Jumpstart Escape Adventure island

by Knowledge Adventure

Product Features

• First TRUE educational product for the Wii for kids ages 5-9.
• A magical 3D learning environment packed with games and adventures and hidden surprises
• Seamlessly integrated learning games that encourage players to practice math and reading and critical thinking skills to earn virtual rewards
• Over 150 math and reading and critical thinking skill games

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002SRNFX2
• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 17, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,156 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Take off on an island adventure packed with excitement! Designed for kids ages 5-9, JumpStart Escape from Adventure Island is the second title in the JumpStart series of adventure-based learning games for the Wii. This action-packed game invites players to use their explorer skills and brain power to find a way to escape a mysterious island after a crash landing strands them there! As players race to collect the pieces needed to repair their blimp, they’ll need to ward off the pesky fur balls known as Punk Punks and navigate 3D worlds both above and below the water. Along the way, players can practice over 150 math, reading and critical thinking skills—the fun way! Wii Remote technology that allows players to run, jump, fly, swim, roll and dance across a virtual island. The chance for players to express themselves while selecting the perfect avatar outfit, hair, features and more!

Customer Reviews

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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Low on education, June 19, 2010

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E. Nottingham (Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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I homeschool and am always looking for educational software. But Jumpstart missed an opportunity here.
An overview of activities.
Jumpee Quick Change-- creates a mii--NOT EDUCATIONAL
The Tree House-- decorates a house like a Webkins--NOT EDUCATIONAL
Jet Pack--reading skills
Egg Push--mindless pushing an object within a time limit--NOT EDUCATIONAL
Rubble Trouble--math skills but only one problem at a time and the score card on screen blocks the view of available answers, making it more difficult to analyze the 4 sets of answers.
Goon Lagoon--just hunting out objects and jumping and smashing things. NOT EDUCATIONAL
Foot Frenzy--"dancing" to music but consists of slight movements of wii remote left, right, up, down. Not interactive like the Step Exercise part of Wii Fit. --NOT EDUCATIONAL
The Slide--moves to underwater adventure
Manta Ray--math skills--beginning level of patterns is at 2nd grade level maybe. Not for early learners. Still trying out others.
Peal Push--same as Egg Push--NOT EDUCATIONAL
Bubble Trouble--reading skills
Secret Caverns--same as Goon Lagoon--NOT EDUCATIONAL
Fashion Show--dress up your mii and walk the run way. FOR GIRLS ONLY (unless you have boy who plays with Barbie)--NOT EDUCATIONAL
The Sub-takes you back up to the island.

They really missed the educational boat on this. Mindless games outnumber educational opportunities. Even good kids interested in learning will find it hard to not to get distracted by the mindless activities. Mindless games should be awarded on achieving certain levels of educational time. Kids should not have to hunt for the educational opportunities. ( Wish Leapster would develope Wii games. They do educational games right.)

The control functions on this game are awkward. Moves quickly and jerkily. For some people causes a motion sickness feel. Things tend to spin almost. We haven't found a function to slow down the motion when playing for example the The Manta Ray math game. Other than getting additional items for your mii, see no reason to actually collect the seashells. Does not seem to unlock additional play or anything. Too bad mindless activities don't have to be "unlocked".

I guess it's better than nothing.
We also have Big Brain Academy for Wii. It needs a mii and it's kind of insulting but only educational. A blend of the two, with mindless activities being "rewarded" would be an improvement.

It does work so I will give it 2 stars. We have educational software for our computers that do not work or only halfway work that include Adventure Workshop 1st-3rd Grade and some JumpStart programs. Not working would earn 1 star.

So have to give it a low score because as a video game it would be awful and as educational game it's lacking.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, December 30, 2009

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Janssen "mom of 3" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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My kids that would play this game are My daughter who is 5 and my son who is 7. They both are very very good at the wii and we have an xbox. They love the JumpStart game for the computer and played it till they "won" the game. The controller for this game is so hard to use. My daughter tried to play for 10 minutes until she gave up. So I tried it, it was very hard to go where you need to go. You hold the remote sideways just like many of the games have you do but something just doesn't connect. At one point my daughter was running into a dark wall in outerspace on this game and couldn't get turned around and didn't know it was even a wall. After watching us try to figure it out my son was not even interested in trying. I think he thought the game it self looked way to easy, find the oval...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun educational game for 8 year old, January 29, 2010

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Lisa (Illinois) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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I bought this for our 8 year old. We have been fans of the computer JumpStart games for years with our 3 older children. He loves playing, and I love that he is learning at the same time. You can set the levels and advance as the child learns new things, so the game should last for several years. He hasn't figured out everything yet, but that is part of the challenge. It could be frustrating for younger children. The instructions do tell how to play each game. I would recommend it for those that like their kids to have fun while learning. It is not all learning, but a balance, and you can guide them to the activities they need to work on improving. You can set it on practice if you want more learning than fun. I look forward to more games for Wii from JumpStart.