Common Sense Media Review
By Christopher Healy
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Challenging quiz game creates educational family fun.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 10+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Play
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Nat Geo Challenge: Wild Life
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
NAT GEO CHALLENGE: WILD LIFE offers game-show-esque quiz competition for brainy, science-loving groups. In the main quiz mode, you'll be challenged with very tough questions, accompanied by lovely National Geographic nature photos and videos. In the \"Quest\" mode, contestants will travel around the globe, watching videos and answering questions on what they've just seen. If you start out here, it will give you an edge in quiz mode, as you will have learned information you can use there. There are also a slew of unlockable jigsaw and sliding puzzles.
Is It Any Good?
Upon first playing Nat Geo Challenge: Wild Life, you will probably be impressed by the visual beauty of it all and the slick and sleek presentation, but you may also think, "Wow, these questions are tough!" Do you happen to already know the habitats of specific species of spiders? Or the diets of various whale species? However, when you realize that much of this info can be learned in the game's educational videos, you realize that this isn't just a you-know-it-or-you-don't quiz game, this is a learn-while-you-play quiz game. The more you play, the more you learn, and the better you get at these quizzes. Pretty smart.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the value of science. Why is it important to learn about our planet and the life forms upon it? How can this information benefit us?
This game is intended for group play. Do you like to play as a family? In a game like this, do adults have an edge over children? What can you do to help even the odds?
Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo Wii , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : D3Publisher of America
- Release date : November 16, 2010
- Genre : Party
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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