Putt-Putt Joins the Circus

by Atari

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TJCM
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,863 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!"

B.J. Sweeney's Big Top Circus is a jumbled mess and it's up to Putt-Putt to put things back in order. In typical Putt-Putt fashion, children join in the adventure by steering the little car through screen after screen of colorful graphics, meeting characters and collecting helpful objects along the way. For instance, a safety net acquired in one scene will help those daredevil pigs The Flying Porkowskis complete their trapeze act in another scene. (Yes, the humor in this title is definitely up to snuff!) Many lost items must be found, and lots of characters need Putt-Putt's assistance. Katie Cannonball wants help setting the angle of her cannon, Bette Bandwagon needs her pipes rearranged from lowest to highest note, and Phillipe the Flea wants a new tent for his troupe. These tasks and others require patience, logic and a good memory. Kids have to think as well as play. Our testers enjoyed the program, but even the older kids felt it was a little tricky. As usual, the characters are endearing and the game is very compelling- children don't want to stop playing. Games can be saved mid-play, but you have to remember to do this before you quit. Programs for this age group should have automatic save! Mini games are embedded along the way and the adventure culminates in a performance under the Big Top. Get ready for another topnotch Putt-Putt adventure!
Teaches: logic and problem solving
Age Range: 3-8 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Product Description

Step Right Up! Discover the Circus with Putt-Putt! Mr. B.J. Sweeney needs you and Putt-Putt to help his five main acts get ready for the show. They will encounter challenges and have fun at the same time.

See all Product Description

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could be better, October 14, 2000

By 

L. Garcia (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Putt-Putt Joins the Circus (CD-ROM)

Although Humongous does a great job, there should be some changes. After a couple months my 4 year old is starting to get bored with this one. The same items are always needed and they're always in the same place. Unlike Travels through Time, which my daughter still plays after a year, the items are in different places and you have to listen closely to the clues each time. I hope that newer products will be better, not just different.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good cd-rom, July 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Putt-Putt Joins the Circus (CD-ROM)

We got Putt Putt joins the circus for our children and as with all the Humongous cd-roms they absolutely loved it. In this cd rom Putt Putt helps the circus ring master to get the five big acts ready for the big show. The humor is great as always and so are the characters.My children did say that 'Putt Putt enters the race' has more changes in the game when you play it again.In 'Putt Putt joins the circus" the items they have to collect stay in the same place everytime they play the game. But apart from that the game is very entertaining and it teaches children a lot about problem solving and helping others as do all the Humongous cd roms.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent software for young game players, November 6, 2003

By 

audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Putt-Putt Joins the Circus (CD-ROM)

If your child has played beginning software like JumpStart and is ready to move on to more advanced gameplay, Humongous Entertainment's Putt-Putt series (and Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam, 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 their friends and achieve larger goals. Along the way, kind and gentle Putt-Putt and his dog Pep will meet a number of nice characters, visit a variety of interesting locations and play games as they complete the larger tasks.

In Putt-Putt Joins the Circus, the overarching goal is to earn a ticket to the show by performing a variety of tasks and helping the various acts prepare. You must get a nose for the clown, help the organ arrange her pipes, get a power drink to the strong-van, find a new tent for the fleas, etc. There are quite a few locations and objects, so it would be a good idea for you to help your child for a while. Eventually they will probably want to play on their own. The characters are lovable and there is a lot of humor here. We run it on a Mac and have had no problems at all -- very stable and easy to install.

This is one of the best titles in a great series.