Explorium – Ocean for Kids
© 2014 Puppet Life
Fifty ocean facts and five mini-games are hidden in scrolling, animated ocean scenes. The navigation is sluggish but manageable, and parent options let you adjust the audio. We appreciated the ability to choose between a male or female lead character. There are some innovative mini-games related to memory. Games include Memory Star - remember the position of stars in the matrix and repeat the pattern; Flappy Jellyfish - navigate a jellyfish through obstacles using a simplified "Flappy Bird" game mechanic; Memory Card - find pairs of items in the matrix as fast as you can; Pop Bubbles - pop as many bubbles as you can; and Create Your World - gather objects in the game and use them to create your world on Atlantis. You can also choose your difficulty level (easy, medium, advanced, and hard), and the items you find are remembered in the index. The app is available in seven languages including: English, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, German, French, Spanish and Russian.
$2.99, iPad, iPhone, Android (big file: 212 MB)
Teaches: science, the oceans, oceanography, fish
CTR Rating: 80%