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By Christy Matte
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Join the circus and learn with familiar animal friends.
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VTech InnoTab Software - Madagascar 3
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What's It About?
VTECH INNOTAB SOFTWARE - MADAGASCAR 3 follows familiar animal friends Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria as they try to make it back to New York. They catch the eye of animal control specialist, Captain Chantel DuBois, who tries to catch them to add to her collection. The animals hide out in a circus, which is where most of the games take place. Kids will use the motion sensor to dodge cars as they outrun DuBois, help the animals learn the flying trapeze, pack up circus gear, and shoot animals from a canon, all while practicing graphing, arithmetic, spelling, and making comparisons. Creative activities include decorating circus posters, playing music in a band, and taking Madagascar 3-themed photos. The cartridge includes an interactive eBook, three learning games, and a few creative activities.
Is It Any Good?
VTech InnoTab Software - Madagascar 3 has some clever learning activities that mesh perfectly with the circus plotline. Kids will enjoy the circus theme that is carried throughout. Many of the games are such that kids will enjoy playing them over and over. There is also a fun creative activity that invites kids to help design a circus poster by coloring (a hat, ball, etc.) and using an already existing pattern or creating one of their own. (It's unfortunate that there are only two posters to choose from.)
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why this game is based on a movie. Did you want to play it because you saw the movie? If you haven't seen the movie, do you want to after playing this game?
What other learning games have you played and liked?
What parts of the story could be real? What parts are pretend?
Game Details
- Platforms : InnoTab , InnoTab 2
- Subjects : Math : arithmetic , numbers , Language & Reading : letter or word recognition , reading , spelling , Arts : music , rhythm
- Skills : Creativity : imagination , Thinking & Reasoning : logic
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : VTech Electronics
- Release date : October 1, 2012
- Genre : Edutainment
- Topics : Adventures , Friendship , Numbers and Letters , Animals ( Wild Animals )
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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