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So, just for fun, I thought I'd play through some of the ''Arthur'' games on the PBS Kids website and rank them on my rating scale: Vomitrocious, Bad, Okay, Good, Great. I won't be playing [[ | So, just for fun, I thought I'd play through some of the ''Arthur'' games on the PBS Kids website and rank them on my rating scale: Vomitrocious, Bad, Okay, Good, Great. I won't be playing [[Music Box]], [[Scoop!]], [[Binky's Story Scramble]], or [[D.W.'s Art Studio]] as they don't run on my computer, nor will I play Global Gizmo because it doesn't work. This review won't include the various activities like Elwingo, but it will include the ''Postcards from Buster'' games. I will rank the games at the end, based on how much I enjoyed playing them. | ||
==About Face== | ==About Face== | ||
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==Arthur: Build a Character== | ==Arthur: Build a Character== | ||
==Arthur Comics: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!== | ==Arthur Comics: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!== | ||
==Arthur Delivers!== | ==Arthur Delivers!== | ||
So, this game works in concept. It's one of those overhead-view traffic-directing games, nothing too special. I like how you get more characters, but the problem is that the water station stays in one spot and there's only one of them. Arthur, Buster, and Francine move at a snail's pace, and their speed is ''massively'' decreased if their water meter gets low, so it takes forever to regain speed. Also, there are power-ups, but I never got any during my playthrough. The art style is unappealing and the music is grating because it repeats every few seconds. This game is '''vomitrocious'''! | So, this game works in concept. It's one of those overhead-view traffic-directing games, nothing too special. I like how you get more characters, but the problem is that the water station stays in one spot and there's only one of them. Arthur, Buster, and Francine move at a snail's pace, and their speed is ''massively'' decreased if their water meter gets low, so it takes forever to regain speed. Also, there are power-ups, but I never got any during my playthrough. The art style is unappealing and the music is grating because it repeats every few seconds. This game is '''vomitrocious'''! | ||
==Arthur's Giving & Keeping Game== | ==Arthur's Giving & Keeping Game== | ||
==Arthur's Park== | ==Arthur's Park== | ||
==Arthur's Top 20== | ==Arthur's Top 20== | ||
==Arthur's Tricks and Treats== | ==Arthur's Tricks and Treats== | ||
==Ask Prunella== | ==Ask Prunella== | ||
==Baby Kate Stickers== | ==Baby Kate Stickers== | ||
This is hardly even a game. Like, I'm stretching this by even including it in this review. You click four stickers and that's it. This is '''bad'''. | This is hardly even a game. Like, I'm stretching this by even including it in this review. You click four stickers and that's it. This is '''bad'''. | ||
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==Binky's Facts and Opinions== | ==Binky's Facts and Opinions== | ||
This game is kind of repetitive. You answer five questions and watch a low-res clip of an ''Arthur'' episode. The questions aren't very interesting and there's no way to finish the game. It's '''okay'''. | This game is kind of repetitive. You answer five questions and watch a low-res clip of an ''Arthur'' episode. The questions aren't very interesting and there's no way to finish the game. It's '''okay'''. | ||
==Build-A-Flag== | ==Build-A-Flag== | ||
==Buster's Growing Grudge== | ==Buster's Growing Grudge== | ||
==Buster's Movie Maker== | ==Buster's Movie Maker== | ||
==Buster Baxter: Lung Defender== | ==Buster Baxter: Lung Defender== | ||
==Coast to Coast== | ==Coast to Coast== | ||
==Comic Creator== | ==Comic Creator== | ||
==Connect the States== | ==Connect the States== | ||
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==D.W. & Bud's Backyard Adventure== | ==D.W. & Bud's Backyard Adventure== | ||
==D.W.'s Island Bugball== | ==D.W.'s Island Bugball== | ||
==Dark Bunny Needs Your Help== | ==Dark Bunny Needs Your Help== | ||
==Dear Adil== | ==Dear Adil== | ||
==Don't Wake Kate!== | ==Don't Wake Kate!== | ||
==Dream On== | ==Dream On== | ||
==Fern: The Effective Detective== | ==Fern: The Effective Detective== | ||
==Francine's Tough Day== | ==Francine's Tough Day== | ||
==Go! George Go!== | ==Go! George Go!== | ||
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==Groovy Garden== | ==Groovy Garden== | ||
Yeah, the questions in this game are kinda strange. Apparently it's "greener" to sleep outside, go outside on a rainy day, and watch frogs. Some questions are downright stupid, like "Which is the greener kind of dragon? A dragon with a carbon particle filter" or "Which is the greener Halloween costume? A forest creature made from branches and twigs." Basically, it's saying that you should go outside and not play ''Groovy Garden''. And there are certainly things I would rather do than play ''Groovy Garden''. It's an '''okay''' game. | Yeah, the questions in this game are kinda strange. Apparently it's "greener" to sleep outside, go outside on a rainy day, and watch frogs. Some questions are downright stupid, like "Which is the greener kind of dragon? A dragon with a carbon particle filter" or "Which is the greener Halloween costume? A forest creature made from branches and twigs." Basically, it's saying that you should go outside and not play ''Groovy Garden''. And there are certainly things I would rather do than play ''Groovy Garden''. It's an '''okay''' game. | ||
==Lunch- | ==Lunch-O-Matic== | ||
==Moonlight Mazes== | ==Moonlight Mazes== | ||
This game is kind of strange. D.W. doesn't talk at all despite being a main character, and Buster says "D.W. thinks..." a lot. Could they not get her voice actor for the game? Anyways, I'm not a very big fan of maze games. I like that this game's art style is similar to [[Francine's Tough Day]], but the gameplay is kinda bland. You go around the maze and find four objects, then exit. The rocks aren't very hard to find and the game overstays its welcome at 12 almost identical levels. Your reward for beating the game is ''nothing''. No congratulations message, not even an end screen. It's pretty disappointing. The 10th and 12th levels are hard, but it's mostly because the mazes are really big. Walking back from a dead end feels like a waste of time. I'm not going to call this game bad because I can see it appealing to younger kids and the graphics are nice. If you play this game, you can probably stop after the first three levels. It's '''okay'''. | This game is kind of strange. D.W. doesn't talk at all despite being a main character, and Buster says "D.W. thinks..." a lot. Could they not get her voice actor for the game? Anyways, I'm not a very big fan of maze games. I like that this game's art style is similar to [[Francine's Tough Day]], but the gameplay is kinda bland. You go around the maze and find four objects, then exit. The rocks aren't very hard to find and the game overstays its welcome at 12 almost identical levels. Your reward for beating the game is ''nothing''. No congratulations message, not even an end screen. It's pretty disappointing. The 10th and 12th levels are hard, but it's mostly because the mazes are really big. Walking back from a dead end feels like a waste of time. I'm not going to call this game bad because I can see it appealing to younger kids and the graphics are nice. If you play this game, you can probably stop after the first three levels. It's '''okay'''. | ||
==Muffy's Wardrobe== | ==Muffy's Wardrobe== | ||
==Planet Pal== | ==Planet Pal== | ||
==Supermarket Adventure== | ==Supermarket Adventure== | ||
==The Brain's Brain Game== | ==The Brain's Brain Game== | ||
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I played this game with my brother a lot. The multiplayer mode is fun, and even singleplayer mode is pretty good. This game is '''good''', even if D.W. looks a little creepy. | I played this game with my brother a lot. The multiplayer mode is fun, and even singleplayer mode is pretty good. This game is '''good''', even if D.W. looks a little creepy. | ||
==Treehouse Designer!== | ==Treehouse Designer!== | ||
This game feels lazy. It's like the Comic Creator game but way more limited. The sentence and audio mixing is bad | This game feels lazy. It's like the Comic Creator game but way more limited. The sentence and audio mixing is bad. There are very noticable splices in speech. It's a '''bad''' game. | ||
==Un-Matching Game== | ==Un-Matching Game== | ||
This is a pretty underwhelming game. There isn't much variety and the graphics are really bad (it's stock art of Francine with her head flipping around, against an entirely white background). It fails to hold my attention for very long, and it's '''bad'''. | This is a pretty underwhelming game. There isn't much variety and the graphics are really bad (it's stock art of Francine with her head flipping around, against an entirely white background). It fails to hold my attention for very long, and it's '''bad'''. | ||
==Virtual Goose!== | ==Virtual Goose!== | ||
==Waldo Loves Muffy== | ==Waldo Loves Muffy== | ||
==Where's Buster?== | ==Where's Buster?== | ||
==You've Got To Be Kidding!== | ==You've Got To Be Kidding!== | ||
This game is really funny. Some of the sarcastic responses and the interesting problems make this game enjoyable to play. I'll give it a '''good'''. | This game is really funny. Some of the sarcastic responses and the interesting problems make this game enjoyable to play. I'll give it a '''good'''. | ||
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==Rating Counts== | ==Rating Counts== | ||
*Great: 0 | *Great: 0 | ||
*Good: | *Good: 3 | ||
*Okay: | *Okay: 4 | ||
*Bad: | *Bad: 3 | ||
*Vomitrocious: 1 | *Vomitrocious: 1 | ||
==Ranking== | ==Ranking== | ||
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