LPWire: Finding Nemo Computer Game Makes Learning Fun for Kids
New Learning Video Game
Inspired By a Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios
Film, Finding Nemo, Makes Learning Fun for Kids
Finding Nemo: Learning With Nemo Now Available
Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the
interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company, announced today that
its fun, underwater learning game, based on a Walt Disney Pictures presentation
of a Pixar Animation Studios film, Finding Nemo: Learning With Nemo, is now
available for the PC and Macintosh at retail outlets nationwide. The game sends
players on an all-new, exciting adventure guided by the film's popular
characters, Nemo and Dory."Finding Nemo: Learning With Nemo brings a new level
of enjoyment to interactive learning entertainment," said Dana Long, director of
marketing, Buena Vista Games. "Bolstered by beloved characters and stimulating
graphics, children will learn about colors, numbers, letters and other
fundamentals in a fun and exciting way."
Finding Nemo: Learning With Nemo is an engaging, educational software title for
kids ages 2-5. In this game it is Nemo's first day of school, and players must
help him and Dory collect pictures of sea creatures on an exciting scavenger
hunt. Players will encounter games like Pearl's Garden Eel Bingo, Knock 'Em Down
Nemo, Turtle Hopping at the EAC, and finally All Aboard! for a ride back with
Mr. Ray to the coral reef. Along the way, players will pick up valuable
preschool-level skills like letter, number and color recognition. There are
three levels of play, including an easy mode for younger players. Throughout the
game children will be able to take pictures of collectibles and add them to an
album in Undersea Sticker Fun, which can be personalized in multiple ways. A
wrap-up movie completes the game, and children can return to the main menu to
play a new adventure.
Developed by InLight Entertainment and published by Disney Interactive, a game
label of Buena Vista Games, Finding Nemo: Learning With Nemo for the PC/Mac is
rated "EC" for Early Childhood by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
and carries a suggested retail price of $19.99.
--Posted October 5, 2005
Source: Buena Vista Games