Product Description

Discover treasures left behind by three legendary pirates! Reveal pieces of their treasure maps while playing games and solving riddles that build thinking and vocabulary skills.

Leapster 2 players can connect online for extra activities and rewards. And with the LeapFrog Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning. Compatible with Leapster Learning System and Leapster 2 System, sold separately.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #157 in Toys & Games
• Brand: LeapFrog
• Model: 30644
• Released on: 2008-07-01
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Dimensions: 8.25" h x 5.40" w x .90" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Solve riddles, match shapes and hunt for treasure with activities designed to test your mental mettle!
• Build a boat by collecting the pieces that fill your frame.
• Answer riddles to earn pieces of a pirate treasure map.
• Sort items from a treasure chest into the correct categories.
• Teaches shapes, letters, vocabulary, rhyming, memory skills, logic and reasoning and problem-solving skills.

From the Manufacturer
Discover treasures left behind by three legendary pirates! Reveal pieces of their treasure maps while playing I SPY riddles and games that build thinking and vocabulary skills. Leapster2 players can connect online for extra activities and rewards. And with the LeapFrog® Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning. Appropriate for ages 4 years to 8 years. All Leapster games work with all Leapster systems.

Customer Reviews

Fun game, geared for older Leapster kids
We just got this game for my boys (age 4). It's a very cute game, but when we received it the package notes it's for 1st and 2nd graders (the site says 4 - 8 years old). I think it will be a game to grow into. If we play along with them, they are able to play on the first level, but they are definitely not ready to play by themselves. Overall looks good, and we can keep it for several years as the boys grow into it.

A fun game
My son got this game for Christmas. He has been playing it ever since. It is challenging enough that he has to periodically ask for help finding a clue, but can do most of it himself. It is already making a difference in spacial shape recognition. (Making pictures with shapes.)
He has played through one time already, and has moved on the the next challenge level. The riddles are more challenging.

Engaging, but a little frustrating
My son is almost six and wants to play this game constantly. He can do most of the "finding" himself, but sometimes asks for help for the trickier clues. He likes the sense of exploring the cove and enjoys the pirate voices.

I would say the educational benefits of this game are that it extends vocabulary and improves visio-spatial ability.

I think it helps if your child is pre-disposed to detail-oriented focused tasks like mine.