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Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

 

 

SCORE: 70

 

Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales 

 

Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales contains three stories the letter quest, the shoe fairy, and the cookie touch. The main program is 48 minutes, which is on the short side. However that is what Family Friendly Gaming has come to expect from Sesame Street DVDs. The letters 'Y', and 'S' are a couple of the letters children can learn from this DVD.

Many of the same characters are used in the three stories on Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales. Expect Elmo, Abby, and Telly in each of them. Elmo and Abby have little skits in between them as well. There are different human characters used on this DVD, but not a lot of diversity there either. Controversial actor Neil Patrick Harris is present on this DVD as well. Cookie Monster looked a little strange to me on this DVD, but maybe because it has been awhile since I have seen him. Fairies permeate this product in the majority of the stories as well.

It is always good to see products that teach children. Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales teaches differences, two letters, about shoe fairies, cookie fairies, and triangles. There is some political correctness on this DVD, and it really made no sense to me. I also noticed some attempts at humor. Neither myself or children laughed at it. Normally I will see kids laugh at jokes on DVDs for children.

I beat one drum when it comes to Sesame Street DVDs - the length. For the price, families can get a lot more bang for their buck with other products for children. Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales does contain an extra in the form of a claymation Bert and Ernie short. The one comment from children when Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales finished was: "that's it?" To my surprise they were not interested in watching it again, they wanted to watch something else.

 The menu screens of Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales exhibit an intelligent design. I had no problems navigating through them either. Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales repeats lessons multiple times to cement them into young brains. Having all those fairies for things bothered me.

I noticed something interesting in Sesame Street Elmo and Friends The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales. No one pays for anything. They walk up, ask for something and get it. They ask for something else later, and they get it. One character suggest they go to a shoe store for shoes, and they are told no. Instead they are given something for free. This stuck out because we have been digging into a Dave Ramsey book, and teaching our children the value of a dollar. The Cookie Touch does lightly teach the concept of King Midas.
- Yolanda

 

Graphics: 74%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 65%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 65%
System: DVD
Publisher: PBS
Rating: 'NR' for Not Rated

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