Muppet Babies: Toyland Train

by Encore

Product Features

• Preschool learning software featuring the Muppet Babies
• A fun and educational activity at every train stop
• Learning activities designed to be played at multiple levels
• 8 learning areas including shapes, body parts, animals, and more
• 5 levels of game play; games suitable for ages 2 to 5

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000050AWJ
• Item model number: 13800
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,841 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Young children go with Kermit and the Muppet Babies in the Toyland train where they find activities presenting shapes, body parts, colors, animals and dress-up. The graphics are bright, colorful and plentiful, but are unfortunately designed with very little depth or interactivity. In the shapes activity, for instance, the circles, squares and rectangles are simply named as children click. Even at the higher levels, kids still can't drag shapes into place-- every single move is controlled by Kermit. The same problem is found in the dress up game in which children can only click on the clothing items. Excessive talking by the characters seriously infringes on the experience, and open-ended options that might hold the kids are absent. Children can't even pick their own colors in the coloring book activity and aside from fill, other art tools are absent. The five levels underestimate children's abilities. Parents had trouble getting testers to play after the first time through, and told us that the program was just too limited to warrant a purchase.
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Three Year Old's Favorite!, March 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Muppet Babies: Toyland Train (CD-ROM)

My daughter has adored this one since she got it for her third birthday, and she has a ton of software. She asks daily to play the "froggie" game. Unlike some of her other games, she can do this one all by herself. She can even easily change the level, which alters the game play- she goes through all the different levels just for fun, and seems to be getting a lot out of it. Her favorite is the dress-up game, where she can dress up Skeeter and Skooter for the changing seasons. There are certainly better games out there, but this is the one she wants to play- and it really is a cute one!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, January 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Muppet Babies: Toyland Train (CD-ROM)

I was very disappointed with Muppet Babies - Toyland Train. First there is a very long introduction that no toddler is going to have the patience to sit through. Then the activities are rather boring, they are not so imaginative or playful. I was also shocked when I tried using it and Kermit the Frog told me I had answered wrong, please try again! What a blow to a toddler's self-esteem! So don't waste your money on this program, get Reader Rabbit Toddler instead, it's much better.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not half bad..., November 9, 2005

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C. Loomis (Kerzenheim, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Muppet Babies: Toyland Train (CD-ROM)

My 18 month old likes to sit on my lap and watch as each activity cycles through. Sometimes Kermit adds narration, but I usually provide information, such as when it goes through colors, I name different objects that color or say where the animals live. I just started putting it on level 2, so he can practice clicking the mouse and he loves it even more. The game really keeps my son's attention and he usually gets bored quickly with everything but his books.

The major downside is Kermit's narration and the songs. You have to click a bunch of times to get Kermit to talk about the objects and not even always then. Also, the jukebox section, when Kermit sings, he is seriously off-beat. The music and his voice don't match up. I don't think the programmers had both running at the same time when they made this game and it sounds like it. Also, the music for the songs is too club sounding. The games are good, just not the jukebox.