Madagascar Kartz (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
common sense media says
Amiable movie tie-in racer offers chaotic fun and laughs.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this amusing racing game provides a relatively harmless way for young fans of the Madagascar movies (or Shrek or Monsters vs. Aliens) to enjoy playing with some favorite film characters. The humor in the game is far less coarse than that in the movies and the cartoonish violence -- which comes in the form of outrageous booby traps for opponents -- never rises to the level of even the mildest Tom & Jerry skit.
Educational value:
None.
Positive role models:
As in many racing game, the driving on display is not exactly safe. Racers are encouraged to sabotage opponents to get ahead.
Ease of play:
Play control is relatively simple on all systems, but exceptionally so on the Wii version, where steering is handled with mere tilts of the remote.
Violence & scariness:
Racers can impede one another's vehicles in cartoony ways, such as tossing beehives or spiders at them, leaving bombs on the road, or sending a giant shark chomping its way along the course. The team of penguins that drive one of the karts will sometimes slap one another across the face when they lose a race.
Language:
Racers occasionally goad and taunt one another, but not in any really malicious ways.
Consumerism:
Aside from the obvious tie to the Madagascar movies, characters and setting from other Dreamworks films (Shrek and Monsters vs. Aliens) are also featured. The Wii version can be bought along with a custom Madagascar steering wheel for the controller to fit into. The controller comes with Madagascar logo decals for decorating.
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labced501
parent of 8 year old
parent of 8 year old
Good to learn about video games
As a first game my 7yo took a little while to learn how to steer. But if every driver on the road was as good as she is after a few tries, we'd all be safer.
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GamingDaddy
parent of 6 and 9 year old
parent of 6 and 9 year old
A fun game for 5 and up
Really enjoying playing this with my son and daughter they are 5 and 7 years old and like the characters more than Mario Kart. The penguins are our favorite.
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SUPERMARIOROCK ...
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educator
It's a copy of Mario Kart.
Which means it's still fun. But nowhere near any Mario Kart game.
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