Kids' Puzzle Reviews

Santa gave this game to my 5 year old son. My son loves Batman, so this game was a perfect fit. The graphics are great and very entertaining. There is NO violence of any kind. In order to complete the entire game, you must solve several task which require listening, observation and thinking skills. There are 3 different levels to vary the difficulty of the challenges. However, once you have solved the game, that is it. It is the same everytime. My son's don't seem to mind though, they just play it over and over.

P>This is simply a classic-- you are stranded on a desert island and you must fight animals and collect an amalgam of foods (such as fruits and fish) and supplies (a kindling and working matches) to stay alive. In this game time passes, and the weather changes as well. This is important in the game; for example you can't light a fire and cook your food when it's raining. This game is not easy to beat-- there are eight possible endings and rumors of a "bonus game" when you uncover all eight.

This game is phenomenal. It's both fun and educational--good for most ages (10 and up). Kids will love it because of the concept and the challenge. You must monitor your fatigue, hunger, thirst, and health levels and replenish them when they get to an unsafe level. Parents will love it because it's very educational. It may teach you how to survive should you actually get stuck on a desert island.

Overall, this game is simply one of the best I've played in my short yet consequential life. It's a shame that this game isn't made anymore. You'll simply have to buy a used one!

Imagine you as a kid ore on an ocean liner with your dad who is a great explorer. The ocean liner crashes while you are sleeping and when you wake up your on an island with no other humans to help you. What can you do? I love this game because it is a mix of harvest moon (which is also great) and the book Lord of the Flies. you use the concept of being hungry, thirsty, and tired instead of having health. At first you can only eat berries and get water from a stream but you can come up with other means. If you find a stick and a metal piece you can merge them into an axe. This concept provides ways to make usful items to help you survive. Once you are comfortable with your food and water supply you canthink about getting home. You can also find other items such as a radio ( batteries included in your backpack which you brought with you and other things...) to use. The other thing is that you can not only merge, eat, sleep, and drink but other means of fun are to be had. If you merge yourself a bow and arrow you can shoot game like Link in Legend of Zelda: Links awakening. Anyway it's a really fun game and it's great for the average kid in New York who has never been on an Island. ( kind of like a show on cartoon network called Mike Lu and Og but that is irrevelent...)

My daughter really enjoyed this game. It kept her entertained for hours on end. We sold it, but she wants it back, again! Which proves that it may be played many times, before one is through with it.

My 18 month old son recieved these for Christmas and he really likes playing with them. He doesn't get them right all the time, but he's learning. They are a little hard for him now and I don't expect him to know where things go. However, the numbers can be hard because it's hard to tell which way they go in like the zero - only fits a certain way and it's easy to mix up the six and the and the nine. The alphabet doesn't have the letters separate; some letters are on one piece all together. So that makes it a little hard to learn each letter I think. The map is great. He is starting to figure out where the pieces are supposed to go and I help him line it up right. These puzzles are nice for him to grow in to. But I didn't give it all 5 stars because of the issues with the alphabet and numbers.

I wouldn't buy this for my kids. Thankfully it was a gift for my 8-year old daughter. She tried to play it on her own at first and couldn't really figure out what to do, I guess she didn't read or listen to the instructions. The instruction file was enormous and complicated to follow for the specified age group. I played it on my own later to see what in fact this was all about. I solved the mystery and actually enjoyed myself, then my daughters(4&8) played it and the mystery was exactly the same for the next 3 times they used it. Maybe I haven't found how to change the level of difficulty, but I felt that everything was too obvious and not really a "mystery". I felt the kids were being humored and this game was really dumbed down. We haven't picked it up again since then, it has been a couple of weeks now. They'd much rather stick to "Clue Finders" and other such programs or the written word than play this game. They may give it another shot soon. Bottom line, this game just doesn't suit our tastes.

As crazy as my children are about Scooby Doo, I expected this game to be exceptional. Although my 7 year old has played it quite a bit [and I probably got my money's worth] he quickly leaves it to go back to other software games like: Train Simulator, Oregon Trail, Lionel's Trans Con, and Mission THINK. The game advances slowly and the graphics are flat like watching the cartoon. Guess I was expecting more educational basis to this software, but find it's really more like watching the show on TV.

My kids ages 5 and 8 loved this game. It flows just like the cartoon show on TV, as we follow Scooby and the gang as they search for clues to solve the mystery. My kids had it completely solved in an hour or so, then played it a few more times to see the different clues and villains, and now they're done with it--not 24 hours since we brought it home! They want to play the next two Scooby games now. "If it hadn't been for those meddling kids..."

This game is great for kids who love hello kitty.We had trouble finding it,but my daughter loves it.Ithink if you love hello kitty you gotta have it.

Yes, I love Hello Kitty...Unfortunately, "Hello Kitty Cube Frenzy" is just another Tetris-style cartridge that doesn't quite deliver.

There's a large problem--but not NewKidCo's fault--in the basic design of this game. As gameplayers, we want and expect a Tetris-type game...an easy and familiar gameplaying concept...but "Hello Kitty Cube Frenzy" is different enough from Tetris to frustrate. I'm willing of course to admit this is *my* fault in coming to the game...unique design twists on old games and familiar gameplay are always something to be applauded. What *is* NewKidCo's fault is the spotty and anemic instructions that are poorly written and complicated. I pride myself on being able to play any Game Boy game for the first time *without* reading the instructions, but even after studying the booklet, I was confused and baffled by the gameplay.

Another major negative point is a difficulty level far beyond the age group for which this is geared (well, *I* couldn't get past the fourth level at all, but an eight-year-old might surprise me--I like a *challenging* game, but not an infuriatingly *frustrating* one). Tiny, tiny characters and weak use of color were also a disappointment (quiet pastels do *not* translate well to the Game Boy Color). Finally, the 'cube stacking' concept simply doesn't lend itself to Hello Kitty at all. It seems a concept shoehorned onto the character to sell a game to Sanrio fans. I was hoping for gameplay that involved Hello Kitty as a specific character, but here she could be replaced by any number of light-pixeled characters: Mario, Yoshi, Kirby, maybe even Lara Croft.

In short, if you're a Sanrio collector who *must* have ever Hello Kitty item ever made, go ahead, buy this one. If you're a gameplayer who's looking for an involving and rewarding cartridge, borrow it from a friend, because you'll tire of it quickly.

I'm a big fan of Hello Kitty and am so happy sh'e finally got a game on GBC! The game is very much like Tetris and keeps you on your toes. Don't get this game thinking it's an easy or "girl" game! It's very tough and gets only tougher as you progress! If you are looking for a challenge though, this one is for you.

The story pannels are very pretty and really show off the characters (even though the story is pretty weak), but in actual game play the sprites are exremely small and it's hard to tell who is who. This adds to the frustration factor, and increases the difficulty. Let's hope this isn't the last we see of Hello Kitty, this game proves there is a lot that can be done with the license.