Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Good looking but rather hollow adventure game.
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Adventure Time - Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess
What's It About?
Players attempt to save three princesses by solving a series of connected, but very rudimentary, puzzles. This is largely done by retrieving an item from one screen (or from a character on that screen) and delivering it to another screen. You'll travel to different lands to save the royalty, but the puzzles are largely the same. It's a nod to old-school point-and-click games, but it's one that lacks any difficulty curve.
Is It Any Good?
While Adventure Time - Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess certainly will thrill fans of the popular Cartoon Network program, it aims a little too low as it reaches for a broad audience. The puzzles are incredibly simple, and that makes the game a short one -- with no replayability.
Granted, it's not all bad. The voice acting is terrific for the characters that have voices. (Many only speak in captions.) And there's a sense of nostalgia that kicks in for a while as you enjoy the point-and-click puzzle solving. But ultimately, it's not enough -- even for an app with a low $.99 price tag.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Take turns asking and solving riddles with kids. Ask them to explain how they arrived at their answers, and explain yours as well.
Encourage kids to read mystery books that showcase how deductive reasoning can be used to solve puzzles in a non-cartoon environment.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : problem solving , solving puzzles , thinking critically
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- Release date : June 7, 2012
- Genre : Adventure Games
- Topics : Adventures
- Publisher : Cartoon Network
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.1 or later
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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