Penguins of Madagascar: Dibble Dash
© 2014 Jumpstart
Fun, fast, but hardly free, this free, endless runner (in the spirit of Temple Run) will be released along with the movie (11/26/2014). It mixes math facts, famous characters and action -- plus in app sales. Think of it as a very fun slot machine hard wired to a set of flash cards. In order to keep playing, you have to keep feeding it ... at first with the answers to math facts; and later on, with money. We loved the interactive design, where you can move through obstacles by arranging the penguins with a pinch or a swipe. There's a lot of fine motor skills involved. In the game, you steer Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private around a maze- like course while avoiding Dr. Octavius Brine’s bad guys. You must rescue the Penguins by solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. You can earn "special rewards" and "send in-game challenges to friends". The new Penguins of Madagascar: Dibble Dash is available for free with IAP (in-app purchase) including themed expansion packs, power-up upgrades, and consumables.
iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle, Windows
Teaches: math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
CTR Rating: 88%