Yes, life was good for a borderline millennial like me, and this game goes down in history as one of the classics.ĭeveloped by TERC, and published by Viva Media, Logical Journey Of The Zoombinis is the first instalment in a trilogy of games set to inspire young players by displaying problem solving conundrums of the maths based variety. The early 2000’s was rife with the stuff, what with the millennium bug having failed, and kid’s were given video games as an aid to the 6 hours of T.V time we spent watching Play School and Sesame Street. No but seriously, Zoombinis was one in a long line of early learning development games we were privy to as children (Freddie Fish, and Put Put also feature). She’s very hip and groovy, and would not like people to think she was behind the times. My mother has been buying edutainment games for my brother and I since we got a computer (which is to say: before my brother was born). All in the hopes that I can provide you with a completely (un)biased review.Ī small point on that intro before we kick off. What if you pick the wrong product? What if your children hate it? What if it’s uncool? Slowly you trail through the options when all of a sudden your children barge in, screaming at the top of their lungs “MUM CAN WE GET ZOOMBINIS PLEASE PLEASE CAN WE! CAN WE GET ZOOMBINIS AT SCHOOL!”īonjour my little blue explorers! I’m Bethany Griffiths, and this is Beta Test! A game review platform where I – Great overlord and saviour – choose one game a month to go ham on until either I get better or get wrecked. You pick up the Scholastic brochures, already in a spin over so many of the options, your eyes scan the page.

What will their teachers say? What will your Mother say? What will your increasingly snobby mother’s group (who are all raising geniuses) say? No! You need something fun and educational … Something sneaky, Something that will break down barriers without letting your children know they’re doing maths, and problem solving. With all the pressure of raising children right in this new age of technology you are terrified of putting them behind the rest of their class. Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego is too hard. You’ve tried Maths invaders! They get bored.

Your ten year old and six year old desperately want a video game. What to do! What to do! The year is 2004.

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