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Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge (Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)

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Fantastic nonviolent spy game, ties in to Disney's website.

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Parents need to know that Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge is a cute, nonviolent "secret agent" game for younger kids. But be aware that it is heavily tied in to the Club Penguin website, a social gaming community run by Disney. While this game can easily be enjoyed by kids who don't take part in -- or have even never heard of -- Club Penguin, the lure of extra coins, exclusive mini-games, and secret unlockable items may spark interest in the site.

Educational value: Analytical thinking and deductive reasoning are key skills needed to solve the game's puzzles.
Positive messages: Children are practically bombarded with positive messages in this game. Teamwork, helpfulness, logical thinking, selflessness, generosity, politeness -- all of these wonderful traits and more are emphasized in the games dialogue and in the missions themselves.
Positive role models: It's hard to find video game characters more polite, helpful, and well-meaning than these chubby little penguins.
Ease of play: The game is well-designed for its intended audience. Young kids should have no problem with the controls, and while the puzzles may challenge them, they're all ultimately solvable with the ample clues provided.
Violence & scariness: These birds may be secret agents, but there's not a weapon to be found in the game. There's no real violence at all. The villain mostly just breaks things and creates messes (off-screen). The worst thing kids will see is the cartoony aftermath of a science experiment gone awry (i.e., a professor penguin covered in soot).
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: The game has a direct connection to Disney's Club Penguin website. Coins you earn in the game can be uploaded to your Club Penguin web account and used to purchased items there. Kids will also get a secret code for a special item to unlock on the website. The game comes packaged with a flyer for Club Penguin books, toys, and other merchandise.
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Talk to your kids

  • Families can talk about the penguin avatar kids can create to represent themselves in the game. Even though your avatar is a penguin, do you feel it represents you? Why do you choose the colors, clothing, and accessories that you do?

  • Do you consider the penguins of the Elite Penguin Force to be real heroes? If you do, what does that make you feel about other games in which the characters must use violence to become heroes?

What's the story?

What's the story?

In CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE: HERBERT'S REVENGE, you play a member of the James Bond-like Elite Penguin Force who uses gadgets and brainwork to solve mysteries and stop the bad guys. The villain in question here is a grumpy polar bear named Herbert, who reappears after being thwarted in last year's Club Penguin DS game. Here, you'll travel from location to location around the snowcapped Club Penguin island, gathering clues, interviewing other penguins, solving puzzles, and fixing messes along the way. Eventually, you'll have to catch up to Herbert and banish him from Club Penguin once and for all.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge is just as marvelous as its predecessor. The mix of mystery and mini-games creates a wealth of variety; kids definitely will not get bored. Your ability to purchase new accessories and tweak your penguin's appearance is a fun element as well. But perhaps best of all, this game has a great story for young players to follow and be a part of. The overall mystery is a fun one -- and finding clues like a coded message on a chalkboard that tells you where to look next is pure joy for gadget-loving kids. Plus your remarkably polite and supportive penguin spies are alway ready to lend a hand to a bird in need, so there are plenty of side quests and mini-games along the way, like fixing broken machinery or cleaning up gloopy spills. Kids who are already hooked into the Club Penguin website will get everything they're looking for out of Herbert's Revenge, but more importantly, kids who have no prior experience with Club Penguin will get a great gaming experience also.

Online interaction: The game can connect to Disney's D-Gamer network which allows achievements to be unlocked and let's gamers chat with one another in a moderated setting.

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Game Details
Available on: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
Available online
Genre: Adventure
Developer: Disney Interactive
Released on: June 1, 2010
Price: 29.99
ESRB Rating: E for no descriptors
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This review was written by Christopher Healy
 
 

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tangled
teen, 14 years old
8
 
No, it was an OK game. What I really disliked about it was the first several missions. Do they look familiar if you've been on the Club Penguin website before? If not, they are exact copies of the missions on the website. This may be OK if you haven't played on the website before, but they are much harder than the new DS missions and you can tell. I already played all of these missions so I knew how to beat them (even if I had to use Youtube a couple times) but it was extremely boring and frustrating sitting through something I already did once. Once that was done though, the game was fine.
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stupid website
kid, 12 years old
7
 
the regular elite penguin force, too.
everybody should watch out for club penguin games if over 7!
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jamir1
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I think this game is awsome
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Nathan24
kid, 12 years old
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I love it becaus i have one online an it was very fun
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kaylaone1
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grat game
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Tiffany754
kid, 11 years old
6
 
LOVE IT
A-W-E-S-O-M-E! THIS GAME IS SO COOL ALL FANS OF CLUB PENGUIN NEED TO GET THIS RIGHT NOW
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Gopherit
teen, 14 years old
6
 
Great for all ages.
This game is great for anyone who loves to be a detective or just in general loves Club Penguin. It is sort of boring after you beat the game, but that's not the main point. It teaches some good things like to help out friends, go explore, and more. You can also transfer coins to your Club Penguin account if you have one using your DS and dress your penguin unlike the website were you must be a member.
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epcotfan23
kid, 12 years old
8
 
TOTALLY COOL
THIS GAME IS AWSOME WAY BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE THE MINIGAMES ARE COOL AND THE MISSIONS REQUIRE A LOT OF THINKING WHICH IS COOL SOME OF IT IS BASED ON THE MISSIONS ON CLUB PENGUIN* BUT I LOVE THIS GAME
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Meow314159
teen, 15 years old
7
 
A little hard....
This is a really awesome game, but I thought the only problem was that it was a little too hard. I couldn't figure out the puzzles near the end and I had to look up how to do them on the internet. So, it would have been nice if the puzzles were a bit easier because if I couldn't figure them out, and I was 12 when I played this, then I don't think a younger person would be able to either.
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Zoe Grace1
kid, 11 years old
8
 
Its A Good Game!!!
The "Scariness" is only Brief where the players need to stop herbert from flooding the island this almost succseddes but be warned However this game is kid friendly as a club penguin theme
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jsg15
kid, 9 years old
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it was really fun. iloved it it hope there will be a third. i am honest the only thing that is noticable it is not bad but there is a lot of consumerism
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my review on club penguin elite penguin force herberts revenge
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