Winnie the Pooh, a family favorite for more than three generations and subject of numerous books, songs, and movies, now stars in his very first video game. Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood contains 15 fun-filled activities and minigames, including fishing with Pooh, bouncing with Tigger, hunting for honey, and catching acorns. You can play the games as Pooh, Tigger, or as any of the other characters in this game's cast. As you play, the game environments expand to enable players to win special game cards and picture rewards. Pooh's first video game looks to provide acres and acres of colorful--and portable--gameplay.
Winnie the Pooh has enjoyed a surprise resurgence in popularity lately--and thus it should come as no surprise that this quaint Game Boy release has emerged as a sleeper hit for the handheld system. Everybody loves Winnie the Pooh--and the masterminds behind this game know it. Pooh is packed with games aimed mostly at younger players.
Players start by picking from one of seven characters including Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, and Piglet. Start in your character's house and explore a huge world, complete with hidden paths. Along the road, you'll encounter friends who will give you cards, which you can use when playing board games. Other cards, like the seedling card, can be planted and nourished with water-can cards.
Besides games like catching acorns and exercising, characters will face adventures, such as Pooh rescuing Piglet from a waterfall. The completed adventures then become part of players' storybooks to be relived again. The games are simplistic and usually a matter of moving from space to space, but it all adds up to an entertaining package, especially for young children. But we won't tell anyone if you are a bit older. --Robb Guido
Pros:
Fun cast of characters
Games are simple yet fun Cons: Older kids will tire of its elementary nature