Amazon Maximum Age: 5 years
Amazon Minimum Age: 36 months
Type of bind: CD-ROM
Brand: The Learning Company
EAN num: 0074299241383
ESRB Age Rated by buyers Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Label: The Learning Company
Manufacturer: The Learning Company
Model: 24138
Publishing house: The Learning Company
Sale Popularity Level: 10641
Studio: The Learning Company
Features:- Fun and challenging activities with two levels of game play
- Make a grouchmobile good and dirty at the Car Mess
- Play the Hide and Seek activity in Elmo's room
- Develops critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Original music from the movie
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Product Description:
Travel with Elmo on a journey to recover
Amazon.com Review:
Yay! Elmo is on an adventure in Grouchland, tracking down his best friend--his blanket! It's slipped out of his hands down Oscar's trash can, and he--like Alice following the White Rabbit--has to meet interesting characters and finish several missions in order to be reunited with it.
This software holds vibrant primary colors, sweet Sesame Street songs, and lessons on values that everyone can agree with. Parents will appreciate the conflict resolution skills that Grouchland builds, but kids will just love Elmo singing and dancing.
Installation was simple, and once in the program, frankly, we wished every navigation system was this intuitive. The program distinguishes the elements you can click on by having them sparkle when you move your cursor over them. And, no matter where the child is in the game, there's a purple arrow that can lead them to the subsequent spot. Throw in the Sesame Street humour (Elmo visits the Bad Humour sardine-ice-cream cart), and it's clear why this one is a winner.
A particular stand-out feature of this software: there's no wrong answer. When building a bridge to get Elmo across a mine shaft (yes, Oscar's got a mine shaft in his trash can), kids can choose from a series of different options, but none will be rejected. When he climbs a mountain at the end of the adventure, some of the ledges he needs to get to are occupied by sheep, but there are always plenty more to pick from.
One note of caution: Elmo in Grouchland has only a few scenes. We would have preferred that the gameplay go on and on, although we can also see the reward for young players in winning the game--getting Elmo his blanket--within a session or two.
Grouchland's core is its terrific messages within the storyline--much like the television show on which it's based. Elmo meets some sweet junkyard weirdos, for example, and they all wind up singing that 'Beauty is where you find it.' Elmo enchants through scenes like this, with his high-pitched voice calling to reunite with his beloved blanket. --Jennifer Buckendorff
Amazon.com Product Description:
Get ready for an adventure in Grouchland! Elmo needs your help to rescue his blanket from the depths of Grouchland, USA.! Relive your favorite moments from the movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as you steer grouchmobiles through the Car Mess, create hair don'ts at the Ugly Parlor, and order ice cream from Bad Humour man. Prepare yourself for amazing adventures full of great, grouchy fun.
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This outdated product is suitable for children under 3 who are learning cause and effect. By 3, today's children have outgrown this game. Take it off the shelves or give it to a younger age group. The best thing about the product was its fast delivery and secure handling.
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We have 8 Sesame Street programs most of which are pretty good and a couple of which are excellent. However this is the one title which truly sucks.
My 5 year olds were bored within minutes of playing this incredibly poor game. Maybe a 3 year old would find it an easy introduction to computer GAMES ( it certainly isn't EDUCATION) but for older children even 4 and above it would be way too boring. It is purely entertainment (if you can even call it that) and has little if any educational value. For example your child can climb a mountain but no matter which way they choose they get to the top at the same rate anyway- big deal!- so there is no point to this exercise or to any of the other parts of this game either.
Save your money and hire the DVD/Video of Elmo in Grouchland instead for the entertainment in much better movie mode. For education you'd be better off buying instead one of the excellent Sesame Street educational tiles such as Elmo's Reading, or Sesame Street Music Maker which are 5 star value for both education and entertainment.
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I purchased this for my 2 year old who is now 2 1/2 yo. He absolutely loves it and became quite proficient at using the mouse. Initially he needed supervision and now he is able to navigate all screens and even choose between levels-easy or hard independently--occassionally with some stand by assistance. He especially loves the game where elmo draws clues on a grey board in Elmo's bedroom and Elmo's blanket has to hide. Based on the shape Elmo draws, the child must try and locate where Elmo's blanket is hiding and behind which object in Elmo's room. My son and his dad also play this game in the living room with his real blanket and his dad will draw clues and our son will have to find where blanket is hiding--He loves it. I highly recommend this software and like I said, our little guy started playing this when he turned two and is now a pro. Great for developing visual and auditory memory, shape discrimination, matching, generating creativity, problem solving and mouse proficiency.
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