# Recommend a (somewhat) educational PS2 game for a 10 YO Boy **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 21, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-somewhat-educational-ps2-game-for-a-10-yo-boy/442159 "2008-03-21T00:03:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-somewhat-educational-ps2-game-for-a-10-yo-boy/442159/1 "2008-03-21T00:03:49Z")
Can anyone recommend a somewhat educational PS2 game for my girlfriend’s nephew? He is 10 years old, into LOTR, not so much into sports. He has Guitar Hero II, but I don’t think he plays it enough to be interested in GHIII. Thats all you have to go on. Ready…GO! Thanks, Pash ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-somewhat-educational-ps2-game-for-a-10-yo-boy/442159/2 "2008-03-21T00:20:59Z")
If you’d like to introduce him to the culture gap between the US and Japan, try Katamari Damacy. It’s also a blast. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-somewhat-educational-ps2-game-for-a-10-yo-boy/442159/3 "2008-03-21T01:39:50Z")
Edge-u-case-on-al? On the PS2? Surely you must be joking. Honestly, take him to the game store, give him a 20 and tell him to pick what he wants (just make sure it’s not rated M For Mature). With that little to go on you may as well just be groping blindly. ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-somewhat-educational-ps2-game-for-a-10-yo-boy/442159/4 "2008-03-21T14:03:45Z")
Though not educational, Lego Star Wars is fun for all ages. There are also LotR games based on the movies that he might enjoy. Does he like racing games? Flat Out would definitely appeal to a 10 year old. It’s a demolition style racer but drivers can be ejected from the cars, without gore, so it’s a judgment call based on what his parents allow him to play. Without more to go on, it’s hard to say much more. Edit: I’d second **Justin Bailey** ’s suggestion. We gamers are notoriously hard to buy for if you’re trying to surprise us. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-somewhat-educational-ps2-game-for-a-10-yo-boy/442159/5 "2008-03-21T16:19:20Z")
Unless you want to go the inadvisable route and buy him one that topless biking game: every ten year old likes bikes. 😃