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Channelling ancient spirits

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: April 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My kids love this game, like all PJ Sam products BUT unfortumately it suddenly switches to channelling ancient spirits which wrecks a good product. My dauughters were devestated when we destroyed the disk. Have never had this problem with any other PJ Sam prodcuts. Very frustrating.

I like Pajama Sam

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It was a bit scary when you get into Darkness'room. The two door guards were nice and it was a very nice game my mother and I played. - child age 6

My son wanted to review this to let his voice be heard. We love all the Pajama Sam games, but this one was a bit scary for 3-5 year olds.

Good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game but it took a long time to finish the first game and even longer to solve the one where the lunchbox was in the water and I'm dissapionted it wasn't rusty even though PJ Sam said it was metal. He even brought up that it could rust! It took me a long time to figure out how to get the oars down and I couldn't find a magnet or the other dumbwiater(But I know where they are now!) and I don't get why he's not allowed to get in the dumbwaiter in the kichen but that only cuts off one star. I really love when the flashlight is in the mine because it's got so many steps to do before you can get it but once I saved the game right before I put the gear in, and then put it in, but then when I loaded the game the gear was different, which is anoying because it's best if your able to stay in the mine untill you have the flashlight. Sincerly, Russian Blue Witch.

Worth the Money!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My daughters ages 3 & 4 love this game...but was a little hard to get started on it without help from Mom. I would assume 5 yr olds would need a little help too but could probably do better. This game builds memory skills-and kids love it! My kids love all of their Humongous/Infogrames games! They could play all night if we'd let them! The game is educational-but don't tell your kids, cuz they won't know it!
Wonderful - challenging - educational - fun...all in one!! ... Thank you!

1smileycat :-)

Lots of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm not sure what age this is actually recommended for, but it's been fun and challenging for a 7 yr old, fun (but not completeable without help) for a 5 yr old, and inexpensive entertainment for a 2.5 yr old (who loves some of the mini games). I think one of the best features is that it changes whenever you start a *new* game. You can save the old ones and pick up where you left off, but if you start a new game, your challenges will change, as will some of the characters you meet. Since the basic plot is Pajama Sam wandering around the land of darkness looking for his Pajama Man lunchbox, mask, and flashlight so that he can confront darkness, the general map stays the same, but the specifics vary. Sometimes a carrot freedom fighter has the mask and you have to help liberate his fellow carrots before he'll give it back to you. And sometimes you have to find paddles for your boat, or cogs for a gear -- you get the idea. The downside for a parent is that you don't automatically know where everything is and how to get it, even if you've played it through yourself. The upside in the game is that you will occasionally be given hints like, "if only I had something that floated". And some of the mini-games are fun -- all the kids love mixing up potions in the laboratory.

On the whole, this game is light hearted with a good sense of humor and fairly entertaining. The problems aren't *usually* very difficult, though I have run across a few that are fairly involved and may require parental hints for younger kids. I just wish it ran native on OS X, istead of requiring 9. Not a big thing, just a little annoying.

Yes it's 5 stars, but just

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: July 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Pajama Sam seems to get more credit than it deserves. Yes your child will probably like it, play it, and learn a lot of problem solving strategies from it but itfs not the best. I gave it five stars but it's missing something. It doesn't have the simple beauty that some educational programs have (like Ollo and Clifford do). It's a little bit cluttered and chaotic. Don't get me wrong, it's better than most of the games out there but I think it's overrated. Its defects are probably due to it being one of the older programs out there.

A terrific game...Kids will love it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My two girls, age 3 1/2 and 6 yrs. old, have both played this game. My 6 yr. old definitely LOVES it. My 3 1/2 yr. old likes it too, although she had a bit of trouble with some of the problem solving. With a little help from her dad or myself, she was able to solve the problem easily. However, because of this, I would recommend it for ages 5 and up. It is a fun game for both boys and girls. It utilizes problem solving and memorization in the fact that Pajama Sam has to search for his lost Pajama Sam items (i.e.- lunch box, flash light, etc.) before he can go and capture "darkness". During the course of finding his lost items, there are other "problems" he must solve. Such as, finding a way into the cabin in order to get his flash light that he has discovered inside. This game is very enjoyable and fun. I have played it myself and gotten a kick out of it! I would definitely recommend this game!

very nice

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Pajama Sam is a fun character, my 6 year old boy loved him from the start. The adventure is well thought out, and changes a little each timew you play. I played it the first time with him and I thought it was very challenging, but fun. It has extra games too, more like arcade style.

higher level experience for little gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If your child has played beginning level software and is ready to move on to more advanced gameplay, Humongous Entertainment's Pajama Sam series (and Freddi Fish and Putt-Putt as well) are an excellent choice. These titles take the cognitive tasks up a notch as children must accumulate specific items, navigate a number of locations, and use their problem-solving skills to help new friends and achieve larger goals. Along the way, funny and lovable Pajama Sam will meet a number of nice characters, visit a variety of interesting locations and play mini-games as he completes the larger task of finding and defeating Darkness, who scares him. Along the way he will help a boat find his oars, oil a creaky mine car, etc. Specifics change if you start a new game, and as other reviewers have stated, you may want to play with your child a few times before they'll be able to enjoy it on their own, so each game is good for hours of fun.

This is a fine game in a great series. We have all the Pajama Sam titles and enjoy them all.

Smart!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

One of our first computer games. My son was hooked! It is very smart, really flexes the kids' brain muscles. My son could beat it, and I couldn't. We're getting more from this series.

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