Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year's Celebration

by 2K Games

Product Features

• Teaches kids Mandarin Chinese in a fun and exciting way
• Fully utilizes the DS capabilities- Tap, Drag, Scribble, Blow and Shout through different activities.
• Help YeYe prepare for a Chinese New year's celebration with fun games like paper crafting, cooking, lighting lanterns, playing music and more!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002F87WGA
• Item Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,447 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #50 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Adventure
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Ni Hao! Get ready to enjoy the greatest Chinese New year celebration ever with Kai-lan and her friends! Join in the fun with Kai-lan, Rintoo, Tolee, HoHo, LuLu and YeYe as you help them craft paper lanters, cook Chinese dumplings, march in a parade, play in a band and much, much more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This seems familiar..., February 16, 2010

By 

Armando N. Roman (Hillsboro, OR) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year's Celebration (Video Game)

Before I go into the game, this is nearly identical to the Backyardigans game for DS that came out just a little over a week before it by the same developer. If you already got the Backyardigans game for your child and they loved it, and they happen to like Kai-Lan too, then this is equally recommended, though they might get bored with it since they've already done a lot of this.

But regardless, this is still a nice game to play for children. My daughter was a little over 2 when she discovered the DS and started playing Wario Ware and New Super Mario Bros. Needless to say, this isn't as advanced as those, but she still enjoys playing and is clearly learning a few new things too.

There are two main modes to the game- Story and Free Play. The Story mode is basically an episode of the show but in game form. It follows the title's theme: New Year's Celebration, as Kai-Lan and her friends get ready for the Chinese New Year and all the activities that go along with it. You start out by cleaning Kai-Lan's room (yeah, not the most exciting way to start a game for kids), and go about getting new outfits for everyone, making dumplings, playing musical instruments, coloring, making lanterns and other decorations and marching with a dragon. Free play just has you select which activities you want to do without sitting through the semi-cutscenes. A lot of the modes are great for kids and the characters actually tell you what to do, rather than having text pop up that they wouldn't be able to read.

This is an ideal game for kids between 2 and 4, maybe 5. By that age, they should've moved on to other titles, as this is some fairly basic stuff, but it all depends on the child. All the Kai-Lan favorites are here and have good voice quality. Aside from this being too similar to the Backyardigans game, I don't have any complaints. If only more kids games were like this.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Easy game for a 4 yr old, January 13, 2010

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Carrie Rogers (Ventura, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year's Celebration (Video Game)

I bought this for my 4-yr old to play on her brother's DS and she was able to play it immediately. It involves matching colors and shapes and is quite easy. There is no reading involved so she can play it with no assistance at all. She was able to play all the way through it right away but she enjoys going back and playing it again.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for a beginner gamer, November 8, 2009

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MOM2-2KIDS (APO, AE) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: New Year's Celebration (Video Game)

I bought this for my 3 year year old, she is just starting out learning how to play the DS. This is great it has all the skills she needs to learn and they learn how to follow directions!! Helps the hand eye cordination also.