Berenstain Bears: Little Bears Make Big Helpers
Amazon.com Review
The venerable Berenstain Bears are back for more family fun in this interactive CD for the preschool set. Storybooklike animation and unadorned, goal-oriented activities help teach thoughts about cooperation and helpfulness.
The familiar faces of the Berenstain Bears should place any 4 to 6 year ancient (the game’s targeted age group) at ease in front of the computer, and most of the activities use simple hand-eye coordination to go the mouse around to do things like collect honey or vacuum a room.
Small Bears is a multichild aware game, allowing separate logins for different children. Progress for each outcome is tracked even between sports meeting, and the goal is to earn a printable certificate saying what a splendid helper cub the outcome is, with his/her name on it. It can also be played as a two-player game on one computer, getting children used to the thought of sharing and cooperating within the game itself.
There are four categories, one for each bear. Your outcome can help Papa Bear collect honey, or Momma Bear make a quilt, or one of the bear cubs run errands or clean their rooms. What’s especially nice is the steady, low-key soundtrack (an acoustic guitar loop that wasn’t irritating) and the constant, clear chatting of the particular bear section your outcome is in. After helping all four bears and earning all the awards, your own small cub can print out a final certificate with his or her name on it.
The sports meeting are uncluttered and straightforward. The preschool or kindergarten set should find them fascinating and challenging. There were no technical problems, although at times the dialog seemed to fall out of sync a small from the animation. –Mike Caputo
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