Japanese Learning Software...

I'd like a Japanese Learning Software that doesn't suck...

I tried that Rosetta Stone one but I really don't like it, they don't explain anything.

I also tried Power Japanese, it was decent. I'd like something with a little more interactivity and differents games to help you learn. Something fun that teach you the basics because I'm a total beginner at this and the hardest part of learning a language is always the beginning (I learned English as my second language, I'm French Canadian).

I know that I'm probably asking the impossible and that a software like this may not exist, but I could do with 2-3 differents software + some sites that have games on them and little programs.

BTW, any good online Japanese Dictionary? And any awesome translation site? I use Eudict, it's pretty good because it tells you the different meaning of the word instead of just having a dumb translation, but I'm sure there's better sites out there.


Thanks in advance.

http://tangorin.com - my favorite online dictionary.

I use this one ( http://www.mahou.org/Dict/ ) to look up the strokes of kanji though, because tangorin seems to be missing the vast majority of them. It looks awfully weabooish, but try to get past that.

 On that note, anyone else have a good site that they recommend for looking up the strokes of kanji?


And in respones to the OP, the best software for language learning that I've ever found is Anki. Definitely the best SRS program in existence, in my oh so humble opinion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anki