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By Christopher Healy
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Sometimes-confusing mix of "spooky" sports.
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Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day
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What's It About?
CASPER'S SCARE SCHOOL: SPOOKY SPORTS DAY offers ten different events, some of which are \"spooky\" takes on regular sports. For instance, while bouncing a soccer ball off of your head, you have to try to hit ghost targets. While running a race, you have to yell to \"scare\" cardboard cutouts of humans. There are others, like skateboarding, that seem pretty straightforward and are only \"creepy\" because monsters are performing the tricks.
Is It Any Good?
A collection of spooky sports mini-games set at a school for monsters sounds like a fun idea for a game, but Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day doesn't live up to the potential offered by that concept. Most of the games aren't very exciting, and several of them are poorly explained, leaving you to figure them out as you play. It's also extremely strange to have a collection of sports mini-games that's only playable as a solo, one-person game. A little competition might have gone a long way toward making this game more fun overall.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about school field days in real life. What sports are your favorites? Do you prefer team or individual sports?
Characters in the game can be seen sulking or smashing their fists in frustration. How can you be a good loser in real life? What would be better behavior on the winner's platform?
Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo DS , Nintendo DSi , Nintendo Wii
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Red Wagon Games
- Release date : November 20, 2010
- Genre : Mini-games
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : June 9, 2022
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