Brain Quest DVD Game: Ages 8-10
© 2007 Brighter Minds Media, Inc.
This interactive DVD is based on Brain Quest Question & Answer Decks published by Workman Publishing Company. The interactive DVD game claims to be fully animated, but the pacing is rigid. Like the version for ages 6-8, there are over 500 multiple choice questions such as: "What's the largest river in the U.S.?" and "How many quarts are in a gallon?" One problem we noted was that in the question, "Switch the order of the letters in DANGER and escape to this beautiful place," you were supposed to spell out GARDEN. We purposely tried to misspell the word but no matter what order we put the letters in, it still appeared as the correct answer. Our testers, ages 7 and 11, played this on a car ride and were bored with it. They did find a lot of the questions challenging, and liked that the DVD gave them not just the correct answer, but also an explanation of it. However, they would have preferred if there was some way for them to compete against each other or if the DVD were to keep score of their correct answers. The game also includes a mini Brain Quest deck with additional questions. We played through the entire deck of questions on the same car ride, and Daniel and Nick definitely preferred this to the DVD, probably because there was more interaction with the rest of the family this way. Even Dad was challenged by some of the questions, which definitely kept it interesting. If you're looking for a way to keep the kids busy in the car, and challenge as well as educate them, stick with the Brain Quest Question & Answer Decks. Created by Brighter Minds for Workman Publishing. See also Brain Quest DVD Game: Ages 6-8.
$25, DVD Game
Teaches: science, history, music, nature
CTR Rating: 46%