LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Scholastic Get Puzzled

My daughter has been glued to this game ever since she got it! The puzzles are very varied and fun whilst educational.

I just bought this game for my 5 year old daughter, however she could not even get to play it as her 7 year old brother was playing it constantly!! We are big fan's of leapster and have in total 9 different games in the family. This one though has been the biggest hit yet. There are various different puzzles to work though and every time you get it right you move to the next level. It is a good thought and memory provoking game as you have to consider how to build the bridge to get the little creature to the other side. Another game is to remember how the monster looks and then the monster is broken up and you have to put him back together.If you only buy one leapster game BUY THIS ONE! It is by far the most popular in our family!!!

This is definitely one of my girls favorite games. I have a 3 and a 5 year old daughters. I would say their most played games are this, Kindergarten, Letters on the Loose, and Pet Pals. We also have a Diego, a Princess, a Nemo, and an I Spy game that get occassional play.I would have to disagree with the person who does not think this game is educational! It tests math skills, memory skills, problem solving! I think it is a wonderful game, fun AND educational!

Love this cartridge. We only bought a few and I admit I'm a PBS-watching, if-they're-playing-games-it-should-be-educational kind of mom. Well, this cartridge does not disappoint. There is a variety of games and they love the building blocks (building a tower to match pieces e.g., one "9" i-beam and a "5" and a "4" bar). Good exercises for a 4-5-6 year old and my kids have loved it all in turn. The love the "faces" logic game; you need to make them all "happy" based on their requests (I want a pink hat, I want a taller hat than the pink face, I want a hat and a mustache, etc.). It's cute and they love the voices on that one. Cosmic crossing is less popular with my girls but critter crossing teaches the same spacial logic.This is a stretch for the 3-4-5 age group, depending on your child and solid but fun repetition for 4-5-6. I think it's been fun through first grade but eventually loses its appeal, esp in this day and age of frequent and affordable app downloads, etc.In short, I wish Scholastic made more educational cartridges. Maybe now I should be looking for apps v. cartridges anyway ...This cartridge has passed the test of time (5-7 years). You will not be disappointed!

I got the game for my 6-yr old for her Leapster 2. I had a hard time with the ratings, because I would rate it differently for a 6-yr old than a 4-yr old. My 3-star rating primarily reflects my assessment of the educational value of the game for a 6-yr old. Regarding its ability to engage the kids, I would give the game 5 stars. My daughter loves the game -- mostly for the game/fun aspect of it.I do not think this game provides a significant learning opportunity for a 6-yr old. I have now watched her play 3 of the games closely. Here is my assessment:- WordBird: Here the objective is to find the words in a 6x5 array of letters. The words are spelled out for Level 1 & 2, and depicted with a picture in Level 3. The game would have been a great way to learn the letters, since the alphabet is a finite set. If the kid knows the letters, there is only a small set of words -- about 50 -- that she can learn to spell from this game. Very good for 4-yr olds when they are learning the letters. Not of any significant educational value to a 6-yr old. It could have been a lot more educational for a 6-yr old if the game had built in an extensive dictionary so that the words are different every time they play the game.- Cosmic crossing: It does force kids to think ahead about how they would get from point A to point B. But many of the layouts are far too simple to challenge a 6-yr old. After the first run through the games, she knows exactly what she needs to do for the courses. Without randomizing the layout, this game is a simple repetition just for fun.- Critter river: Same comment as Cosmic crossing. Once she has built the patterns, it is just a repetition every time.I would recommend this game for 4-6 yr olds, keeping in mind that for a 6-yr old it is 90% fun and 10% educational. From an educational perspective, my guess is that it would have been appropriate when my daughter was 4-5. The age rating of 5-8 on the title is definitely far too generous. Recommended for younger kids.

There are certain Leapster games my 4 and 7 year old children get attached to and this isn't one of them. It is certainly a good game and helps kids with spelling, critical thinking and math. I tried it and it's rather fun. My son saw me playing it and he said he liked Critter River best. In fact, I think watching me play reignited his interest. There are three levels in each game to give each child just the right amount of challenge.Critter River: Use the shapes to build a bridge to the other side of the river.Word Bird: This is a word search game. In the lowest level, the words that need to be found are shown. In the highest level, a picture of the word is shown so that the child must spell the word and find it on his/her own.Cosmic Crossing: Guide the rocket from planet to planet to get to Earth. If the child is not careful planning his route, he will shoot off into space.About Face: Try to make the sad faces happy by giving them the features they ask for, like a blue hat and a round nose or the shortest hair.Monster Maker: Look at the monster and remember what it looks like. The parts get scrambled and the child has to put it back together exactly as it looked.Sky High: Build two walls that are the same height. The length of the blocks are written on the blocks to help decide which blocks go together.My son is enjoying this game right now. I have to give it 4 stars.

Of seven (7) Leapster2 games, this one is by far my son's favorite (he is 4.5 years). He has tried Star Wars Jedi Reading, K-Kindergarten, Diego, Learn to Write/Draw ... and not one of them held his attention for long except this one. He even asks for it by name. We had almost given up hope on the Leapster, until this game came along. There are many various "puzzles," from simple addition and subtraction ("make the building's roof level!") to matching and simple reading ("guide the spaceship through the letters.") It is simple enough for him to manipulate independently, and whenever he gets frustrated or a task is too difficult, he can go to the "hint" button. We are pleasantly surprised that he usually tries to work them out a few times before requesting the hint. For some reason, this game motivates and interests him, which had previously been an impossible task. Perhaps it's the sheer variety of different tasks and constantly changing themes. Overall, I highly recommend trying this game if any of the above did not seem to do the trick for your child.