I bought this game for my 8 year old, she begged me for this mario party ds game and I finally gave in and she loves it, it has so much to do on it and her and my 12 year old love playing it and even me at times, I would definetly recommend this game to and parent for their child, it has so much to do that it's good for all ages ranging from about 5 and up... I love all mario games but this one is one of the best.