Parents' Guide to Booeys: A Ghost's Code

BOOEYS: A GHOST'S CODE teams kids up with helper ghosts called Booeys to encourage creeper-style characters called the Lost to go toward the light, so to speak. The goal? Get the Lost to the portal where they will rise up to the sky in a wispy Lost cloud. It starts out easy enough: Booeys can take over Lost bodies and move them around. But soon enough, we realize that sometimes things are too complex for such a basic solution. The Lost are drawn to light, and it's not always the light they should be seeking. Fire, water, boulders, and more are all perils the Lost face on their way to their final resting place. Booeys have their hands full helping the Lost navigate these obstacles with an increasingly complex set of rules. Each level is a new puzzle, and kids must direct the Booeys on a predesigned path that will save the level's Lost. Then they press Play and hope for the best. If they succeed, the Lost reach the portal and depart the world. If they fail, the Lost are drowned, turned to ash, splatted on the ground, or otherwise, well ... lost. But have no fear! Kids can change the Booey's path over and over until they get it right. Hints are available, but they are few and far between. In between levels, the spirited Booeys engage in some banter with the player. Frequently, Booeys send kids off to the sponsoring website to "get more information," which typically translates into giving contact information.