Millie Meter and Her Adventure in the Oak Tree
I preferred this game of the two I played. It was more interactive in that you had to do
things that would end up saving the oak tree instead of just wandering around meeting
characters.
I got confused at the beginning of the game because I thought I was supposed to take the
pictures. But really you clicked on Millie when you found something you liked and SHE
took the pictures. It really should have been better explained. I also had trouble
remembering which places I had taken pictures and which ones not. It would have helped
to have the character say when Millie walks in, "You've already taken a picture here, but
thanks for stopping by", or something like that.
Editor Review
Warning - this product contains educational content. Tivola's products are produced in
Germany and the Europeans don't shy away from complex concepts and terminology.
Their stated age range always seem to be too young for the content provided - They do
not talk down to kids and as a result children can quiz their parents about things like
photosynthesis and the symbiotic relationship of algae and fungus in lichen. Besides the
overall exploration of the ecosystem of the oak tree there are separate puzzles. They are
slightly more clever than the standard - for example in the shell matching type of game
you have to match a bird song with a bird. Besides English, you can select German or French
as the game's language. Or you can alternate among them to hear how funny the songs
sound in the different languages. Yes the characters do sing and the voices are different.
You can spacebar to get out of the introductory credits and some scenes but you cannot
stop dialog and so if you unintentionally re-click on something you will get repeat dialog.
Annoying for this American child. It's mainly a click and listen game but the scenes are
pretty interesting. There are six interactive puzzles but more interactivity would have
made it even better.
Reviewed by Rebecca L.
Ages 4 - 10
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