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By Erin Wilkey Oh
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Kids practice multiplication at own pace in arcade-like app.
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SaveTheSushi
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What's It About?
Kids choose between two modes of play, campaign or arcade, and set the level at easy, medium, or hard. In both modes, kids see a number at the top of the screen and must tap on its multiples as numbers pass by on the heads of characters. Campaign mode has ten increasingly challenging stages. Arcade mode gives kids a time limit within which to beat their best scores. Before each round of play, a text-only tutorial screen briefly reminds kids of the basics of gameplay. Kids can also compete against friends taking turns on the same device.
Is It Any Good?
In SAVETHESUSHI, kids join the Yogome Squad to save the Golden Sushi from Evil Queen Ignorantia. With fun music, arcade-like sound effects, and cool graphics, this app will definitely catch kids' attention. The gameplay options and design make it possible for kids to practice at their own pace. And the gameplay is great for strengthening both multiplication and division skills because kids must think in reverse as they decide which numbers are multiples.
Campaign stages and high scores are great motivators for players to do better; however, there is no explanation for how to earn the badges, making them feel like empty rewards. Kids can choose their own avatars (Yogotars), but might be disappointed at the lack of diversity in the options. Despite these minor complaints, SaveTheSushi offers kids a fun way to practice math skills.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
If your kids are struggling with SaveTheSushi, take a moment to review multiplication with them and explain the concept of multiples. Use groups of coins to illustrate the idea of multiples in a concrete way.
Allow kids to check out math websites like Cyberchase or StudyJams!
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Math : division , multiplication
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : problem solving
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : May 3, 2012
- Genre : Educational Games
- Publisher : Yogome
- Version : 1.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.3 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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