LeapFrog Leapster Math Baseball Software

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Math Baseball teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Combines the fun of sports, games and learning in an entertaining, interactive environment
• Five skill levels automatically adjust to your child's skill level
• Get ready to hit a home run!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00012TGLQ
• Item model number: 20223
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 9 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,394 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Math Baseball (Leapster) - It's game time, and you'll need to use your math skills to help your team win the baseball championship! Pitch, hit and field as you play 5 learning games that test your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills! Get ready to hit a home run! Math Baseball teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Product Description

Get your child off of the bench and put him or her on the field for educational success. Math Baseball lets kids pitch, hit and field in gameplay scenarios based on math facts and baseball. The successful use of math skills not only promotes learning, but also helps win the baseball championship.Math Baseball combines the fun of sports, games and learning in an entertaining, interactive environment. Now you can put away the flash cards and let your child learn and increase his or her recall of math skills while playing baseball. Five skill levels automatically adjust to your child's skill level so your child can master skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at his or her own pace. For use with Leapster Handheld Game 20200 (Required but not included)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars much more fun than using flashcards!, August 24, 2004

By 

edmomqby (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Math Baseball Software (Toy)

Overview (from the parent guide): Math Baseball supports number-fact drills through 12 in each of the following operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Players select the correct answer to flash card-like equations that appear on the screen. By choosing the right answer from two answer choices as quickly as they can, players advance the game. If they click on an incorrect answer, however, their team loses the play. It's a fast-paced game that increases in speed and difficulty as players answer questions correctly and slows down with easier problems if they answer incorrectly to allow more time for mental computation. The faster they solve equations, the faster and farther the ball travels. If players answer too slowly, the opposing team might catch their ball - but if they answer quickly, players can hit a single, double, triple, or even a home run!
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I hesitated in purchasing this game for my 4 year old daughter because it seemed to be geared more toward elementary grades. Much of it is too difficult for her, but there is one area where she has fun. The T-ball section doesn't operate on a timer so she can take as long as she needs to count baseballs or figure out easy addition or subtraction problems.

I had my 11 year old son try this cartridge to see if he thought the rest of the game was fun (even if it was too easy for him). He had fun for a little while, but after a few innings and a score of 40-0 he became bored. It also didn't take him long to realize that there are only 2 choices for answers and he has a 50/50 chance of getting the right answer without even looking at the math question.

The only real negative item that I saw with this program for children in the recommended age range is that it only saves one team and one game created by the user. If you have more than one child using this cartridge, they will be overwriting each other's saved games and teams.

Overall, I think this cartridge is a fun way for children to memorize their math tables.

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I was excited about this game but my kid doesn't like it., November 7, 2004

By 

Ticia "Crazed Mom" (Santa Rosa CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Math Baseball Software (Toy)

My first grade son loves his Leapster and every other cartridge that he owns but he just doesn't like this one. I was hoping that Math Baseball would be a fun way for him to practice his beginning math skills but it hasn't turned out that way. The way the rules are re-explained is annoying for both him and me and even when you answer a problem correctly it doesn't insure that you won't hit a pop up that is caught or pitch a ball that gets hit. I guess thats the way the real world works but my son found it disillusioning and it only further contributed to his lack of interest in this game. My kid loves to learn. He loves to read. He loves to draw. We make up math games at home. I am always looking for a way to keep him stimulated but also encourage him to have a little fun. This game just didn't do it for him.

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game for getting fast at basic math., April 22, 2004

By 

Shauna Sheridan (Pleasant Grove, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Math Baseball Software (Toy)

This game is pretty brilliant. It has addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You first choose if you want a combination or just one. Then you can choose practice or a real game. It works with kids just learning and really challenges those who want to get faster. If your up to bat the faster you answer the question determines how good you hit the ball. You answer really fast you might just hit a home run, and it you miss, then of course you strick out. When your playing out field, you determine how fast you get the other team out by how fast you answer the questions. It's very fun, and easy to learn. I didn't like how they reexplained things every time you change from out field to infield or started a new game, but then we found that if you hit I think it's the home key then you can pass that up, and your fun doesn't get interupted. I think it should also be known that this game is plenty of fun for kids from ages 6-11, and even longer if your kid just needs to strengthen their speed of their math, which coming from a High school math teacher is very important in Junior High and High School math.