes control of the wind, shifting from a light breeze to a blustery whoosh whenever desired. You brush past blooming flowers and carry their petals with you. As the brilliantly colored petals rush past certain areas in the environment, they cause changes - new stems sprout up, new grass grows, the world brightens. It's an astonishingly uplifting experience that shows just how different and unique a video game can be. Katamari Forever Appropriate for: Older Kids ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Price: $22.63, The strange-yet-addictive Katamari games have developed a cult following, and this entry - the first on the PS3 - offers the grandest, most immersive experience yet.

Here's the admittedly surreal concept: A katamari is a little ball - rolled around by a thimble-sized prince - which has its own gravitational pull. Anything smaller than the katamari will stick to it, so as you steer your ball through houses, parks, cities, etc, a snowball effect occurs and the katamari gets bigger and bigger. Appropriate for: Older Kids ESRB Rating: E10+ for Everyone 10+ Price: $49.99, This team of likable PlayStation heroes - a laser-toting space cat and his robot sidekick - pumps out more action than your average Hollywood summer blockbuster. In their latest outing, you'll find their gorgeously rendered sci-fi world packed with danger, and it'll take quick thinking and fast reflexes to help them stop an intergalactic war and save a peaceful alien race under attack.

The whole thing plays out very much like an interactive movie, and the graphics are not too far behind what you could see in a lot of theatrical releases today. Critter Crunch Appropriate for: Older Kids (and younger kids who get the 'small-medium-large' concept) ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Price: $6.99; purchase through PS3 console on PlayStation Network What may at first appear to be a standard things-move-down-from-the-top-of-the-screen puzzle game, turns out to be a creatively different, undeniably fun pastime. Players control a cute fuzzball monster who must stop the downward rain of Pokemon-looking critters. He does so by grabbing smaller critters with his long, frog-like tongue and feeding them to larger critters, essentially following the food chain. As levels progress, new elements are added, and disposing of the advancing critters becomes more and more complicated, making for frantic thrills through the entire game.

Sony's PlayStation 2 is one of the greatest video game consoles of all time. Not only has it built up a tremendous library of software over the years, but it's also sold more than 145 million units worldwide - more than any other console to date. 2010 marks the 10-year anniversary of the PS2's launch, so what better way to celebrate the beloved console than to look back at all the great games we've enjoyed on the system? The PlayStation 2 had it all: shooters, fighters, racers, and role-playing games - no genre went unloved during the PS2's brilliant life.

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We've taken the time to rank the top 100 games on the PlayStation 2, no small feat considering how many fantastic titles are out there. Only a few editors were injured in the process, but the sacrifice was well worth it.

Read on to uncover the finest gems of the PS2's library, and sign off in the comments with your own picks and the inevi le outrage which comes from such a delicate ordeal.