Madeline Thinking Games
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| Developer(s) | Creative Wonders |
| Publisher(s) | Gryphon Software Corporation |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Children's educational video games |
Madeline Thinking Games is a 1996 video game in the "Madeline" franchise.[1] It was developed by Creative Wonders and released for the PC.
Production
The music room contains movies taken from the Madeline television series.[2]
Madeline Thinking Games Deluxe contains a bonus disc (Madeline European Adventures) in this "challenging two-CD set".[3] PC Mag notes this game "seems to involve more pointing, clicking, and dragging than actual brainpower".[4]
Gameplay
Madeline invites players into her house, where 11 activities can be played. There are six rooms in the house (four downstairs and two upstairs) and one game that can be played out in the garden. Most rooms have two games located in each of them. Skills such as matching and memory are tested, while creativity is also encouraged. Maths, sorting, and following a list are also explored.[2] The game teaches both French and Spanish vocabulary as well.[5]
Critical reception
Allgame gave the game a 3 star rating. The review noted "The biggest problem with Madeline Thinking Games is Madeline herself. [She] only has two to three phrases of congratulation per game, and listening to them over and over and over again gets awfully tiring", adding that the difference in the three difficulty levels fluctuates based on the minigame. It also says " Not all of these activities can actually be considered educational".[6]
Cyber Reviews wrote the Madeline books have been "excellently implemented into an animated educational CD by The Learning Company." Commenting on how the television series and video game create a multi-platform user experience, the site added "To me, the videos and the CD work together and Creative Wonders has been successful in extending my kids' learning from merely watching an educational show to an interactive experience with some of their favorite animated characters."[7] PC Mag wrote "the combination of activities, Madeline's warmth as host, and very attractive screens" make this game a "gentle activity platform for younger children".[5]
References
- ↑ "Madeline Thinking Games". Strong Museum of Play. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Madeline Thinking Games (Hybrid Windows/Mac) - Gamervision - How Gamers See the World". gamervision.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ Working Mother. Working Mother Media. ISSN 0278-193X.
- ↑ PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. ISSN 0888-8507.
- 1 2 PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. ISSN 0888-8507.
- ↑ "Madeline Thinking Games - Review - allgame". allgame.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ "Madeline Thinking Games from The Learning Company and other educational software reviews". cyber-reviews.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
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