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By Christopher Healy
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Adorable but short musical adventure for the youngest kids.
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Fairyland: Melody Magic
What's It About?
In FAIRYLAND: MELODY MAGIC, a wicked witch who hates music casts a spell on the kingdom of the Fairy of Music. The fairies call upon a helpful princess to join them in convincing the witch that music if good and that she should break her curse. Gameplay involves rhythmic tapping with a special magic wand stylus (included) and singing into the DS microphone.
Is It Any Good?
Fairyland: Melody Magic is incredibly sweet and has some very cute animation. There's not a whole lot to the game, but what there is should delight preschoolers who long to play "big kid" games on an older sibling's DS. The brevity of the adventure is the game's main flaw, so in order to feel like you're getting your money's worth, choose this game for children who like to replay games. That may not be a problem, though, as we are talking about preschoolers -- the same people who are not only willing, but eager to watch the same Dora the Explorer DVD thirty times in a row.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the power of music. Why is it so important to the fairies to keep music alive in their kingdom?
They can also discuss the benefits of taking diplomatic routes when dealing with a problem? Ask children if the fairies should have fought the witch in order to break her evil spell? Why was trying to change her mind about music a better solution?
Game Details
- Platform : Nintendo DS
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : UbiSoft
- Release date : November 17, 2009
- Genre : Girl
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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