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The Bargain Nexus - Spelling Challenges and More
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $43.50
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Manufacturer: Crave Entertainment
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 60
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Crave Entertainment
EAN: 0650008500035
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Feature: Be challenged from over 25,000 words to spell
Label: Crave Entertainment
Manufacturer: Crave Entertainment
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Release Date: 2007-09-11
Studio: Crave Entertainment
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Features
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Be challenged from over 25,000 words to spell
Choose from 100 difficulty levels
Compete in 11 different games
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It's a spelling game which doesn't speak the words.....
Comment: It is a spelling game where they flash the words to you before you type them, and the words are never read out load to the player. Then they make everything timed, so there is pressure to go fast. For someone who is learning a new word and learning to spell it, actually hearing the word is pretty critical. This is what spelling is about...you hear the word and then write it down, but in this case the developers took a few short cuts. My 7 year old son reads at a very high level, but I wanted him to recognize words he hears, so this game really falls for me.
Graphics are pretty weak, games aren't horrible, but nothing to write home about. Overall, I think it might be good for someone with a good vocabulary trying to refine their spelling and just have fun playing a game, but I bought this as a educational game for my kids. It might be fun, but I don't see much or any educational value in this game.
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Summary: Great Game
Comment: My family can't get enough of this. I bought this for my little boy, but the adults have taken over. Great stuff
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Summary: Not as much of a challenge as I had wanted.
Comment: This game is not very exciting or challenging. It started me at level 38 because of my age. It's more of a memory game as they flash the word on the screen then say spell it. The guy talks if he had said the word and shown the definition it would have been better. I'm not really a great speller and wanted to really be helped to get better.
The game is just so-so. The sound is like it is playing thru a tin can. The typewriter is not set like a typewriter it is in alphabetical order which slows you down until you get used to it.
For young kids is would be okay but not so great for adults.
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Summary: Great for kids...
Comment: I bought this for my second grader and she loves it. I don't think that adults would like it, but for a kid, it is fabulous. Some of its features include flashing words that the kids then have to spell back, and using short definitions to figure out what to spell. My daughter thinks it is so cool that she earns money for the high scores. It is also helping her on her math place values because she is always running to me to tell me the dollar amount that she won. The game also has a list at the end of each mini-game of the words that the child gets wrong. That is helpful. Each level so far seems to have maybe 30 words and they seem easy to me because they are everyday words, but to her, it ends up being challenging. My favorite mini-game she plays is where she either has to pick out the properly spelled word out of commonly misspelled ones and vice versa. In reference to other reviews I have read in cyber-space, this is probably not a game for adults that can spell ok and the hokeyness would definitely get old. That being said, it is the perfect platform for kids. I only wish I could input her spelling lists from school to play with.
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Summary: It's just alright for adults but better for kids
Comment: It's kinda boring for older adults but for kids/teens it's much more fun. It's my least favorite of all the DS games I own.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Words, words, words! They're the fundamentals of language. They comprise how we communicate and how effectively we can express opinions and succeed at fulfilling our dreams. One of the earliest brain teasers was the Spelling Bee. Recently, we've been experiencing an upsurge in popularity and fascination with word games.
On Broadway, people are flocking to the musical 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee. In the movies, the recent Akeelah and the Bee, and Spellbound became surprise hits with millions of fans. The primal challenge to see how many words you can spell correctly to win the game. It's the game that took over as brains rose in significance over brawn. Unlike Akeelah, who had to carry thousands of cards to practice for her Spelling Bee challenges, all you need is the Nintendo DS and Crave's Spelling Challenges and More. It's for Spellin Bee aspirants and for future literati (did I spell that correctly?).
Spelling Challenges and More! is themed around a spelling game show " where you compete for points and prizes but also is much more! Of course, there's only one winner. Will it be you? Designed for ages 6 and over ESRB is E for Everyone - Fun and educational word challenges for Everyone How many spelling errors can you find in this dscription?
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