Games and Simulations- are they worth it?

I think that they can be worth it. There are a great deal of games available thata aren't worth it because they are simply drill and practice or point and shoot games. Some games require students to quickly do math problems to go through some sort of race, while this makes them go fast it does not necessarily equal fluency or accuracy. I think that tghere needs to be some sort of evaluation of all games before ou hsould allow studenst to use them for educational use.
Games and simulations can also be used in the sense that they provide technological fluency and help studenst become comfortable with computers. I also think that it is important to note that students should not pay too much, because they should focus on eeducational aspects also.