Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightening Aren't So Frightening

by Humongous

Product Features

• Who wouldn't be frightened by all that racket
• Through wind, rain, sleet and snow, our pint-sized superhero always delivers fun and adventure from exciting places
• There's so much to do before the weather returns to normal. Luckily, Sam finds lots of interesting new friends who are willing to help
• Even in a factory, there's always time for breaks. Garden lab, play a game of collect the comics and you just never know where you'll find puzzle pieces.
• Thunder and Lightning really aren't so frightening.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000023VU1
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 1.6 x 10.2 inches ; 2.9 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,018 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #100 in Software > Children's Software > Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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We first met the adorable Pajama Sam when he was learning to overcome his fear of darkness. In this sequel, Sam tackles another worry- thunder and lightning. Trying to meet his fear head on, Sam travels to World Wide Weather headquarters where he meets the not-so-scary characters Thunder and Lightning. While in the company's control room, Sam accidentally pushes a wrong button and messes up the weather machines. His task is to find four missing machine parts and put the system in order before company president, Mother Nature, arrives for inspection. This is no easy job, and children must help Sam find his way in and out of a host of wild contraptions, all while searching for those missing parts. Sam picks up useful objects along the way and uses them to solve all sorts of problems. A crowbar found in one scene, for instance, comes in handy to open a crate in another scene. When all the weather machine parts have been put back in their proper places, Sam has saved the day. Testers loved the program, but found it even more challenging than the first Pajama Sam. The scenery through which Sam travels is more complicated, and it seems harder to remember where you are. Despite the fact that kids got stuck a time or two, they were glued to the screen and found it helpful to work together to solve the program. The graphics and humor are terrific, and the logic problems are tricky but doable. Replay is great as there are six different ways that the machine parts can be hidden, and each adventure takes an hour or two to complete. This one is a true winner!
Teaches: logic, problem solving
Age Range: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Product Description

Watch out thunderand lightning Pajama Sam will be there!!Product InformationJoin Pajama Sam the world's youngest superhero as he journeys to WorldWide Weather the storm-stirring factory in the sky! Sam's spent one toomany evenings cowering under the couch so he sets out to conquer his fearof thunderstorms. It's amazing what he finds high above the clouds. Just as the little guy begins to learn that storms aren't as bad as theyseem Sam accidentally sends the weather system into a frenzy. Now there'ss snow in Saigon and sunshine in Seattle! He'll need your child's helpto explore this wonderful world filled with challenging puzzles fun gamesand fantastic new friends as they help Thunder and Lightning fix the weatherto normal before Mother Nature finds out!Sam soon finds out that there is much more to this than he thought!Through wind rain sleet and snow the pint-sized superhero always deliversfun and adventure from exciting places! There's so much to do before theweather returns to normal! Luckily Sam finds lots of interesting new friendswho are willing to help.  Even in a factory there's always time forbreaks! See what comes up in the Garden Lab play a game of Collect theComics and you just never know where you'll find puzzle pieces!   Product HighlightsChallenge and inspire kids to think for themselves in creative and flexibleways.Kids play with faithful lovable friends as they discover captivating worldswhere they direct the journey and overcome challenges at their own pace.The heart-warming characters and engaging adventures come to life throughfeature-film quality animation original music and the power of a child'simagination. KeyFeatures IncludePlay again and again - new puzzles and new locations await each time youplay!Click points reveal hundreds and hundreds of hidden surprises!Special games and activities encourage creativity help teach spatial relationsand sharpen problem-solving skills.Out of time? Save the game and finis

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging hero who poitely encourages problem solving, December 12, 1999

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2Sense (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightening Aren't So Frightening (CD-ROM)

My 4 year old daughter has had this program for about a month and absolutely loves the Pajama Sam character - a cute, polite, smart and persistent role model. So, it's quickly become one of her favorites and she initiates playing it often.

Pajama Sam's educational style is different than some other children's educational programs. It's learning how to solve problems through observation, memory, analysis, mental mapping, puzzle solving and trial and error. The scenario is that Pajama Sam needs to help correct out of control weather patterns in the world and to do that has to fix the weather machine. For example, he has to find parts, figure how to make them viable, and install them. But, almost nothing is direct. For example, he must get in the gate of the control center, but cannot until he can get past the gatekeeper. Or, he must find a way to open the can of solar energy that he has found before he can use it. Hmmm, how can he do that? So, it's 1-step forward, and 2-steps back - like many real problems.

Some of these challenges are difficult for a 4 year old, so I think it works best with children of that age if a parent plans on some patient side-by-side time with their child in front of the screen. For example, some of the concepts can be unfamiliar to a 4 year old child, such as what a Wing Nut might be used for in fixing the weather machine. But, if you have the time to spend to coach them through these parts, I think this game is a good complement to other styles of learning. So, my 5-star rating assumes some guidance for children as young as 4 years old. If they will be left completely on their own with it, I think it's more suitable to an older child.

One last point: My daughter now sometimes says, YOUR QUITE WELCOME in response to THANK YOU. The talking telephone in the Pajama Sam game replies to him that way (with QUITE) when he thanks it. There are many instances of polite behavior modeling in this program.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great game but not as goos as number 1 or 3, July 26, 2000

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David Wilson (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightening Aren't So Frightening (CD-ROM)

First let me say that all of the Pajama Sam games are great. However, this game dragged a little as compared to the other two games. There seemed to be a lot more needless running around to get things. Also, unlike #1 and #3, there was no danger. In #1 you had the impending meeting with "Darkness", and in number three you have to get the peace delegates together to circumvent a "food war". (In number two, angry Mother Nature just didn't do it for my kids, 10 and 5). The sense of danger gave games #1 and #3 more of a sense of purpose than game #2.

Sam is a great role model for kids. He's polite, energenic, helpful and up to a challenge. And everyone in the family loves his sense of humor.

I recommend all of the Pajama Sam games. They are all great and any differences are really splitting hairs. However, my kids favorites in order of preference are: #1, #3 then #2. I hope this helps.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another winner from Humongous Entertainment, November 22, 2003

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightening Aren't So Frightening (CD-ROM)

If your child has played beginning level software and is ready to move on to more advanced gameplay, Humongous Entertainment's Pajama Sam series (and Freddi Fish and Putt-Putt as well) are an excellent choice. These titles take the cognitive tasks up a notch as children must accumulate specific items, navigate a number of locations, and use their problem-solving skills to help new friends and achieve larger goals. Along the way, funny and lovable Pajama Sam will meet a number of nice characters, visit a variety of interesting locations and play mini-games as he completes the larger task of helping to fix the interesting and entertaining weather machine. Along the way he will solve a lot o smaller puzzles. Specifics change if you start a new game, and you will want to play with your child a few times before they'll be able to enjoy it on their own, so each game is good for hours of fun.

This is a fine game in a great series. We have all the Pajama Sam titles and enjoy them all.