My Baby First Steps for Wii

Ever since Kaila was born, my girls have been obsessed with dolls and pretending that they’re the Mommy. That’s why My Baby First Steps was the perfect Wii game for Kacie to review.

GAME DESCRIPTION

Your baby has grown so fast! Can you believe that a year has already gone by? Take care of your baby from their 1st birthday until they’re 3 years old. Your baby will discover its entire environment and learn from it, they’ll walk, babble and speak, try to catch every object they can, and put everything in their mouth… Your baby will be the apple of your eye!

OUR REVIEW

When you first begin this game, you need to make decisions on gender, name, and race. Or if you prefer you can have your baby be a total surprise. Kacie decided that she wanted her baby to be a surprise . . . just like in real life. She ended up with a little brown-haired girl which she named Rose.

The cool thing about this game is that you really have to interact with your baby or else you’ll have a very unhappy child on your hands. This means feeding, clothing, cuddling, entertaining, and bathing. Your child can then keep track of her baby’s development in The Progress Book. There are no mini-games or opportunities to unlock features like other games. You basically take care of your child and watch her grow. I think this was a good thing because it helped Kacie focus on what’s important . . . taking care of her baby.

What I really liked about My Baby First Step is how realistic all the functions of the game are. If you don’t take care of your baby, she’ll start fidgeting and crying. It gave Kacie a sense of how busy a Mommy’s life is and made her more sympathetic to what I go through on a daily basis. Maybe now I’ll get a little more help from her.

Purchase your copy at Amazon.com for $29.99.

This post was written for South Peak Games who provided the game for review. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary product.

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