V Tech - V.Smile Smartridge Bob the Builder
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: V TechBrand: VTech
Release Date: 2006-06-12
Model: 80-92300
Product features:
- Bob the Builder engages child in learning adventures
- Learning Zone games teach letters, numbers, colors, counting, patterns and shapes
- Smartridge educational game works with V. Smile? TV Learning System and the portable V. Smile Pocket
- 3-5 years
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Toys and Games Reviews of V Tech - V.Smile Smartridge Bob the Builder
Customer Review: lack of instruction for what the child is suppose to do & poor graphics making the goal objects hard to see
Summary: 3 Stars
Well, I'll start by saying I have my Master of Elementary Education and I am myself a gamer so I am more picky about things than others might be. One thing I don't like about the entire system and all the games is that they are designed so that the screen 'bounces' the whole time your child plays. This is trying on the eyes. That aside, some games are better than others. The graphics are too small on this game and blend in with the background.
Also, there is no game play instruction for the child in any of these games, so you have to figure out which objects are 'good' or 'bad'. For example, in this game, falling books are 'bad', and so is running into the blue cat, which causes you to loose life points. My son wanted to have his character play with the blue cat that is normally part of the stories.
I really expect better overall design and thought about how a child plays a game, and more instruction to the child is needed. Since this was my son's first system, I'd hoped they would provide pointers to him on what to do. In the VSmile ELMO game, one of the internal games gives some direction on what to do (such as: "hit the colored buttons to ...."), but I haven't seen that on this one yet.
Honestly, he was almost as ready to play on the grown-ups Wii bowling game and needed about the same level of assistance from us. When I was a girl, I played Mario Brothers. Perhaps my memory is off, but I thought the graphics back then were a bit better (or at least the same) in terms of contrast between objects internal to the game and it wasn't as hard for me to figure out how to play the game (how to move and what the goals were).
At one point in this game, Bob climbs up on a roof to find missing cutouts while trying to aviod roof pieces of the same tan/yellow color and pattern from falling on his head. Given that the cause of the roof holes is someone kicking brown boulders into the roof, it would have been better to have those as the hazard. They would have been easier to see. As it is, the little squares that fall and look just like the roof Bob is trying to fix blend in too much with the roof so my son doesn't see them coming.
I'll add one other comment: We bought the second joystick hoping that my son's younger sister would one day play with him. The games do not easily guide you or your child through how to select options such as "two player". In addition to that, I would love to see the games have a two player version that allows one player to play on the easy level and one player to play on the harder level. Smart programing would allow for this since many families are like ours and have several kids of different ages that could play the same game, just with minor differences. Failing that, it would be nice just to be able to toggle between the easy and hard settings more easily.
Description of V Tech - V.Smile Smartridge Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder is always willing to lend a hand in town. Today Bob is having a very busy day and needs help completing his tasks. Help him by using your brain-building skills such as problem-solving and logic, and then you'll see why Bob's assistance is always in such great demand. For use with all V.Smile Learning Systems (sold separately).Young fans of the perennially popular Bob the Builder series will enjoy this entertaining cartridge compatible with the V Smile system. In fact, they?ll probably have so much fun playing the various games and activities put forth by Bob and his pals that they won?t even realize that they?re learning about letters, colors, shapes, and counting. We appreciated how many different characters from the Bob series were involved as well as the non-competitive nature of the games. When the incorrect answer is selected, the blow is cushioned with enough encouragement to keep most kids happily playing. Can we learn it? Yes we can! --Charlie Williams
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