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My 7 year old son reads at a very high level, but I wanted him to recognize words he hears, so this game really falls for me.Graphics are pretty weak, games aren't horrible, but nothing to write home about. It is a spelling game where they flash the words to you before you type them, and the words are never read out load to the player. Overall, I think it might be good for someone with a good vocabulary trying to refine their spelling and just have fun playing a game, but I bought this as a educational game for my kids. For someone who is learning a new word and learning to spell it, actually hearing the word is pretty critical. Then they make everything timed, so there is pressure to go fast. This is what spelling is about.you hear the word and then write it down, but in this case the developers took a few short cuts. It might be fun, but I don't see much or any educational value in this game.
My family can't get enough of this. I bought this for my little boy, but the adults have taken over. Great stuff
I'm not really a great speller and wanted to really be helped to get better.The game is just so-so. This game is not very exciting or challenging. The sound is like it is playing thru a tin can. It's more of a memory game as they flash the word on the screen then say spell it. It started me at level 38 because of my age. The guy talks if he had said the word and shown the definition it would have been better. The typewriter is not set like a typewriter it is in alphabetical order which slows you down until you get used to it.For young kids is would be okay but not so great for adults.
That being said, it is the perfect platform for kids. I bought this for my second grader and she loves it. My favorite mini-game she plays is where she either has to pick out the properly spelled word out of commonly misspelled ones and vice versa. In reference to other reviews I have read in cyber-space, this is probably not a game for adults that can spell ok and the hokeyness would definitely get old. I don't think that adults would like it, but for a kid, it is fabulous. Each level so far seems to have maybe 30 words and they seem easy to me because they are everyday words, but to her, it ends up being challenging. Some of its features include flashing words that the kids then have to spell back, and using short definitions to figure out what to spell.
That is helpful. It is also helping her on her math place values because she is always running to me to tell me the dollar amount that she won. My daughter thinks it is so cool that she earns money for the high scores. The game also has a list at the end of each mini-game of the words that the child gets wrong. I only wish I could input her spelling lists from school to play with.
It's kinda boring for older adults but for kids/teens it's much more fun. It's my least favorite of all the DS games I own.
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