I spent a lot of time playing these informative computer games as a child; Humongous Entertainment played a big part in my childhood happiness, let me tell you. This is definitely another great addition!
Pajama Sam is in his bedroom before dinner with his Choc Amok cookies. They end up whisking him away to Mop Top Island, where he arrives at a party with living food! It is a fats and sweets party; when Sam says aloud that he doesn't want to spoil his dinner, the sweets become offended and throw him in jail. There he meets a piece of broccoli named Florette who was on her way to a peace conference when she was arrested. One member of each food group is going to the conference so there will no longer be any animosity between the food groups, but if they do not show up, it will mean war. After being freed, Sam must help Florette find the other missing members of the conference so that the war may be stopped. And all before dinner!
Sam navigates the island in normal Humongous fashion; the directions Sam can travel in are highlighted with large white arrows. If an action cannot be done or is not meant to be done yet, Sam will tell you why you cannot do that yet, making it easy for children to figure out what they are doing wrong. Along the way, you pick up lots of collectibles which will aid you in the game. When you start a new game, it will never be the same as the last one. The most fun, of course, is the famous background clickables. Just about everything in the scenery around you can be clicked on for a fun little action. Perhaps a bamboo shoot fires off confetti, perhaps a happy little creature waves at you from behind a rock. It makes it fun for little ones who accidentally click in "blank space".
I was hooked the minute I tried a demo of this on another Humongous game. Back then we didn't have the Internet, so I had no way of ordering it online and I couldn't find it in stores. Finally, luck shined on me when I got it for free in a box of cereal! No matter your way of coming by it, I recommend playing this game at least once with your little ones. Not only is there a message of equality in it, they also learn all about different types of foods and the food groups.
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Mena P.