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Pass, unless you really love shelves.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 33 / 36
Date: September 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This Blue's Clues game looks like it was rushed through development. With the show's old host Steve gone, they now have to quickly replace Blue's old computer games so that the new host, Joe, is in them. Most of the simplistic activities have a recurring theme: taking and putting things off and on shelves. Here's a list of what to expect:

Activity 1: Go to the bakery and pick items off shelves.

Activity 2: Go to the library and put books where they're supposed to go, by matching the book with the letter on the shelf.

Activity 3: Go to the Toy Store and help customers buy presents by picking from a shelf full of items.

Activity 4: Go to the grocery store, and help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper select groceries by taking food items off of ... you guessed it, shelves.

The only activity that is different, is a mediocre music activity, where you match what Purple Kangaroo does. Eh.

Sounds pretty exciting, doesn't it! Well, not really. The only reason this game will sell like crazy is because it has Blue in it. If it wasn't for that, no one would pay attention to it. The activities are simplistic and rapidly become boring due to the recurring and unimaginitive "shelf" theme. Worse, the program doesn't really explain anything to your child. It just jumps right in and says "Match the letter on the book, to the letter on the shelf." Your child may likely ask, "What's a letter?"

The show is good, but this game isn't. Pass, unless you really love shelves.

Unsatisfying

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: September 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Blue is cute, but this program is a bit on the boring side. If each of the activities in this program were released seperately on its own, they'd make a nice little online Flash or Shockwave game that you would expect to play for free on the web. And like most online games, you wouldn't be too impressed when you were done. Too bad as we were expecting more than that from Blue.

Enjoyable game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I like this game because it has very fun features. It makes kids feel special because they can enter their favorite colors and things and then hear about them throughout the game. The characters in the game remember the child's favorite color and initial. Kids also work towards a goal which is a mural that contains all the things they have collected through the game. The games are actually just right for the age group. If it's too easy, they can skip ahead to a more difficult level. All of the characters that kids love from the show appear in the game. Very good graphics.

Age Group 3-5 ???

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 21 / 24
Date: October 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My daughter absolutely loves Blue. She can watch the videos over and over. I bought this game to allow myself a little quiet time. So far she seems to love playing it. The thing is, she's only 19 months old. To be honest the game seems to lack substance. It's mainly alot of repetition that I think would be extremely boring for a 3-5 year old child. If she can "get it" now, then I can't believe that in a year from now she'd still want to play it. I wouldn't recommend this game for the intended age group. I would however recommend it to parents of younger children who are interested in taking the time to play the game with their child. When we first bought the game I needed to explain what was going on. The more she played however she began catching onto the concept (you have to help pick out gifts for customers, go to the grocery store, the library, etc.)
If you have extra money buy the game, if not get your child something you're sure they'll enjoy. Like I said this game seems to be more for a younger child and I don't see it entertaining their interests for too long a period of time.

Go with the "old" Blues Clues programs

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

We were so excited to see a new title released with Joe in it. We quickly oredered this for my 3 year old twins and when it arrived we were very diappointed. The kids quickly bored of it and don't even ask to play it anymore. When asked if they want a Blues Clues with Steve or Joe in it they say "NO JOE!!". Stick with the older Blue's Clues, my twins love Blues Art Time activities.

Fun Learning At Its Best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 35 / 35
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My 4 1/2 year old son needed a fun learning challenge. Blue's Clues Kindergarten provided just that. With the three different levels of fun we were able to customize the game to suit his learning needs. Our son played the game for hours not even knowing he was learning.

Great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 20
Date: November 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have to disagree with most of the other reviews. My daughter is two and a half and loves this game. We also have Jumpstart Toddler, as well as Winnie the Pooh Toddler and this seems to be the best of all. As far as others saying its boring, I think they are missing the point. Moving things to and from the shelves helps toddlers develop the coordination needed to master the mouse. Although, adults may not find matching, counting and learning pre-reading skills challenging, most toddlers do. There are five different stores to visit, one for each activity. There are three levels of difficulty for each activity, so I really disagree with this one being boring. Once you visit all the stores and complete all the activites you go back to the preschool for a couple of suprises! The background music is nice throughout the game. If you happen to have a problem with Joe, (vs. Steve) I'll let you know that he doesn't have that big of a role in this one. Blue is the main character, so if you like her, get this one.

Hours of Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This was my 3 year olds first computer game that she can completely play on her own. She can spend hours playing this game. I particularly like the different levels of difficulty. She loves her Blue's Clues

We love Joe!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: November 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My daugther is 3 years old and it only took her one evening and she was playing the game on her own. It is very educational learning to buy items and picking out different shapes of food. Their is also A school where there is a computer where they can print different kinds of pictures on it. My daughter can play it for hours if she was aloud. I am sure your child will love it too. I also have a 5 year old nephew that plays this game that also enjoys very much.

Not as good as the other Blue titles...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Our 3 yeat old son doesn't care for it... he asks for the old 'Steve' games... like the art one and Blue's Birthday party. It's not Joe's fault here, it's just that the game is pretty basic and does not offer many choices.

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