Pajama
Sam 3:You Are
What You Eat
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Type of Product | ||
Pajama Sam, the world's youngest caped crusader is back in another adventure from Humongous Entertainment. In Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet, Pajama Sam chases down some snickering cookies, only to find himself in the midst of a food squabble. The fats and the sweets are forcing the healthy foods off of the island. An emergency peace conference has been called to calm the MopTop Island population, but four of the delegates are missing. Kids help Pajama Sam find the missing delegates, put a stop to the sticky quarrels, fix a few problems, bring peace to MopTop Island and still make it home in time for dinner. The game provides loads of fun for children, but it is educational also. Children are introduced to the six food groups and the idea that foods need to work together to form a healthy diet. As kids direct Pajama Sam in his new adventure, they immerse themselves in a richly detailed world consisting of more than 40 hand-drawn locations and thousands of animations. Key features of this game are: (1) multiple game paths feature revolving puzzles and a wide variety of locations enabling children to have a different experience each time they play; (2) kids learn to play and play to learn, developing important logical thinking, problem-solving, and memory skills as they take an active, and interactive, role in the game; (3) colorful characters abound and help kids discover the keys to finding and saving the delegates. A few of the faces on MopTop Island include General Beetfoot, Florette, Sprinkle, Bean Number 47, Zak Zuke, and Granny Smythe; (4) new puzzles and mini arcade-style games enable kids to engage in hours of problem solving. This CD is part of the Junior Adventure Series for kids 3-8. See our review of another Putt-Putt adventure: Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't So Frightening. The product is available on a CD-ROM that can be used with a PC with Windows or a Macintosh. Price $24.99. The Humongous Entertainment Web site is a great place for both parents and kids to visit. There is all sorts of information, games and such. http://www.humongous.com |
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User Level | ||
Junior Adventures help children, ages 3 to 8, develop critical thinking, problem solving, memory and spatial relations skills. Easy-to-maneuver controls make this game easy even for the younger players, and the multiple game paths make the game challenging for advanced players. |
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Review | ||
Installation. No installation is
required. Just load the CD into the CD-ROM drive and click the Play
button to start the game. There is no User Guide but there are notes
in the Readme file on the CD and some on the CD cover booklet.
Game Paths. As with many Humongous Entertainment adventures, there is a random element to Pajama Sam 3. This means multiple paths are offered to complete the game. Each path takes children on a unique adventure through MopTop Island, but no matter what path they play, they will still need to find the same four delegates. The items they need to use and the characters they interact with will change. Mini-Games. Some of the mini-games are:
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Personal Comments | ||
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet is a delight. There are comical characters and click points to keep children continually entertained. It is richly detailed with great animation. | ||
System Requirements | ||
Windows: Windows 98/95, Pentium 90 MHz or higher, 16 MB of RAM, SVGA (640x480), 256 colors and 4X CD-ROM drive. Macintosh: Macintosh 25MHz 68040 or PowerPC, System 7 or higher, 8 MB of RAM, 256 colors and 2X CD-ROM drive. |
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Other Goodies | ||
There is a page of Humongous character decals. A Comic book/activity book is also included. The CD has demo versions of a variety of Humongous products, and there is a Parent/Teacher Guide located in the help file that contains extension activities and discussion topics that reinforce concepts and lessons learned in the game. | ||
Technical Support | ||
Their Web site: http://www.humongous.com is an excellent source for information, games, reviews and whatever. | ||
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