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This holiday season make sure the younger gamer in your life is playing something totally fun, but also appropriate!
Jeff Bakalar
Jeff is CNET Editor at Large and a host for CNET video. He's regularly featured on CBS and CBSN. He founded the site's longest-running podcast, The 404 Show, which ran for 10 years. He's currently featured on Giant Bomb's Giant Beastcast podcast and has an unhealthy obsession with ice hockey and pinball.
The sequel to the fantastic Rayman Origins platformer is here and will surely give younger gamers a challenge. Best of all, Legends is great for adults, too, so co-op play is a must for the family room.
The Puppeteer is a beautifully designed platformer that takes place on a dynamic theater stage. Cleverly built and a blast to play, it should keep your young gamer busy for hours.
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