Fisher-Price Rescue Heroes Tremor Troubles
© 2002 Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
It didn't take testers long to become hooked on this entertaining logic game with a save-the-day theme. An earthquake has shaken up an amusement park, leaving visitors stranded on rides, and wild animals trapped. With the help of rescue workers with great names like Billy Blazes, Ben Choppin and Rocky Canyon, kids use their problem solving skills as they fix the rides and rescue the park's animals and patrons. There are eight activities, three levels that support the program's longevity and four missions. The games are well designed and focused on tasks of timing and logic. There's a tetris-like game, for instance, and a shape discrimination activity. The only downsides are the overuse of male, white characters (where's the diversity?) and the activities are sometimes too brief. Otherwise, the game is a winner.
$19.99, Win, Mac
Teaches: logical problem solving, spatial relations