Wii Jump*Start – Escape From Adventure Island
November 25, 2009 by Cathi
Filed under 2009 Holiday Gift Guide, educational, electronics, games, kids, shopping
A few years ago we bought the Wii gaming system to entertain our grandchildren. We like games that challenge the kids physically and mentally and therefore are quite selective about the games we allow the kids to play.
Jump Start computer games have been teaching children the basics with numbers and the alphabet for years. Now there’s Wii Jump Start – Escape from Adventure Island. The game is educational, wholesome and entertaining and those are exactly the qualities we want in a game for our to grandchildren play.
The game begins with players flying over Adventure Island in a blimp. The blimp is caught up in a storm which makes it necessary for players to make an emergency landing on the Island. Now the blimp is broken and players need to earn sand dollars to trade for helium tanks to fix the blimp. With an “E” rating (for everyone) there isn’t any inappropriate language or violence.
As players race to collect the sand dollars, they’ll need to ward off the pesky fur balls known as Punk Punks and navigate 3D worlds both above and below the water. Along the way, players can practice over 150 math, reading and critical thinking skills—the fun way!
Using explorer skills and brain power ages 5-9 meet challenges and earn rewards as they solve problems and perfect their motor skills.
Our 6 and 9 year old grandsons love playing anything on Wii. Our 4 year old grand daughter…not so much. That’s interesting to us because at her age, the boys had aready established themselves in “their” gaming world.
The Princess is in pre-school and is learning the letters of the alphabet and her numbers. She’s learning to play Escape from Adventure Island and having a jolly good time. It simply delights me to see how well she’s doing with her reading and counting skills.
She also enjoyed the underwater fashion show where each player picks outfits to wear and models on the run way. Way too cute!!
The Jump Start Blog has all the current information on Escape From Adventure Island and other Jump Start games.
Jump Start – Escape From Adventure Island is available for purchase at Amazon.
I received a copy of Wii Jump Start – Escape from Adventure Island for my candid review.
Images are from the Jump Start website and Blog.
Check out other great gift ideas in the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide!
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