Customer Reviews

Spider Stompin

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

We've had this game for 2 days...and already I'm loving it as much as my 4 and 6 year old daughters. It is a perfect toy for a cold or rainy day when the kids are indoors. It keeps them active and actually tires my 4 year old out. The music on it is a little annoying...but I can easily tune it out. Also...unless you plan on sitting there resetting it each time the game ends (each game lasts 30 seconds)...it is best if you have a child at least 5 or 6 playing so that they can do the 'resets'. It's just one of those games that is fun for little kids...and allows the parents to have a time out.

This seems to be a great toy that's lots of fun. The only drawback is that the plastic spiders are really hard and hurt your feet when you stomp them. You have to really step hard on the spiders to score, that I have to make my 4 year old wear shoes when he plays so his feet won't hurt. However, it will occupy little ones for hours.

This game is a poor attempt to mimic the video games found at Chuck-E-Cheese. The spiders are large bumps of hard plastic and it takes alot of pressure for them to register a hit. Without shoes on it hurts and is difficult, with shoes on, the plastic mat will get ripped quickly. I'm sorry I bought it.

We bought this toy because my kids loved the game at the arcade. One of the few games they could play at a young age. The vinyl mat makes it an indoor game, but the legs on the spiders stick up into a point which make them VERY uncomfortable to stomp. What kind of indoor game do you HAVE to wear shoes to play!? Also, we still haven't figured out exactly how you need to stomp them to get them to work. Our scores are low because the scorekeeper almost never registers. This game sits in the bottom of the toy chest.

I found this game extremely frustrating. At first I thought my four year-old wasn't heavy enough to stomp the spiders. But even I, a 150 pound woman, rarely made the "stomp" on the spiders. It did not work any better on hard wood, tile, or carpeted floors. The games are too quickly over - only 30 seconds in length and the multiple lights on the spiders are confusing to youngsters. I am very, very, very sorry I bought this toy. Now I have to pay shipping to return it.

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I would not recommend this toy for children or adults (since I couldn't even make it work).

This was a BIG disappointment for Christmas 2001. My boisterous 4 and 6 year old boys were UNABLE to put enough pressure on the spiders to register any points. Naturally, they quickly lost interest. This game had a lot of promise but IN NO WAY lived up to expectations. ...

I purchased this game for my nephew last Christmas who had just turned 4 years old in November. Talk about the hit of the day! He played this game for over 4 hours that day and has played with it on average once a week since. Not only does he love the game, but it is also the first game that his cousins, ages 6 and 9, request to play when they come over.

Be warned, this game CANNOT be played without wearing shoes and if your child is easily frustrated, they will probably give up on the game. The easiest level is not the easy, and more then one spider flashes at a time. It took my nephew a little while to figure it out, but once he did, he was stomping on the spiders harder then the adults could.

If you child has energy to spare, is electronically inclined, and does not like spiders, this is the game for him or her.

This sounded like fun. But the spiders are raised up and you really have to stomp hard. The kids NEED shoes for this and must stomp them hard to earn the points which aren't very acurate by my count. The kids do love to try though, so for an older child it might be fine.

What a let down. My 4 yr. old couldn't wait for Santa to bring this. He "tried" playing it and wanted to send it back to the North Pole. My husband and I both had achy feet. I definitely would'nt recommend.

This game is listed for ages 4 and up. My daughter was just 4 when she received this as a gift. It is nearly impossible for her to step hard enough on the spiders to actually score points...even with shoes on. What a disappointment. Don't waste your money for this age, maybe older kids will enjoy it more.