Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day

by Atari

Product Features

• First adventure-style Thomas and Friends computer game follows video & book format
• Chapter-based play lets kids play at their own pace
• Explore 11 locations around the Island of Sodor
• New storyline starring beloved Thomas and Friends characters
• Gameplay encourages critical thinking and fosters listening and memory skills

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00009EG1Z
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches ; 4.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 7, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,296 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #41 in Software > Children's Software > Thinking & Problem Solving

Product Description

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Dorothy the Dinosaur hosts this collection of eight easy-to-play but limited early learning activities, featuring the musical singing group The Wiggles from the Playhouse Disney series. The program is easy to install and use. Starting from the first menu, children can select eight activities which vary in quality. They can solve five large jigsaw puzzles by dragging and dropping pieces in place, hunt for a treasure by listening to clues about where to find notes, play tic-tac-toe against Anthony (one of the musicians), move through five mazes, or play tunes on a xylophone. The CD also includes three full-length music videos (Wiggle Bay; Zing Zang, Wing Wang Wong and Ces't Wags Ces't Bon), although our testers would have liked more musical content given the nature of the show. Some of the activities are limited (especially the flower planting game), but it is easy to exit at any time to jump to something more fun, like the mazes. There is no record keeping, and a limited challenge range... tic tac toe is about the most challenging activity. Still, kids who like the show will like the program, and the emphasis on music and singing is very nice. Note that we had significant technical issues when we ran the program on Mac OS, but it ran great on Windows.Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue

Product Description

Help Thomas find a lost shipment of supplies for thechocolate factory!Product InformationIt’s an adventure for Thomas & Friends that proves again howteamwork is the best way to overcome challenging situations. A rainstorm hascaused damage all over the Island of Sodor. Unfortunately a shipment ofsupplies for the chocolate factory may be lost! Kids jump right into the storyto help find extra coal for Thomas retrieve missing cargo with Harold organizethe Troublesome Trucks and more! There are also mini-games to play newlocations to explore and activities like making chocolate candy for Sir TophamHatt.James has derailed and it's up to Thomas and all of his friends to help him get back on track.This affects everyone on the Island of Sodor from the Horrid Lorry who has todo James' work to Sir Topham Hatt who must organize the efforts of the otherengines. Includes eight engaging activities 3D graphics eight jigsaw puzzles. There's a job for everybody to do in this story that proves how useful teamwork can be.Skills Learned Encourages Critical Thinking Fosters Listening and  Memory Skills Reinforces Good Social Skills Color and Shape MatchingProduct Features First adventure-style Thomas & Friends computer game — follows the successful format of videos and books Explore 11 locations around the Island of Sodor Chapter-based play lets kids play at their own pace New storyline starring beloved Thomas & Friends characters Gameplay encourages critical thinking and fosters listening and memory skillsWindows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Pentium II 300MHz or faster 32MB of RAM (64MB for XP) 85MB free hard drive space 8X speed CD-ROM Drive 8MB Windows 98/Me/2000/XP compatible SVGA video card * Windows 98/Me/2000/XP compatible 16-bit sound card * DirectX version 9.0 or higher (included) required*Indicates device should be compatible wit

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Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not waste your time with this. It is BAD, October 26, 2003

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Kevin M. Obrien "kevin7470" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day (CD-ROM)

This game is not worth the price. It is certainly not playable by any child under 5, and it has none of the charm of previous Thomas Games. You navigate to various stations looking for a piece of rope, for example. But it does not say look for a piece of rope. It just says look for something to help Harold scoop us cargo. How many three year olds can make the connection. The previous Building the New Line Thomas Game was great. You build a track, clean the engines, fix the track and decorate the engine. This game has none of those kid friendly, railroad related tasks. Do not waste your money. I can not say this strongly enough.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thomas Wastes The Day, January 4, 2004

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P. J Troost (Wayland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day (CD-ROM)

Hang your head in shame Atari, this game is terrible. Did they do any testing at all with the intended age group? My five year old is not interested in this game at all -- there's nothing compelling about it. My three year old liked the "chocolate factory" section for about 10 minutes, then never looked for this game again. If you're looking for Thomas, go for the "Festival Adventure" CD, that's definitely the best of the lot, with great graphics. Don't waste your time or money with this one.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thomas fun for 4-5 year olds., November 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day (CD-ROM)

If you're looking for "walk-away" entertainment for a 3 year old, this won't work. But my four year old had no trouble exploring and figuring out the games and puzzles, with little help. If anything, the game is a little too easy - but my son is pretty computer literate for his age. The storyline is pretty good, but it could use a little more narrative.

I don't miss the "print your certificate" stuff from previous games - many-a-ink cartridge lost on those :)

Bottom line, if you have a child who likes thomas-anything and is fairly comfortable using a computer, this disk will provide several hours of fun for $18. Not the hours and hours and hours of time he/she might have with a video, though. Anything that keeps my son off "Rise of Nations" and "The Sims" is OK by me :)