animalcrossing 19 september

Animal Crossing

5 stars (Great I think) - I relly don't know yet. I think in will be agreat game. I hope to get it for cristmas but the discriptions rule. I just know I will love it. 5 stars (The most interesting and educational gamecube game out there for elementary kids) - As a mother, I looked askance at my children spending ANY time on gaming. However, I am married to a complete computer techie who will not allow the kids to be luddites and he assured me I would not object to this game. He was right. As others have noted, you become a character in a town, you get a job, buy a house, earn money, pay it off, make friends, write letters, do favors, and experience the steady pace of day to day life (the game runs real-time). These are the benefits I've seen for my 1st and 2nd graders: 1. Strategizing - how to earn money to pay off their loans and buy things they are interested in; how to decorate their home, where to plant fruit and flowers; 2. Patience and the ability to work towards long-term goals, like earning a golden fishing rod or finally earning a basement for their house. 3. Interest in written communication - they send each other and various townspeople notes and gifts. 4. They've gained some familiarity with a variety of bugs and fishes 5. Up to four people can Animal Crossing (although not at the same time). So I play one character with them, and it is quite fun to send them stuff (I learned a couple of codes). The other character is reserved as a "guest" character, so when other friends come over they can play that one While this game was addictive, the kids would still be in a good mood when they were done playing, and I never had any trouble getting them to stop playing when their 30 minutes were up. I recently allowed them to play "Sonic Heroes", which is a chase/quest game, and that game gets their adrenaline (sp) pumping and it is difficult for them to transition to other activities after Sonic Heroes. I also recently purchased Harvest M...
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