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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 [[Global Gizmo]] as | 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]], [[Global Gizmo]], or [[D.W.'s Art Studio]] as they don't run on my computer. This review won't include the various activities like Elwingo, but it will include the ''Postcards from Buster'' games. My reviews will factor in aspects of the game such as length, music and audio, and graphics. The most important aspect is just how much fun it is to play, and that's mostly what I'll be ranking the games based on. | ||
==About Face== | ==About Face== | ||
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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== | ||
I'm not a big fan of these types of creative games. It's just '''okay'''. | I'm not a big fan of these types of creative games. It's just '''okay'''. | ||
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==D.W.'s Island Bugball== | ==D.W.'s Island Bugball== | ||
I don't like golf very much, but this game surprised me with how creative it is. Every hole has a new gimmick and layout, and there's even an instant difficulty adjuster that adjusts the amount of obstacles! The physics are good and there's even a level creator with almost every object in the game. The biggest downside to this game is that collecting the three objects in each level doesn't seem to do anything, and it can get kind of tedious going back to previous levels and beating them on easier difficulties. Still, I'd rate this '''good'''. | I don't like golf very much, but this game surprised me with how creative it is. Every hole has a new gimmick and layout, and there's even an instant difficulty adjuster that adjusts the amount of obstacles! The physics are good and there's even a level creator with almost every object in the game. The biggest downside to this game is that collecting the three objects in each level doesn't seem to do anything, and it can get kind of tedious going back to previous levels and beating them on easier difficulties. Still, I'd rate this '''good'''. | ||
==Dark Bunny Needs Your Help== | ==Dark Bunny Needs Your Help== | ||
==Dear Adil== | ==Dear Adil== | ||
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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== | ||
This game bores me. It takes too long before the blank Pal appears and you can fill it in, and I've never made it very far before quitting. I'll give it a light '''bad'''. | This game bores me. It takes too long before the blank Pal appears and you can fill it in, and I've never made it very far before quitting. I'll give it a light '''bad'''. | ||
==Supermarket Adventure== | ==Supermarket Adventure== | ||
==The Brain's Brain Game== | ==The Brain's Brain Game== | ||
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==Virtual Goose!== | ==Virtual Goose!== | ||
==Waldo Loves Muffy== | ==Waldo Loves Muffy== | ||
==Where's Buster?== | ==Where's Buster?== | ||
What a pointless game. The questions are almost insultingly easy. You can even highlight a question to see exactly which states could be right answers! It's '''bad''' solely because there's even less substance than in ''Coast to Coast''. | What a pointless game. The questions are almost insultingly easy. You can even highlight a question to see exactly which states could be right answers! It's '''bad''' solely because there's even less substance than in ''Coast to Coast''. | ||
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*Great: 0 | *Great: 0 | ||
*Good: 6 | *Good: 6 | ||
*Okay: | *Okay: 11 | ||
*Bad: | *Bad: 5 | ||
*Vomitrocious: 1 | *Vomitrocious: 1 | ||
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#{{color|orange|Buster's Growing Grudge}} | #{{color|orange|Buster's Growing Grudge}} | ||
#{{color|orange|Arthur Comics: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!}} | #{{color|orange|Arthur Comics: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh!}} | ||
#{{color|orange|Ask Prunella}} | #{{color|orange|Ask Prunella}} | ||
#{{color|orange|Build-A-Flag}} | #{{color|orange|Build-A-Flag}} | ||
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#{{color|orange|Coast to Coast}} | #{{color|orange|Coast to Coast}} | ||
#{{color|orange|Connect the World}} | #{{color|orange|Connect the World}} | ||
#{{color|red|Planet Pal}} | #{{color|red|Planet Pal}} | ||
#{{color|red|Where's Buster?}} | #{{color|red|Where's Buster?}} |