V.Smile: Disney Princess Ariel's Majestic Journey
© 2004 VTech Electronics North America
Similar in design to other V.Smile titles, this cartridge contains ten activities. Six of the games are found in an Adventure Play mode, where players steer Ariel around to discover challenges. There's no real story behind the activities, but enough variety to keep children's engaged. Weaknesses include some repetitive narration, and too frequent giggling by Ariel (which sounds a bit too happy). The games follow tried and true methods; sort falling seashells to make a necklace, or spell words by popping bubbles. All in all this is a fun but clunky set of activities at an affordable price.
$20, VSmile, TV based game, Smart Toy
Teaches: reading, words, music, counting, patterns, symetry