Customer Reviews

LeapFrog Didj Custom Learning Game Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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My 7 year old son is in love with the Didj my dad got him, and he only had the Jetpack Heroes that was included. So, I decided to add to his repertoire. After all, I know the Leapster wasn't much without the cartridges and the included games weren't ever nearly as fun as the ones we bought.

I was a little concerned that the Star Wars game would have the same math concepts he worked on in Jetpack Heroes, but it is different. Instead of addition, subtraction, multiplication, my son gets to work on fractions, place value and geometry.

I tried it myself and there is enough math to keep my son thinking. He gets a to be a jedi with a light saber who goes around a maze of hallways killing bad guys and while trying to survive. He has to stop once in awhile and answer questions like which pie chart shows 1/10 colored in or what number in 693 is in the hundreds place or how many sides does a pentagon have.

For those worried about violence, it is cartoon violence against robots and there is no blood. I'd say it`s about as violent as Tom and Jerry, except the robots die (disappear). That may not be enough for some, but at least you know what you are getting into.

My son loved his Leapster, but he said he's not going back. Didj is much better. He likes being able to customize the game. I like being able to track his progress and help choose what concepts he's working on.

Originally we had BIG problems with the Didj not being recognized by our Mac. This has happened off and on a few times since we got it resulting in the boys losing their hard earned bitz. I was close to sending it back when it finally started working and I saw how much my boys liked it. My 2 boys, 8 and 5 yrs old, LOVE to play the Star Wars game we bought and Power Pack game that comes on the Didj. The boys also love to create their own Didji characters online which then download onto the Didj. My 5 year old guesses a lot to answer the questions so I'm not sure really if he is learning math facts or learning how to guess. My 8 years old IS practicing his math facts while playing. Leapfrog needs to polish the Didj and Leapsite to work together better. We love Leapfrog products and have bought a L-Max handheld. My 5 year old prefers the Didj to his L-Max which we cost us way more $. At first my 8 year old even played the Didj over his DS, but DS seems to be preferred right now though is not as educational. I'm glad I got the Didj for less than $30 on Amazon and I wouldn't recommend paying the $89.99 full price until the Didj gets an upgrade.

Star wars is a math oriented game that is great for grades 1 - 3 and review or refresh of basic math for older kids. More difficult math for upper levels needs a different game. The fun my boys have with this game, they don't even realize they are doing math and learning. They are learning and refreshing so much I am very pleased! I can program the game to specify the areas each child needs to work on (multiplication for my eldest, two digit adding and subtracting with carrying/borrowing for my middle and +/- 0-12 for my youngest) I highly recommend this for fun and or math!

My 7 yo son wanted to play this game on his DiDJ so he saved and finally bought it. When it arrived, he desperately open the box and inserted the cartridge in the game console. A few minutes later he was enjoying , making noices and having fun. The questions provided in this game were something new for him so this keep him excited and inmerse in the game.

I asked hime the next day about some of the questions the game showed up and he was able to retain knowledge. That's nice! He's on advance math class :)

My son got the Diji for Christmas this year from Santa and he literally didn't put it down for three days. With the after X-mas sales I got him this game. Along with other parents I worried that it may be too old for him (he is 6) and might be too much of a challenge with the math skills. No, he did just fine. He only asked me for a little bit of help, and thanks to his sister-who got online and spent some of his "credits" he has new challenges and new stuff for all of his games. Way to go Diji, keep the cool games coming and this will stick around for a long time.

I got this game with Sonic for my 6 year old's Didj and although he plays sonic more, he loves this one. This one is a little more difficult so I like that it challenges him more but I don't like the math question options as much. It still is teaching him so it's not all bad, just not my favorite. He still likes to play it even after having it for months and I can go on the computer and choose what questions it asks him to try to keep it at his level.

My Grandson loves the Didj and has added a couple more games. He loves it. It helps him with math and spelling. A fun way to learn.

I got the Clone Wars game after Santa brought my son the Didj along with Sponge Bob and Indiana Jones games. It's hard to keep him off the Didj...he will sneak it into bed to play into the night. His math skils are two grades above his grade level and his math scores at school have improved on the basics since getting the Didj.

I purchased this game for my 2nd grade son. The game play is fluid and easy. It doesn't frustrate him but challenges him enough to keep him playing. He looks forward to answering the questions. I love that it learns and keeps his mind working for various questions. The game play is arcadish. You run around as Anakin (on lvl 1) or Obi Won Knobi (on lvl 2) and use your light saver to destroy robot drones and every so often (enough to make it worth while but not so much that it is frustrating) you answer math questions. My son loves games and it keeps him calm when we go out of the house and is a great reward system for him. If he is going to play I would rather that at least he the games are educational - and this game fits!

My 7 year old son appears to be enjoying this game. He loves anything Star Wars and plays it often