2nd place - All consoles: Skylanders Superchargers (ACTIVISION)

Here’s what the kids’ jury says: “Skylanders Superchargers” should win because sometimes you just have to go on a shooting spree—especially when the Skylanders are in grave danger. That’s because the villain Kaos has unveiled his powerful weapon and attacked the Skylanders. We fight all kinds of enemies and race super-fast cars. Before we can defeat Kaos, we have to fight our way through first. Sometimes we didn’t even know which way to go. Still, we solved lots of puzzles, had fun with the mini-games, and collected coins. The races were the most fun. And the shooting. All the Skylanders figures look really cool, and we don’t want to part with them anymore. And switching characters is really fast. We don’t think it’s good, though, that kids have to spend a lot of money to play “Skylanders” 100 percent. Still, it’s one of the best action games in the world.