Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures (Windows)
common sense media says
Claymation duo sometimes land in tweeny humor puzzles.
parents & educators say
- 33% say there are positive role models
- 33% say there are positive messages
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures has cute characters and slapstick comedy that will appeal to kids as young as 4 or 5, but that the writing is aimed at an older audience -- with many jokes that seem squarely aimed at adults. Some of the situations -- while all G-rated -- may be deemed inappropriate for younger children (such as Wallace trying to swipe a teabag from a woman's bosom). Also, the game is very British, and the hearty helpings of slang could confuse children. That being said, if your children already know Wallace & Gromit from their films, they'll probably be able to handle this game as well. Parents should also be aware, though, that this game is made up of four episodes, which were each available previously in downloadable form; this disc just collects all four for the first time (and allows you to get them all for half the price of buying them individually).
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Positive role models:
Wallace often does the right thing, but when he does, it's usually purely by accident -- or because Gromit pointed him in the right direction. And it's Gromit -- loyal, intelligent, humble, ready-for-anything Gromit, who is the true role model in this story.
Ease of play:
There are many places where a player can be stumped, but the game is prepared for that. If you go too long without making the right moves to progress the story, you'll begin to get hints. The hints are ingeniously planted into the dialogue, so they never seem forced. And they get more and more explicit, the more stuck you are.
Violence:
Comedic slapstick violence occurs here and there in the stories. Blobs of porridge are shot at giant bees, scoops of ice cream are shot at a villain (these food items are shot from machines intended to serve the food), people are buried up to their necks in sand, kidnapped dogs are forced to turn a giant wheel, chickens peck at a villain, people fall from a hot air balloon (and are unhurt), evil dogs are sucked down a drain (and emerge unhurt), and several people or animals take stumbling falls.
Sex:
In one scene, a teabag that Wallace needs falls onto his female neighbors bosom without her realizing it. There is a very awkward exchange as Wallace is too nervous to mention the teabag and where it is. Part of solving the puzzle requires Wallace to find a way to get the woman to bend over and thereby let the teabag fall off on its own.
Language:
An eccentric old British army major uses the words, "hell" and "damnedest" -- one usage each. A bully character insults several other characters (without profanity); one particularly vile incident has his calling an older woman fat and batty. (Note: The bully gets his comeuppance.) There is also a bickering couple, who can often sound quite mean to one another in what they yell back and forth, but who always end up showing that they really love one another in the end (whether that's good or bad is a matter of opinion).
Consumerism:
There are references to events that occur in the animated Wallace & Gromit films.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
The old army major holds an unlit pipe at one point.
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Based on 3 parent & educator reviews:
- 33% say there are positive role models
- 33% say there are positive messages
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samum24
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
commons sense
you mony becase i doo
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Amirshaw
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adult
Perfect for everyone
This game is great, really good fun and won't encourage any real life violence. Won't even cost a thing to get the game if you did what i did, I signed up at this link gifts4points*/home?ref=amirshaw and did a few surveys and got the game free, but overall this game is great.
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DadOfCandR
parent of 4 and 7 year old
parent of 4 and 7 year old
Great for younger kids if played with an adult
My 6 y.o. son and I have had a great time playing this together. Basically I operate the keyboard and mouse and we figure out how to solve the puzzles together. It's funny, clever, challenging at times, but it's overall great fun and been a nice activity for the two of us to do together for 30 min in the evenings. Between the accents and the "Briticisms" it's sometimes a little hard to follow the dialogue, but it gets easier with time.
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