Fiete Cars
By Mieke VanderBorght,
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What’s It About?
Start play in FIETE CARS by choosing a premade track or starting a brand-new one with the choice of three backgrounds. Drive up, down, and all around the tracks already made to explore, catch some air, and collect stars. Change vehicle and/or driver at any point. Edit existing tracks or build new ones with the choice of 25 building blocks and effects such as speed ramps, ski jumps, water, or whoopee cushions. Track building can happen in all directions, and kids can zoom in and out to get a better view of the available space.
Is It Any Good?
A good number of options makes building fun but not overwhelming for little drivers. Fiete Cars has a bit less room to enjoy creations as compared with other build-your-own world games, but there's certainly enough to have fun with. And the relatively limited space makes Fiete Cars a good introduction to this kind of building game. The road options are silly and unique, and it's great that kids can build up and down in addition to left and right. While the two premade roads nicely showcase the different building options, there's still plenty of room for kids to edit and/or build their own from scratch. Forty vehicle and six driver options give kids opportunities for some good giggles. Thankfully, the free download offers a more than sufficient taste of what Fiete Cars is all about. Downsides are that sometimes it's hard to maneuver the vehicle in the exact way you want it, and it can take some practice to figure out how to place new road pieces correctly. And the stars kids collect as their vehicles fly through the air are unnecessary and seem like an afterthought that's not well connected with any other aspect of the game. But overall, it's a solid opportunity for kids to be creative and enjoy what they've made.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what kids create with Fiete Cars. Ask them which special features they like best and why. Do they like the speed ramps or the leisurely drives? The magic portals or the swimming pools? Find out about what inspires them.
Encourage kids to try out all the roadway options and think outside the box. Help them see how they can build up, down, and all around. Then try out the different vehicles and drivers to see if and how they perform differently.
Build racetracks and roadways offscreen, too. Take large pieces of paper to draw on, or use boxes, paper towel rolls, and other household items to build something 3D. Then check it out together and let the road test begin!
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Subjects: Science : engineering, Hobbies : building
- Skills: Creativity : making new creations, Self-Direction : set objectives, Tech Skills : digital creation
- Pricing structure: Free to try (limited content available with free download; $.99 in-app purchase unlocks all content)
- Release date: May 30, 2017
- Category: Education
- Topics: Cars and Trucks
- Publisher: Ahoiii Entertainment
- Version: 2.0.0
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 6.0 or later; Android varies with device
- Last updated: September 16, 2021
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