Parents' Guide to

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

By Jonathan H. Liu, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

Clever, classic PC game a mix of fun and problem solving.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Kids' Games
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 3+

Based on 1 parent review

NimbusGames
NimbusGames Adult
January 6, 2012
age 3+

BEST IN GENRE for Quality, Safety and Value.

This award winning game is wonderful for children with adorable characters and rich colorful environments.. It helps develop problem solving and crtical thinking skills.With over 25,000 frames of animation, 3 hours of audio including over an hour of talking characters you won't find another game that comes close to the quality and quantity of content. This is honestly BEST IN GENRE for Quality, Safety and Value.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
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What’s It About?

Putt-Putt is a little blue cartoon car who needs to find the missing baby animals before the zoo can open. This app combines a cartoon storyline, problem-solving, and preschool skills for an entertaining experience. Kids guide Putt-Putt through the zoo and talk to the creatures they encounter, collecting objects that might come in handy later -- and do -- for rescuing the baby animals. Putt-Putt thinks aloud to guide kids in which objects may help, though the problems are still challenging enough that parents may need to help.

Is It Any Good?

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Kids say (6):

PUTT-PUTT SAVES THE ZOO brings the classic PC game to iOS devices, and it works like a charm. Putt-Putt is a cute purple car who travels around with his pet puppy. When he goes to the opening of the Cartown Zoo, Outback Al tells him that the zoo can't open because several of the baby animals are missing. It's up to Putt-Putt (and the player) to find the animals and figure out how to rescue them.

The app is easy to use, and the animation is cute and clever and feels like watching a cartoon. There are plenty of things to tap on throughout the game just for fun, but there's also an overarching story to be solved. Younger kids may need help figuring out some of the trickier puzzles, but they'll have a lot of fun exploring the zoo with Putt-Putt.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about animals in the zoo. How do zoos help people understand animals?

  • What if zoo animals could talk? What do you think they might say?

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