Customer Reviews

Thomas & Friends Railway Adventures Playset

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I purchased this software for my almost four son who is a Thomas fanatic. I had to help him out the first few times he tried to play the game. After about two weeks he was able to play it on his own for the most part.

The graphics are much more than I had expected for a kiddie game. You can travel around the track endlessly if one wants. You stop at various stations to complete tasks necessary for one of four games chosen. The game doesn't automatically take you to the correct station necessary to complete a task. You need to remember which destination is next and switch the track accordingly. I've been quite shocked that my son is able to remember where to go and switch the track to get there! Once the one game is completed the player is able to switch into a special siding and play reward game.

I own Microsoft Train Simulator but I really like this game a lot. Not having to remember which keystrokes to press is a VERY nice touch. To bad MS Train Simulator doesn't have a keyboard attachment. The playset will fit easily onto any normal square keyboard without any difficulties.

In closing, I thought it would take my son a long time to master the game. The only negative I can think of is that it only has four games. But my son keeps playing them over again and doesn't seem to mind. It's still challenging and enjoyable for him. I guess that leaves lots of room for sequel software. It is an excellent game for little kiddies.

I read all the reviews on this Thomas Computer game and dispite the bad ones I still purchased it for my four year old son who is crazy over anything "Thomas the Train". It has never locked up on me and I had no troubles at all installing it on top on my keyboard. (although you do have to get it perfectly in the right spot which can be a little tricky) Once installed it doesn't shift or fall off the keyboard and the program works just fine. My son loves this game. It is by far a favorite of his and he has quite a few computer games in his growing collection. He reaches for it time after time. My 6 year old daughter plays with it and she seems to like it as well so it's not just for the little boys out there! The graphics are real cute and they love driving the trains, dropping the passengers off at the station and doing the different jobs involving the railroad. I would say this is a good game for any child between the ages of 3 and 7. In my opinion, any child under 3 years of age are to young for computer games anyway and any child older then seven will find this game to be to babyish for them. One downfall to this game that I had read in another review which is true....it is hard to exit the game. You have to complete the job in order to do so which is a bit of a pain and a little time consuming. Other then that I rate this game 5 stars because ANY toy that can keep my kids entertained for more then 30 minutes and that is played with again and again and again.... I feel was a good purchase and money well spent.

This is my three year old son's favorite game. He does not have any problems understanding how to use the controls. It is wonderful that it helps with listening and following directions. Most of Thomas friends are in the game from helping to be able to stop and chat with them.
This is the only game that he has so far that I give a total thumbs up on. The only drawback that we have had so far is getting my son to quit playing.

My 3.5 year old boy, who also plays with the wooden trains, likes this game. He received it a month after his 3rd birthday. It took him several weeks of playing a few hours a week to completely master the game. Inspite of his current mastery, he still would play it for longer than we will allow. He needs almost no supervision or assistance to play. He opens the CD-ROM drive puts the game in, clicks the appropriate box, and would play for an hour.

The keyboard attachment confused my wife. She was unable to discern the correct manner of velcroing it at first, prior to be shown by me. I was able to do it with a few manipulations. My wife now has no problem attaching it. My son cannot attach it.

We like the keyboard attachment due to the abuse it takes instead of our mouse and keyboard, but are dissapointed that the other two Thomas games do not accomadate the attachment.

Great game that my 5 year old loves to play. Cleverly designed Thomas engine controls sit atop a STANDARD keyboard are easy for a child to use. Nice graphics and variety of activities, developes memory and decision making skills, all without any violence! The only downside is I want my computer back! Seriously, the game requirements are such that it will probably run on your old computer if you have one. If not, they can be had for little expense. Now where did I put that old one?....

Very charming, lots of fun, and good for repeated play. The controls are easier to use than a mouse. So far the only thing that troubled my daughter (4) was finding the right position from which to change a signal. Otherwise she picked it up quickly and proudly taught my wife how to drive Thomas.

There are four scenarios plus several mini-games and places where you can see short videos. It takes a while to do everything. It's also fun to just drive around seeing the Sodor scenery and meeting other engines.

This game is much better than Trouble on the Tracks. ToT involves a bunch of boring jobs that never appealed to my daughter. And the ToT software performed erratically on our old PC (AMD 500 MHz, no graphics card).

The voices are different from the videos, but my daughter doesn't seem to care.

Our son loves this game so much (he received it for his birthday two days ago), we can hardly get him to do anything else! Even adults will enjoy assisting the child "drive" Thomas and complete the chores given to Thomas by Sir Topham Hat. Your child will see the stations, the other engines, listen to Thomas speak to him (or her), and even see Thomas from above at certain points (e.g., entering a station). Most views are from "inside" Thomas, and I think it's a particularly nice touch to see Thomas' firebox burning. Warning: The gamepiece only fits on regular keyboards, not ergonomic ones (i.e., those split-looking keyboards). I recommend this product highly if your child is a Thomas fan. PS - it will install on Windows XP, which I understand has been a problem for some other Thomas games.

OK, so it's the day after Christmas and I sit down to play this game with my 5 year old son. He plays for awhile, but keeps getting stuck - so I try. I had a horrible time with it too. We couldn't get the track to move where we wanted it to go, couldn't get to the other games, etc. Although my son is 5, he's been playing on a computer for 2 1/2 years already and I'm no computer slouch myself.

I found the game poorly programmed with marginal graphics compared to other products. If I had to do it over again, I'd pass on the fancy set-up for the keyboard and software to purchase another Jump Start or Rescue Hero game.

Just one moms thoughts....

My parents purchased this product for my 4 year old son. He is familiar with the workings of a train because of my father's "H&O" train layout, and learned this quick. After the toutorial he was on his way with the rockslide adventure. He completed the entire thing with minimmal input from me or his mother. After that he was a pro! He had a great time.

We ran this on a WinXP computer without any problems at all.

Great Product! I hope hasbro makes more games to work with the controler.

My 4 and half year old lives for Thomas and has for two years now. Nothing interest him more then Thomas and evey conversation leads back to Thomas or trains eventually. If you have a kid anything like mine then this is a must have!

There is nothing I can say negative about this toy. It introduces computer skills while allowing him to play with his favorate pal. I have been able to seg-way into other computer pre-school games with a more learning emphasis, by use of this fun toy. I like to play it myself.

The graphics are great. The instructions simple but the tasks are not. Your child will need help if he has no computer skills or isn't a good listner. But once he has done the task once, he be able to do it by himself again soon and with the log on screen, his adventure will be just a bit different each time.

Every time a child masters a tasks he is able to print out a certificate with his name on it.

Just great. Love it. The only problem I've had with my son is getting him off the game at bed time. There are tears and he says, "I miss Thomas."