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User Submitted LeapFrog® Leapster® Learning Game: Scholastic Math Missions ReviewsDate: 2009-01-02 Good game - but has a bug... Bottom line - we had to return this cartridge after a few days because it has a bug - at least in our cartridge and when played on our Leapster 2, the tangram (window allignment) game gets stuck and says not everything is covered (it happens in all three levels) - and from then on you can't play it, because it returns to that same stage. But other than that it's a good game, and we returned it with the hope of repurchasing it when Leapfrog fix the bug... The game has 4 assignments and 3 arcade games you can play with the money you earned on the assignments. In other reviews and in the leapfrog site I didn't see a mention of what the arcade games are, so here goes: 1) snake (25 cents) 2) flying a spaceship to rescue soldiers - you have limited fuel (which is used to boost you up - and then you can move to the sides as well) and you need to avoid crashing into the rocks - 50 cents. 3) castle something - in each level you are in a room with ladders and you have a limited time in which to get the key and open the door to exit the room, while collecting as many coins as you can to raise your score (there's a bonus for collecting all coins). As you progress you need to collect boots that help you jump higher, avoid guards, ride a flying step, etc (we had to return the game before I found out what the etc. is...) I am an adult, so I have played snake too much in the past to enjoy it, but I recall that I used to enjoy it when it was the only thing to play on the cellphone. The other two are fun, but I can't tell you how many levels they have, since, as I mentioned, we returned the game. As for the assignments: (1) The window tangram game that gets stuck (2) A fish weighing game (e.g. put the right combination of fish so their weights add up to 3 x 4) (3) A candy box game where you need to find the right combination of candies the customer is interested in (mastermind/bulls and cows - in the first level the location of the candy doesn't matter) (4) The sale tagging game in which you need to tag with a sales tag items that describe the chosen number (e.g. 5 -> five, 2+3, 6-1, odd,...) - the items are on a moving conveyor belt so you need to decide fast. All the games are pretty good - only the fish weighing game is a little too boring - it's probably the one that teaches the most math, but it lacks the fun aspect, like the speed factor of the tagging game (the other two are real games) - it's a little too close to being a regular math question. All in all - if it wasn't for the bug - we'd keep the game, and I'd play it (my daughter is not 4 yet - and can basically only play the tangram assignment independently - but she didn't mind playing the others and just asked for help). Date: 2008-10-08 great game my 5 year old son loves this game. he picked every other game for himself (and never looked interested in this one) before i finally got him this as a gift. now he adores it and it continues to be challenging for him, as the levels get harder as his skills get better. wonderful! Date: 2008-08-30 Favorite in our house My 5.5 year old loves this game--he can't get enough of it. In general, our experience with the leapster has been great--my son has learned a lot and it provides a lot of entertainment for the money. We have ~8 cartridges and this one is currently his favorite. Date: 2008-05-18 Great learning game..and fun! We use this game along with the leapster TV. My daughter started using it at age 5, and she's now 6 and this is still her favorite game to play. When she was 5, she needed a little help with some of the math...I expected that since the game is rated ages 6-9. But, she is now finishing kindergarten and can play the games on her own. She loves playing the math games and "earning" money that she can then use to play the little arcade games. Truthfully, she doesn't play the arcade games very much, because she loves seeing her "dollar" amount increase and loves the math games. She doesn't seem to want to spend her "money" on the arcade games! I think this is great because it also teaches her about money and saving. I can't find a single thing wrong with this game...by far one of the most educational leapster games available. Date: 2008-01-08 She loves it We got this cartridge for Christmas for my 6 year old daughter. She loves it. In fact, my older kids love it too. They compete to see who can get the most money saved up, and get their name on the high score list in the arcade. This was our first LeapPad purchase. We will definately get more.
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