Berenstain Bears: Little Bears are Scaredy Bears

by Sound Source Interactive

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000206EK
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,430 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!"

Part of a new Berenstain Bear series of programs, this one focuses on the theme of overcoming childhood fears. What you get is a short narrated story, four activities, a multiple user option and adjustable difficulty levels. Unfortunately, you don't get the text and full version of the original story upon which the program is based- just a few pictures and a short retelling. The activities are okay; one has kids building matching masks, and another asks children to determine the location of some mysterious noises. The problem is that even with the three levels of challenge, the activities don't have staying power. Our testers played the program once and that was it.
Teaches: overcoming fears, logic, creativity
Age Range: 4, 5, 6 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Review

The most informative bear family around returns again with When Little Bears Are Scaredy Bears, software that is organized around short stories very similar to the well-known paperback series. The CD offers four little tales with related post-story activities. Each of the four have a scary situation at its center: nighttime noises, spooky shadows, stage fright, and creepy Halloween masks. Each are presented in a positive light with lots of friendly encouragement to work through fears.

The tone of the software--similar to the series--is something we liked a great deal. For example, the bears are a terrifically supportive family, and no one is ever made fun of or made to feel "babyish" for being afraid. The activities are varied and interesting: there's a complex puzzle to solve, a mask-making craft section, and a goofy arcade game. Inside each story are clickable treats, making each tale an interactive adventure.

Helping Brother Bear practice his xylophone before the big show is a lot of fun and shows touches of great game design: the creators managed to work in a "shape and color matching" activity at the same time. Happily, all the activities have two-player options and adjustable skill levels for parents or older siblings who might want to join in.

Imaginative kindergartners are sure to benefit from the fear-facing focus of this disk, and with the Berenstain family around, overcoming fright becomes a remarkably easy thing to accomplish. --Jill Lightner

See all Product Description