Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell

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Fly, help others, and gossip with Tinker Bell.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that the game ties into the Disney Fairies franchise, which also includes a movie and the recently launched Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow online virtual world. Players can use codes found in the game to unlock items in the virtual world. The game also supports Disney's DGamer online features, which let players unlock costumes and achievements. Tinker Bell can "gossip" with other fairies. While gossipping in real life is usually considered negative, the kinds of rumors exchanged here are generally harmless, like observations about fashion trends, and hints about who to visit next.

  • Tinker Bell helps the other fairies in a variety of tasks. Kids can start fashion trends by designing clothes and giving them to fairies, who might then start wearing them. Tinker Bell "gossips" with other fairies, but there's nothing mean-spirited about it.
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  • The game is part of a franchise that includes the Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell movie and Disney Fairies: Pixie Hollow virtual world.

What's it about?

Disney Fairies is an entertainment franchise of films, games, merchandise and an online virtual world that centers on Tinker Bell, her fairy friends, and the magical world of Pixie Hollow. In DISNEY FAIRIES: TINKER BELL, kids get to play as Tinker Bell as she plays mini-games, makes friends, and trades gifts with fairy friends including Fawn, Iridessa, Rosetta and Silvermist.

Tinker Bell's most important task is to help the fairies change season through Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter by running errands and bringing them items. She can do favors for other fairies and play mini-games such as collecting dew drops and spinning thread. Also, because Tinker Bell's a "tinkering" fairy, she has the ability to repair items in her workshop, where you can do things like use the stylus to polish items and patch up cracks or blow into the DS microphone to clear away cobwebs. As her skills improve, Tinker Bell can make more complex repairs, and even fashion her own accessories.


Is it any good?

 

Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell uses a real-time clock similar to games like Animal Crossing or Virtual Villagers, which means that Pixie Hollow's appearance changes depending on the time of day. Players can move Tinker Bell around Pixie Hollow using a fun control scheme where you tap and drag the stylus on the screen to make her fly around. You'll earn medals for completing tasks that can be used to shop for hundreds of items and outfits. You can also design your own outfits using different colored stamps. Another important part of the game is making friends with other fairies. If fairies like you, they'll give you nicer gifts and may even start to copy your sense of fashion.

Pixie Hollow can be confusing to navigate until you get accustomed to where everything is, and the game's plot isn't much more than the never-ending cycle of seasons, but Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell is a fun game if you take it for what it is: a collection of mini-games, tasks, and outfits that lets fans interact with familiar characters.


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about the different types of fairies and the jobs that each of them have. What kind of fairy would you enjoy being? Have you ever heard or started a rumor? Was it helpful or hurtful?


This review was written by Erin Bell
Adult
December 3, 2008
 
tink tink

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Parent of 7 and 8 year old
December 28, 2010
 
perfect for 8 years children not for TWEENS to easy for them.
My Grand Children Love the Game

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Kid, 12 years old
April 17, 2010
 
for little kids the age 7 and up
I love this game

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Kid, 12 years old
October 18, 2010
 
i think that it is a good game

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This review was written by Erin Bell
Topics:princesses and fairies
Available online?Not available online
Genre:Action/Adventure
Developer:Disney Interactive
Release date:October 28, 2008
Price:$29.99
ESRB rating:E for (No Descriptors)

This review was written by Erin Bell

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