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Software and Games : Software Categories : Children's Fun & Learning : Activities & Interests : Printing & Painting
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
At first acquaintance, the basic "gaming environment" wherein LEGO Creator's players build their virtual bikes, choppers, cranes and so on, and direct their dinky, cutesy, usually pre-built minifigures, seems a little bit odd and unsettling--even bleak. Bleak enough to confirm the prejudices of parents and others who would consider computerised LEGO a travesty of the hands-on, real-world ethos of the original construction game.However, after a while, the cleverness of this CD ROM comes to the fore. In the virtual LEGO Creator world you don't just build things and then take them apart; you can make them fly at the touch of a button, give them apposite or ludicrous sounds, change their colour with a single mouse-click, even blow them up (flamboyantly) using the special DESTRUCTA bricks.
You're then able to pilot your figures and vehicles through the very world you have created, guided by an integral LEGO Creator Wizard--who is a bit like a permanently untiring, mega-brainy parent. All in all then, a rather fine and intelligent toy, albeit not one for the very young, or very active, or very easily dismayed. -- Sean Thomas
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Europress
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Lucas Learning
Young Jedis can explore an entire galaxy with this creative activity pack. Decidedly not another Star Wars arcade game, this software incorporates music, vocabulary, critical-thinking skills, geometry and map reading in six different activities with four different difficulty levels. When all the levels are completed, you can print out an official Yoda-endorsed certificate--Luke Skywalker never got this kind of reinforcement!You can jam with the Cantina Band or create your own songs, all the while drumming with Jar Jar to outwit the battle droids. This program contains tricky tangrams; when they're complete, each picture turns into a real scene from Episode I. It's also possible to print your own illustrated stories in the process of programming C3PO's memory. With extraordinary graphics, great sound, and so many different puzzles and printables, all of these content-rich games are sure to delight and challenge the Padawan learners in your galaxy. --Jill Lightner
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Avanquest Software
Spooktacular mystery! Get ready to solve these mysteries adventures in this great value pack. Gives you plenty of interactive areas to explore where the mystery changes each time you play! Ages 6 to 10. Windows 95/98.
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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VU Games
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Avanquest Software
Spooktacular mystery! Get ready to solve these mysteries adventures in this great value pack. Gives you plenty of interactive areas to explore where the mystery changes each time you play! Ages 6 to 10. Windows 95/98.
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Dorling Kindersley
Bring the underwater adventures of Rainbow Fish to life on your PC with this wonderful interactive children's CD-ROM. With an assortment of charming characters and a huge variety of games, musical fun and activities children aged 3 to 7 years will be instantly spellbound.Poor Rainbow Fish has had his scales stolen and only you can help. Solve the puzzles and complete the challenges to find the thieves and make him beautiful again. You'll meet friends along the way such as Head and Toe (the twin fish) and there are numerous games and activities to keep young minds entertained while teaching valuable skills such as recognition, problem solving, experimentation, logical thinking and creativity. A print shop lets you colour pictures on screen or print for later, and two difficulty levels make sure that younger children are able to join in the fun.
Easily installed, the simple interface ensures that navigation is a breeze (vital for younger PC users) and the help menu is available at all times. Use of the mouse and cursor will help develop computer skills and hand-eye coordination, and the print applications available will provide additional PC skills. With the educational benefits you would expect from Dorling Kindersley, Rainbow Fish will surely become a child's favourite. --Amber Harbour
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Mindscape
Absolutely the coolest children's art program on the market, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe will keep your budding Warhol or Kahlo inspired and busy for days on end. There's six different art programs in this one little disc, and each program has seemingly endless options; from clip art to brush effects, it's all here. Best of all, it's easy to use. Even the under fives in your house will be able to create fridge art that will be the envy of all their friends.Animation is where this program really shows its stuff, and nearly everything is, or can be, animated. There's in-motion stamps that zoom around on the screen as they leave their inky little marks, goofy puppets just waiting for a musical, and an entire alphabet that brings letters to life in hilarious new ways.
Specially introduced features for this version include the ability to access favourite fonts from other programs, easy sizing of both graphics and text, and a simple way of previewing graphics before adding them to your final creation. Sharing art with friends and family is a cinch, whether it's via e-mail or printing and mailing the old-fashioned way. If you have Internet-ready friends and family, personalised masterpieces--complete with your child's own voice and picture--can be forwarded with nothing more complicated than a click.
And we haven't even mentioned the realistic (and school-friendly) maps. Or the pre-made backgrounds and patterns. Or the crazy blending and mixing effects. Oh, and the zillions of drawing pencils. And did you know it can read typed text out loud? Most likely, you'll soon find yourself limiting your child's computer time just so you get a chance to play, too. --Jill Lightner, Amazon.com
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Avanquest Software
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Avanquest Software
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BBC Multimedia
If your child is getting that Fimbling Feeling, try Fimbles Fimbling Fun, one of an excellent range of CD-ROMs and console games produced by the BBC. It includes lots of songs, stories and video clips from the popular TV programme. Let your child join the Fimbles and their friends for fun and enjoyment in a world of make believe.There are lots of learning situations, all designed with fun in mind. Objects must be found: a suitcase, a pebble, a feather, a shimmy shaker, and blue footprint, all of which lead to various activities, including a music game, a maze game, a collage, a suitcase game, stories, tickling games, songs and discovery sequence videos. All these wonderfully exciting activities will lead children to meet Florrie, Pebble, Ribble, Rockit, Roly Mo, and Baby Pom, and if any help is needed, Bessie is always on hand to tell children what everything on the screen does.
Also included are activities designed specifically for adults to play and do with children, so that the learning and fun can be developed after the CD-ROM has been switched off. These include printing out and colouring in, finding games, and more. All of the games can be played at different levels of skill and difficulty to cater for a range of abilities. The BBC has developed this CD-ROM in line with the national curriculum at the foundation stage, and recommends that it is suitable for children aged 2 years and above. Skills which can be practiced and developed include mouse control, listening, following directions, observation, cause and effect, and creativity.
Accompanying the package is a first-rate, colour instruction booklet which is extremely well set out and it should be read by parents or helpers before play is commenced. --Susan Naylor
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Avanquest Software
Explore the mystery! A mysterious Glowing Bug Man has been spotted at the Museum of Natural History damaging the exhibits and mixing specimans up! Ages 6 to 10. Windows 95/98.
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Avanquest Software
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Lucas Learning
