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WALL-E (Leapster Version)
- Leapster
- Price: $24.99
- Genre: Edutainment
Common Sense Media says
For young kids -- lots easier than console game.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this Leapster version of the WALL-E game will play on all Leapsters, including the new Leapster 2. Unlike the console version, this game's activities are all educational and can be played on three levels of difficulty.
What's it about?
If your child has fallen in love with WALL-E (and who hasn't?), WALL-E for the Leapster is the go-to game if your fan is between 4 to 7 years of age. The console version of the game is just too challenging for this young age. Kids help WALL-E find cool human gadgets by playing five educational games.
In one game, while kids star-gaze with WALL-E, they practice number identification, addition, and subtraction to find star patterns in the sky. Then they connect the stars to learn about famous constellations. In another activity, they will sort recycled garbage by tapping on groups of two or more same-colored trash cubes to clear a grid. Kids will also learn to mirror patterns in an activity about making pictures out of recycled garbage cubes. The remaining games focus on letter recognition, spelling skills, and planetary facts, and all can be played on three levels of difficulty. In addition, kids will learn facts about space and recycling as they play with WALL-E.
Is it any good?
These games are easy to play, and the educational content is age-appropriate. The visuals on this system do a great job of capturing the charming WALL-E, so kids will love watching his antics.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what it means to recycle and how to do it. WALL-E shares many facts about recycled goods -- can you remember any of them? Which activity is your favorite and why? Do you like playing with WALL-E or EVE more?
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Great for 4 and up
My 4 year old loves this game. He plays it for hours and he can now say his planets in order from the closet to the sun. Very educational and he has had it for a while and is not bored with it yet.
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Kid, 11 years old
May 20, 2011
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Brendad
@ Brendad: You mean the MOVIE?
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A good game for girls or boys.
Of the three games my then 4-year old son received last Christmas (Wall-E, Ratatouille and Cars), Ratatouille is the favourite, Wall-E gets played almost as often, and Cars not very often. Several of the Wall-E games get played, and overall, the purchase was not a disappointment.
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| Platforms: | Leapster |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Edutainment |
| Developer: | LeapFrog |
| Release date: | July 5, 2008 |
| Price: | $24.99 |
| ESRB rating: | NR |
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