6. Rock Band 2- EA; Xbox 360
I was leery about adding this one but Ashley was determined -- plus we do play this a lot -- a whole lot. Ashley sings and to hear her wail away on Rebel Girl while I play fake guitar is something I will never, ever forget. If your kids love music you absolutely owe it to yourself to play Rock Band with them.
The word from Ashley: I love this game because I like singing some of the songs like Lump and Rebel Girl and That's What You Get and I also like buying new clothes for my character. My singer's name is Teaka and she has a fire tattoo on her belly, some nose rings and bright pink lipstick. (Good lord what have I done...)
5. LEGO Star Wars/Indy/Batman - Lucasarts; Xbox 360/Wii
When it comes to co-op gaming with your kid, nothing, and I mean nothing beats the LEGO games -- be it Star Wars, Indy or Batman (we prefer Star Wars) there's nothing better when you want to play a game with your little gamer. The fact that these games are brilliant on their own merit is just icing.
The word from Ashley: The Star Wars game is one of my favorite games because I can play with my dad and you never really die. I hate games that make you die a lot and start over again. Dad likes to find the coins but I just like whacking people with lightsabers. (For those scoring at home I have raised a fire tattoo loving Spider-man worshipping Dark Jedi who cooks a mean burger. Dad of the year. That's me.)
