Konami Kids Playground: Frogger Hop, Skip, & Jumpin' Fun
Konami Kids Playground: Frogger Hop, Skip, & Jumpin' Fun
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Product Details:
Product Length:
7.5 inches
Product Width:
5.3 inches
Product Height:
1.0 inches
Product Weight:
1.8 pounds
Package Length:
10.2 inches
Package Width:
10.1 inches
Package Height:
4.9 inches
Package Weight:
1.9 pounds
Release Date:
September 11, 2007
Average Customer Rating:
based on 7 reviews
Game Information:
Platform:
PlayStation2
Media:
Video Game
Item Quantity:
1
Description:
Frogger Hop, Skip & Jumpin' Fun is part of Konami Kids Playground, an innovative new series of PlayStation 2 games that turns education into a fun, full-body activity for your preschooler to jump, stomp and learn their way through! Join Frogger and Lily in a dozen foot-stomping activities designed to keep young players on their toes for hours. Little ones will have tons of fun exploring the colorful world of Frogger's swamp, and parents will appreciate the simple challenges that keep little feet in constant motion. Varying levels of difficulty make the game challenging for different ages ESRB Rated E for Everyone
Features:
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This title comes with a game mat in a bundle -the game mat works with all Kids Playground PS2 software
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Channel your child's energy into a fun learning experience!
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Each software teaches a different set of skills
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Varying levels of difficulty make each game challenging for different ages
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12 exciting mini games on each software title
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:
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Save Your Money. The game is awful.Dec 03, 2008 OVERVIEW
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I bought this as a way to keep my active 2-year old happy during the winter months. The activity pad is thin vinyl pad about the same thickness as a raincoat with a USB connector to connect to a PS2 or PS3. The Frogger games are a collection of 12 "fun" mini games, 3 of which are more tutorial than game. Also included is a sampler disc that has a few activities from the other 3 Konami Playground discs. All discs work with PS2 and PS3 systems.
THE ACTIVITY PAD
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This activity pad is what kids use to play the games. It has a circle, triangle, and square shape that corresponds to the screen. This layout is intuitive since my 2-year old almost immediately understood that it's mapped to the layout on the screen. There is also a back button and a star button.
The bad thing about the pad is it is very thin. The instructions call for your kid to play with it barefoot to avoid slipping. So imagine an active kid rapidly stomping on shapes on a hardwood floor with this pad in between which provides zero shock protection. If you have a lumpy carpet, it may not work well on that either. My solution was to take some foam tiles from the play area and place it below the mat.
THE GAMES
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I was fooled by the Konami brand. Konami is only the distributor. The games use the Konami Frogger character but are programmed by a US company that does 2nd rate games. The games are neither educational nor fun. If you are thinking of something along the lines of Leapfrog games that you plug into the TV like Word Launch or Clickstart, you're wrong. The educational or fun content isn't here.
There is an extraordinary amount of loading time between games. Expect to see the loading screen a lot since your kid may get bored of each game very quickly. Also, if they accidentally step on the Back Button, you'll also see the loading screen. The loading time is the built-in version of a time out.
The menu navigation of the 12 games is also unintuitive. When you start, you can see and select the 3 tutorial games. The other games are tucked away on other menu screens, again 3 per menu screen. So you'll need to do the navigating for your kid.
The games are very basic games that you find for free on the internet like Simon Says and shell games.
I also have the Alphabet disc in this series which is sold separately. That's not fun or educational either. I was not impressed by the other 2 discs that I previewed on the sampler disc.
Very disappointing Jul 07, 2008 I was excited to get this for my 3 year old, he has played it once and has never played it again. My other children tried it and did not care for this game either. The mat would not always recognize when you would step on it and this frustrated all the kids. I watched them play and I thought that it was frustrating. The mat was the cause of the frustration but the software had many things that it could improve upon.
Great for Preschoolers! Apr 17, 2008 Hello
We have been battling our DDR mat with our 3 year old and this is a great solution. It has a nice choice of games, one game has no rules but to jump on any color you choose (my daughters favorite game and she is almost 4). There is a hopscotch game, but my daughter thinks it is hilarious to watch her dive in the water when the wrong answer is chosen.
Plenty of FunJan 28, 2008 My 4 year old loves the Frogger game. I like to see him using the game pad (he calls it a dance pad). However, I wish I could have purchased the game pad separately since I really wanted the alphabet or numbers game rather than Frogger.
Very Active and Fun!!Jan 22, 2008 Great game for the preschool set. My son and nephews (3 - 5) all love jumping around with this game. Little do they know they are learning their letters and shapes at the same time. The games are very simple and easy for the kids to understand. As they get better the games get harder so it remains a challenge. The games also work with the PS controller but the jumping mat is really what keeps them interested. Additional games are avilable so it's worth the cost of the mat.
based on 7 reviews
