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Software and Games : Software Categories : Children's Fun & Learning : Characters & Brands : Mattel
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While it can't be considered educational or particularly redeeming (the babies' grammatical errors are amusing, but atrocious), there are few games that are as utterly addictive. This game is terrific, borrowing from adult-oriented games to include lengthy movie-like introductions for each mystery.Kids get to play various games to win candy bars to be used as bribes for schoolyard informants. The games are simple enough, although the decision to use the arrow keys--rather than the mouse--means that this is a game that requires good keyboard coordination. (Children younger than six will most likely be frustrated.) There's nothing informative and no lessons to be learned in this game, it's just pure entertainment--which is why it's likely to be a household favourite.
The scenarios are witty and fun, with a little bit of bathroom humour that will crack kids up. Detective Tommy is searching for the "poop-atrator", who is going to be sent to the "big house" (Mom and Dad's) for the "biggest time-out ever". The wordplay in this game, as in the TV series and movie, will make kids laugh, but more than that, the structure of the game itself is sound. A truly immersive experience, the well-crafted animation makes this one of the best games we've seen. The creative team behind Rugrats Mystery Adventure clearly knew what they were doing.
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If your child loved Barbie Fashion Designer, this upgrade will be a definite hit. Running along similar themes, it allows children to choose outfits for their real and virtual Barbie (and friends) dolls. Once the doll has been chosen, the next decision to make is where they're going ... shopping, office, beach, and so on. Then the serious work begins-assembly in the dressing room.Once an outfit has been assembled and accessorised, it can be viewed on-screen, modelled by Barbie, or it can be printed out on fabric paper, meaning kids can make real clothes for their doll. (All necessary assembly items are included, even the now iconic Barbie shoes).
Teaching your children to be creative, Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer doesn't really develop beyond its obvious function of dressing dolls, but it does teach children to follow instructions, and the upgrades give them more to go at than before. A definite improvement, and perfect for ensuring though Barbie may have nowhere to go, she will always be dressed up! --Lucie Naylor
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Got anyone in your house fascinated with construction work? Here's a chance to operate those exciting giant machines--and save the day while doing so! After customising your hard hat (safety first!), head off to the training yard where you've got your pick of six different big machines, from Excavator to a Lexion Combine. You can practise here as long as you like (we found the forestry swing machine the trickiest, for example).With simple-to-use controllers, most infants won't find the movements problematic. After you've completed training, the real fun begins--click on the job board to receive your first assignment. As you complete each job, they get more complex--complete several to fulfil a bigger mission like "feeding a nation" or "preventing a natural disaster"!
The graphics do a great job of showing what shiny-clean big machines look like. Realistic construction vehicles coupled with the chance to save the world ensure that children will enjoy this software. As an added bonus, you'll finally know all the right names to call each type of machine when you pass them at a real construction site! --Jill Lightner
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Become a member of Team Barbie and search the Inn at Lighthouse Cove for clues to solve the mystery of the hidden jewellery. Live the jet-set life along the way--hang glide, chase your main suspects on speedboats and off-road vehicles, and much more.If you played the first Barbie game and got frustrated, then do not despair: the navigation and controls in the new version are easier. They are still far from perfect, however, and little ones may get frustrated as they bump their way around the beach and hotel obstacles and fall off the edge of the screen. But though the five- and six-year-olds may need more help than older Barbie fans, their experience in the pink world will aid mouse control and keyboard familiarity, as well as starting to develop logic and strategy skills, and elementary gameplay.
The great graphics and fun sound effects add to the overall atmosphere and the multi-player option means friends can get in on the act. And as if that weren't enough fun for one day, there's also a print function allowing youngsters to produce postcards to record their exciting adventures. A definite hit for Barbie fans everywhere. --Sophie Lowe
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