Editorial Review: Winnie the Pooh has enjoyed a surprise resurgence in popularity lately--and thus it should come as no surprise that this quaint Game Boy release has emerged as a sleeper hit for the handheld system. Everybody loves Winnie the Pooh--and the masterminds behind this game know it. Pooh is packed with games aimed mostly at younger players.
Players start by picking from one of seven characters including Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, and Piglet. Start in your character's house and explore a huge world, complete with hidden paths. Along the road, you'll encounter friends who will give you cards, which you can use when playing board games. Other cards, like the seedling card, can be planted and nourished with water-can cards.
Besides games like catching acorns and exercising, characters will face adventures, such as Pooh rescuing Piglet from a waterfall. The completed adventures then become part of players' storybooks to be relived again. The games are simplistic and usually a matter of moving from space to space, but it all adds up to an entertaining package, especially for young children. But we won't tell anyone if you are a bit older. --Robb Guido
Pros:
Fun cast of characters
Games are simple yet fun
Cons:
Older kids will tire of its elementary nature
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A Mild Walk Through the 100 Acre Woods
If you're into sitting with your young one when he plays this game, you'll both enjoy it. There's lots to read; the characters don't speak, so if your child hasn't mastered reading, he won't really know the rules of the games he plays.
My son and I played it long enough to get far into the 100 Acre Woods, then we turned off the game. It saved where we left off, but when we started the game again, we had to read the prompts when Pooh headed out of his house or we would've lost our saved game, so beware. I showed my six year old how to begin his saved game; if you press the "new adventure" selection, you're saved game is history.
Overall, I don't like this game because you can lose all that you complete within a click of a button. I didn't find the games too exciting, but my son seems to like them...at least for now.
Rating: - Too boring for my 7 year old!
I bought this game and a GameBoy system for my 7 year old daughter for her birthday since she really likes Winnie the Pooh. Unfortunately, she only played it a couple times, then begged me for a new game. Since then, she hasn't touched it and sticks to her Mario and Pokemon games. If you have a little one that you can sit with, read the text to and play together, then the game isn't bad. By the time your child can read well enough to play alone, though, he'd be bored. Buy this game only for littler gamers and only if you intend to play with them!
Rating: - Not suitable for younger kids
We bought this for our 4 yr old. He can hardly understand what to do with the amount of reading instructions involved. Even our 6 yr old was confused at times with the amount of reading involved. Both kids lost interest very quickly.
Rating: - This Game Is Full Of Fun Surprises
I think this game is for anyone. It has fun board games and lots of things to explore. I loved Winnie the Pooh's house the most because you can decorate his house and read little stories you collect, and play mini games. This game is not too easy but not too hard.
Rating: - NO FUN AT ALL!
I bought this game for Christmas for my 5 year old daughter. Luckily I tried it out before the event and realized that it was not only very boring but also too difficult for a 5 year old level. Way too much reading involved my daughter could not have played this game without help. Also it's always the same boring activity (play a board game). I sold mine on e-bay and got my money back! Don't buy this one, it's not worth it. I gave it two stars because the graphics are nice.
- Not suitable for younger kids
- This Game Is Full Of Fun Surprises
