Tot TV Watch

Video games based on kids shows are not exactly a major genre of video games, but it has seemed to be on the rise recently. Mostly the games are pretty poor in game depth, but personally I think this is a positive thing, especially for games that are based on preschool shows. As I see it, these games aimed at preschoolers, such as the Go, Diego, Go Safari Rescue game for Nintendo DS, should not have too much depth or that makes the kids want to constantly play it, which is certainly not habit they need to pick up at such a young age. I do not think these games should be entirely avoided either because if used right they can keep kids entertained for short periods of time, but not cut too much into the time the kids spend doing more physical and interactive gaming (i.e. playing pretend safari outside with their friends).

Go Diego Go: Safari Rescue is one the best video games based on a preschool show I have tried out. The graphics are great (at least for a DS game) and it uses the unique capabilities of the DS nicely. This includes using the touch screen and the microphone. There are 25 mini games, although several are kind of repeated. There is a safari mode that you go through and end up doing all the mini games or you can just play the mini games without doing the safari story mode. Since the variety of mini games are limited, this game can get boring fast, but for kids that like Diego (and if you can find it at a good low price) this can be game they will enjoy coming back to for short periods of time every once and a while, such as when you go on trips and need something to distract them in the car or on the plane.

There is also a Wii, PS2, and Computer version of this game, but I really do not think it is a good game for use except every once and a while on the go. Main reason I say that is because it has basically no educational value to make it a worthwhile console/computer game. This is quite disappointing considering the show always teaches about animals and then they make a game that does not even minimally teach some tidbits about the animals you spot on safari in the game. It is even very limited in teaching Spanish, as it only uses the Spanish words for colors in a few mini games.

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