Peanuts: It's The Big Game Charlie Brown [Old Version]

by Viva Media

Product Features

• Enjoy the Peanuts Gang in an all new sports adventure!
• Discover all the mini games
• Recruit your team
• Play baseball in the big game!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000QJX60G
• Item model number: 00346
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,133 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #4 in Software > Games > PC Games > Sports > Baseball
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Good Grief! It's The Big Game Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown hasn't got anyone on his team and it¿s up to you to help him! Join America's favorite blockhead on an unforgettable sports adventure. Enjoy hours of classic Peanuts fun as you explore the neighborhood, meet the Peanuts gang, and discover the puzzles and challenges that lead to the Big Game.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A hard ground-ball single, October 27, 2007

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Jason A. Miller (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Peanuts: It's The Big Game Charlie Brown [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

This is the second "Peanuts" video game I've found. The first, "Where's the Blanket, Charlie Brown?", I purchased off the discount rack a couple of years ago, when my older nephew was still 5, and his 2 year-old brother hadn't yet become much of a gamer. Now they're 7 1/2 and 4 1/2, respectively, and both enjoy the new game enough to fight over who gets to play it.

Based on the mostly negative reviews to "Blanket", it seems as if the designers have consciously made "Big Game" a little easier to play. We were able to get deep into the game without resorting to the help file -- without which I could never have helped the boys finish the original. There's also an expanded cast of "Peanuts" characters, including the long-forgotten Shermy and Violet. My younger nephew, who knows the main cast by sight, was rather disturbed by Violet's appearance in the game, and didn't want to interact with her when she appeared. Also a little odd are the European accents provided for Linus and Schroeder.

Game play is a little simpler than "Blanket". Snoopy doesn't need to be fed periodically. You don't have to pick up and carry items, wondering what to do with them later(such as putting a magician's hat on Snoopy's head to activate a crystal ball -- who thought that was a good idea?). The mini-games within the adventure, as in "Blanket", vary from memory challenges (playing tunes on Schroeder's piano) to hand-eye coordination (baseball-related; hope your 6 year-old knows how to throw a hard slider). These mini-games also have three levels of difficulty, up a step from "Blanket"'s two levels.

The animation is very good and Schulz-ian, and game play remains layered with solid sight gags to supplement the action. There's better use of the extended "Peanuts" cast. This release, if it finds an audience, is a solid step up from "Where's the Blanket?" and managed to entertain both a pre-schooler and a 2nd grader. Recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I thought, July 16, 2008

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ABC Snoopy "Adam" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peanuts: It's The Big Game Charlie Brown [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I found a copy of this game at Target for only $10. I really like this game a lot. I think this game is made for all ages, 7 and up that is. I can play this game all day. Some of it was hard to do at first but I'm glad I got it because I love Peanuts!!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way even though this review is from July this review was made 11/10/08.

3.0 out of 5 stars Love the Peanuts Gang, but........, April 5, 2011

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SandDollarDays "Kelly" (Syracuse, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Peanuts: It's The Big Game Charlie Brown [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I do not care for this game as much as our previous game, Get Ready For School, Charlie Brown. One reviewer wrote that it's slow moving and I must agree. I bought this despite my hesitation and am happy it was at least very, very inexpensive.