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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door box shot, featuring Mario wielding a hammer.
GAME

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

age 8+

Classic RPG remake is more inclusive and more fun.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch (2024)
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Princess Peach Showtime! box art: Peach appears in various outfits, including her gown, a frock coat, and a baking apron.
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Princess Peach Showtime!

age 6+

Peach proves there's more to her than gowns and crowns.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch (2024)
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Stellar Blade box art: A woman hovers upside down above Earth's atmosphere.
GAME

Stellar Blade

age 17+

Tough, bloody action RPG has an overtly sexualized hero.

Platforms: PlayStation 5 (2024)
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong box shot: Mario holds a key, Donkey Kong holds a Mini Mario.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong

age 8+

Fun but short puzzle game; a bit pricey.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch (2024)
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Final Fantasy VII box shot: Cloud, Zack, and Sephiroth stand under a twilight sky.
GAME

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

age 13+

Strong environmental themes in epic sequel.

Platforms: PlayStation 5 (2024)
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Alan Wake 2 poster: Alan Wake's bearded face, an FBI agent enters a forest below him.t
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Alan Wake 2

age 17+

Horror game sequel has way more gore and violence.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2023)
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Lies of P boxshot, featuring the robot/puppet Pinocchio wielding a saber and magical energy.
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Lies of P

age 15+

Fierce, bloody take on Pinocchio; not for kids.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2023)
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora box shot, featuring a Na'vi riding a birdlike creature.
GAME

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

age 13+

Action game based on film has powerful themes; violence.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2023)
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Persona 5 Tactica box shot featuring a collage of Japanese teen heroes.
GAME

Persona 5 Tactica

age 13+

Strategic spin-off with teen heroes; some blood & language.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2023)
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Super Mario RPG box shot, featuring Mario, Peach, Bowser, and other playable characters.
GAME

Super Mario RPG

age 8+

Remake of classic game blends nostalgia with modern play.

Platforms: Nintendo Switch (2023)
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