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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Full Review Hints and Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

This is one of the best games ever made, but it does have a dark theme with a disturbing villain, a few permanent NPC deaths, and a small amount of non-graphic sex, so it's really not appropriate for a younger kid. Teenagers, though, should have a blast with this.

Planescape Torment Full Review Hints and Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

I'd be thinking about this one for an older teen, mostly--there's a lot of unsettling violence in this game, a lot of Gothic brooding, and a lot of philosophical verbiage. Basically, if a kid is allowed to go see "The Matrix," this will be a good game for him or her.

Wizardry 8 Full Review Hints and Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

This game isn't as innovative or interesting as the previous two, but the graphics and combat sequences are better and it's a little faster-paced. The puzzles are challenging but not too difficult, and there aren't a lot of bugs to be navigated. There is one non-graphic sex scene near the end of the game.

Might and Magic IX Full Review Hints and Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

Personally, I didn't really like this game. I thought it was rather dull, and I didn't like the interface. However, that doesn't mean your teenager couldn't have a lot of fun playing it--MM9 certainly does have lots of quests, puzzles, and fun character development, and the graphics are pretty good. And really, it's better than Might and Magic II, which I played for hours on end when I was a teenager. So I'm ignoring my own bias against it and including it here. (-:

The Longest Journey Full Review Hints and Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

This is an absorbing graphic-adventure game with a real sense of wonder about it; the protagonist is a tough and extremely realistic young woman, and the story is wonderfully original. The language and urban environment are gritty (this game uses just about every rude or obscene word in the English language) but otherwise there's nothing objectionable about it. Like any graphic adventure game, it is a bit slow-paced and light on action, but any teen who already likes CRPGs and adventure games should enjoy this. I sure wish we'd had games like this when I was a teenager.

Physikus Full Review Physikus Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

Purely on its merits as an adventure game, Physikus is adequate but not especially exciting. This game comes with an intriguing twist, however: it's educational. Aimed at kids 10-15, Physikus teaches real-world physics through a series of science-fiction puzzles. If you have a teenager who loves science--or one who struggles in science and could use a little extra help in a format that may not seem as hopelessly dorky as most educational software----this could be just the game for you.

Chemicus Full Review Chemicus Walkthrough Buy This Game (Amazon affiliate link)

The sequel to Physicus, Chemicus is in the same mold, though its in-game science tutorial isn't quite as excellent as the one in Physicus. A kid who enjoys one of these games is likely to also enjoy the other, and hey, they're educational. If your teenager enjoys science, math puzzles, or the graphic-adventure genre in general, this game might make a good present.

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