词条 | Arthur video games |
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The Arthur video games franchise expanded into the interactive software space from the 1990s. Creative Wonders gamesArthur is a 1990s video game series developed by Creative Wonders and published by The Learning Company. The games were created as part of the LearningBuddies line. Titles
ProductionA Bangor Daily News article hinted that a new series of Arthur video games would be released in the Fall of 1999.[9] In February 1999, it was revealed that The Learning Company had "signed an exclusive, multi-year contract with Marc Brown to develop and publish interactive software worldwide". The aim was to utilise Arthur's equity by "broadening his visibility in the interactive software category", specifically within the core curriculum areas.[9] The Learning Company revealed Arthur's Reading, the first game in the series, in a news release on July 13, 1999. The subject was chosen because "reading is a natural subject for this lovable character whose nationally televised adventures have become so popular with young children", according to senior vice president of marketing at The Learning Company Andy Young.[10] The series was "developed with the help of educators".[11] Most games have an auto-levelling feature to cater to each player's own skill. A kid-friendly website was also available for players to seek further activities that supplemented the content on the game CDs.[12] The Congressional Record, V. 146, Pt. 15 wrote that a spyware expert found that educational software such as Reader Rabbit and Arthur's Thinking Games may contain spyware.[13] U.S. News & World Report noted that a cause could be the free Arthur screen saver that players of Arthur's Thinking Games have the option to download.[14] The New York Times reported that the Broadcast program, which ran in the background as an application called DSS Agent, used to be unlcuded on the installation discs of many software titles made by The Learning Company, including the Arthur video games; while Arthur's Reading Race "was billed as a product updater and communications tool", online privacy groups put it in the category of spyware for this reason.[15] Commercial performanceAccording to PC Data, Arthur's Thinking Games was the ninth top selling software of September 1999,[16] and the top-selling home education software for that month.[17] Critical receptionPC Mag gave Arthur's Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade a joint rating of 5 out of 5, writing that the "charming" games covered the same content as the Reader Rabbit series, though explained that players could easily own both.[12] SuperKids deemed an underwhelming entry in the Kindergarten edutainment space, due to having "tedious and overly repetitious" activities.[18] Math and Science for Young Children and Experiences in Math for Young Children suggested the game could be used within schools.[19][20] Discovery Education said the game was "packed with "smart" features and excellent educational content".[21] Discovery Education said Arthur's Preschool was filled with "smart features and a good range of educational content".[22] MacWorld said the game was easy for young players to pick up.[23] Teaching Reading in Today's Elementary Schools said Arthur's 1st Grade and Yoda's Challenge were both games that were not limited their target market, but that could also be adapted for children in higher grades who had special needs.[24] MacWorld said the game could initially be overwhelming, but that it was uptimately rewarding.[25] Discovery Education deemed Arthur's 2nd Grade software "edutainment at its best".[26] Eugene Register-Guard gave Arthur's Reading four out of four, deeming all the activities "well designed, educational, and fun".[5] Bangor Daily News said the game would challenge and engage players of all ages.[27] SuperKids thought the game would leave veteran video gamers "unimpressed" and "disappointed".[28] MacWorld deemed Arthur's Reading Games and Dr. Seuss Reading Games "amusing, interactive products".[29] In 1999, Forbes wrote a piece questioning if wrapping up educational content under the guise of video games featuring favourite children's characters such as Arthur and Dr. Seuss was enough to "entice parents with the promise of easy learning for their kids".[30] Living Books gamesThere were several interactive storybooks in the Living Books series based on Arthur, such as "Arthur's Birthday" and Arthur's Teacher Trouble. The games were developed by Living Books and published by Brøderbund Software and Random House. Titles
Critical receptionASM (Aktueller Software Markt) praised two entries in the series, and concluded the review by begging for a German version of the games.[31] World Village thought Arthur's Reading race was "very well written",[32] while All Game gave it 4.5 stars out of 5.[33] Just Adventure gave Arthur's Computer Adventure an A,[34] All Game gave it 4/5 stars,[35] while SuperKids wrote it wasn't the strongest entry in the Living Books product line.[36] The Daily Gazette warned that Arthur's Computer Adventure wouldn't hold kids' attentions for long.[37] Other games
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