Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day

by Atari

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005MP0B
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 6, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,830 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day has no 3-D graphics, no special effects, and no gimmicks. It's excellent. This refreshing program puts a clever Humongous Entertainment spin on remakes of classic games. Remember when kids pulled checkers and Parcheesi out of the closet on a rainy day instead of powering up the Game Boy? This CD-ROM evokes that feeling so completely, it's easy to forget these board games are taking place onscreen instead of on the living-room floor.

The first treat is that no installation is necessary, since these games run directly from disc. After an animated sequence that features Pajama Sam rummaging through that game closet on a drearily wet day, players arrive at a simple screen where there are nine different games to choose from. Here players can also pick one of three levels of difficulty, and whether they want to play the computer or a fellow human being. There's even a demo mode for folks who have been playing so much Super Mario they've forgotten how to play checkers.

The games have names like Jumping Beans, Fans and Teleporters, and 4 Cheese Pizza, but don't be fooled. You'll be playing checkers, Chutes and Ladders, and something similar to Aggravation, yet not so close as to inspire a lawsuit from Milton Bradley. This program also contains versions of Concentration (Concentrate!), and tic-tac-toe (Cheese and Crackers). Our favorite was a familiar-feeling game called Happy Fun Squares where we linked dots with lines, eventually building squares, against a character named Darkness. Even on the easy level, Darkness managed to be an enjoyable opponent, amass squares with frightening efficiency, and whup us thoroughly.

Humongous Entertainment deserves kudos for going back to the basics and creating a simple program with staying power. It's no accident that these games are classics: most of them require strategic thinking and logic to win. Well, except for Cheese and Crackers (a.k.a. tic-tac-toe), where a well-played game always ends in a tie. (Rated for Everyone, we recommend ages 5 and older.) --Anne Erickson

Amazon.com Product Description

It's hours of fun and games with a superhero twist! Pajama Sam is the world's youngest superhero, and he helps children overcome difficult challenges using their imaginations. Now kids can always find someone to play with when they join up with Pajama Sam for this unique and immersive play experience. The CD-ROM features variations of eight classic games and two puzzle games that help kids sharpen their strategic-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills while they play. Beat the boredom blues with Pajama Sam. This game is for one or two players and features three difficulty levels.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pajama Sam Games to Play on Any Day, December 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day (CD-ROM)

The sixth Pajama Sam release, this new game doesn't look like it will live up to the others, but it does. There are ten fun new versions of old games. They can be more addicting than the originals, especially if you're a PJ Sam fan! It's a rainy day, and Pajama Sam doesn't know what to do. He looks in the closet for games, and ends up in a world of fun, revisiting with some of his old friends. Because you can't save games, THIS GAME DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY HARD DRIVE SPACE. It will work on practically any computer Windows 95, Mac 7.5.5, or higher, and doesn't need to be installed. It doesn't come with a CD case, just an envelope, but this game stays in my CD-ROM drive all the time because it's so hard to stop playing. I would recommend this for any Pajama Sam junkee, or just a PJ Sam beginner.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great software for young children!, December 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day (CD-ROM)

This is a great software program for young children. My five-year old and my three -year old love Pajama Sam. This program teaches critical thinking and problem solving skills in an easy game format.

I would recommend this product to anyone looking for great educational software for their kids!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best kid games..., February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day (CD-ROM)

My kid has all the Freddi Fish , Spy Fox & Pajama Sam titles.
My kid loved the games since he was 4 years old.
Humongous Entertainment did an excellent job.
These games will challenge the intelligence of kids.