There are several different games to play. In one, Phineas and Ferb drive around one of their creations while battling food-throwing robots that hurl meatballs and cheese sauce. To improve your craft, you do math problems. While my son has been reluctant and a bit grouchy about homework these days, he's all for figuring out addition, subtraction and multiplication if it means his robot car will have an inflatable bumper or a better water balloon launcher.
There is also a section on electricity what conducts, what does not, what appliances around the house draw more power.
Our favorite section of the game is the machine builder. You are given different materials and an incomplete invention, and you have to create a path to roll a marble from the top into a can using different objects, like an incline plane, lever or pulley. It's just plain neat.
And of course, as Perry the Platypus, you can battle the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz in his inator!
I would highly recommend this game to sneak in development of math and science skills. My son absolutely loves it. At five years old, it provides him enough of a challenge while still being fun, and I can see him still finding fun in it in the years to come.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program My seven-year-old daughter really enjoyed this Phineas and Ferb game. As a parent, I've noticed most games are geared towards reading and phonics. That isn't an area my daughter struggles with, so I especially like that this game focuses on science and math. She is reluctant to practice math facts, but while fighting off food throwing robots she was more than eager to solve the needed math problems. We played together in story mode and had a great time! I definitely recommend this for children who enjoy math and science, as well as those who don't.Best Deals for LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: Disney Phineas and Ferb
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program There are two main game plays. The main one where you have to help Phineas and Ferb collect the spare parts for their machine while avoiding the food that the robots fling at them. There are several levels on this mode but their are fairly similar in the way they played. The other play mode is a "Rube Goldberg"-like machine where you have to help Perry get into the hatch opening. There a several of these levels to play but they are fairly repetitive as well and there isn't a diversity of objects that can be used. All-in-all it's a reasonably fun game for the little ones but probably not for long lasting play.Honest reviews on LeapFrog Explorer Learning Game: Disney Phineas and Ferb
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The LeapPad is a durable, safe alternative to an iPad -which our fiveand nine-year-old girls both enjoy playing with, but we don't enjoy handing over to them because of the sticky fingerprints and fears of them breaking it. The useability of the LeapPad Explorer device and the functionality are great. It is intuitive and easy for even preschoolers. The touch screen is responsive and the tablet and pen are large enough for small hands to manipulate controls easily. We have a Leapster, which our kids both love, but the screen is quite small and the experiencess are more limited than the LeapPad can offer. The LeapPad comes pre-loaded with some simple games and offers download options for more content. It is important to note that the LeapPad is not completely self-contained; you have to install software on your computer to download games, books, etc. You can use cartridges that stand alone, but you can't access add-ons and other "bonus" earned in-game material without connecting to a computer. The software worked with our Mac, but it was cumbersome to install and a pain to leave it sitting on the computer taking up space all the time. Be aware that setting up the LeapPad for the first time will take about a half hour.The Phinneas & Ferb Explorer Game we have is advertised for a K-2nd grade level, but even the lowest levels had math that required advanced addition and subtraction. That makes it sound like it is highly educational, but it was really just a simple maze where you shoot targets and avoid blasts until you hit a wall with a math problem. Once you solve it, you can go on. There is not much else to the game, though solving levels earns "badges" which you can use when connected to a computer to access more content or tools for the game. I wouldn't consider a few too-advanced math problems really educational, since they don't offer ways to learn; you have to already know how to solve them. That said, the LeapFrog Leapster games we've used over the years are a mixed bag too. Some are really great, others are weakly educational and much more video game-ish. I imagine that the Explorer games will be the same way. If you choose carefully, you can find some great games. It is worth noting that the Leapster games cannot be used by the LeapPad. The LeapPad can only use LeapPad and Explorer games and downloadable games from LeapFrog.
All in all, this is a nice game system if you have the right games, but don't expect it to really be an educational tool. We like it as an alternative to a Nintendo DS or other handheld gaming system that is just focused on more frivolous time-wasting games. The LeapFrog systems allow our kids to have brief gaming fun on car trips, while having some interaction with learning elements.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program My son was already obsessed with Phineas and Ferb back when we discovered it on netflix a year ago. And thanks to them he became obsessed with becoming an inventor and loves books about Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin. He now loves shows like Nova and "Inventions That Shook The World". So when he got this game for his 5th birthday, I knew it would be an instant success. He LOVES it. And that is an understatement. On a recent four hour road trip he spent (no joke) 100% of the drive playing this game. I played it a little just to get an idea of what he was spending all his time doing and I was SO impressed. It feels a bit like an interactive episode of the show, with tons of math and engineering games as well as plenty of traditional game play to keep it exciting. It is just challenging enough for him to keep him learning (he is in Kindergarten), but not so hard that he gets discouraged. My favorite part of the game is when you get to create track for Perry (who is in a hamster ball) and have to figure out the trajectory of the ball and what sort of shapes will get him to his destination.Over all an excellent game.
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