LeapFrogLeapster Explorer Disney Pixar Cars 2

Recently my oldest son, 5 years old, received the new LeapPad from LeapFrog to review for free along with Disney Pixar Cars 2. The great thing about this learning tablet is that it takes the same cartridges as our Leapster Explorer. So when one boy isn't playing Disney Pixar Cars 2 on the LeapPad, he's playing it on the Leapster Explorer.About the Game: In Disney Pixar Cars 2, children will join Mater and Lightening McQueen in a global race-turned-espionage tale. Along the way, children will practice measurements, problem-solving, graphs, sequencing and patterns.I had to pry the game out of my son's hands to learn more about it to share with you. So that said, you can be sure he loved it on the LeapPad. And when he wasn't playing with Cars 2 on the LeapPad, my 4 year old was playing with it on the Leapster Explorer. But once I got my hands on it, I chose to play it on the LeapPad to share my thoughts with you.From the Main Menu of the game there are 5 places to visit:Adventure Mode: You drive around Radiator Springs finding collectibles. You can meet characters along the way to talk too. It lets you know when you can talk or stop somewhere. There are activities along the way, like customizing cars or keep Mater disguised using number sequencing. As you complete activities you can get badges.Activity Mode: There looks like there are eight activities in this mode - but two of ours were locked by the time I started playing. Activities in this mode include Airport Chase (matching, fine motor skills), Finn's Photo Mission (graphing), Secret Decoder (matching), Finn's Jump (fine motor skills, tracking), Oil Rig Chase (matching, reading signs, fine motor skills), Disguise Device (number sequencing).Salvage Yard: Where collectibles from Radiator Springs adventure mode are stored.Badges: The different badges earned.Micromods: I haven't ever used micromods. You download them LeapWorld to change or enhance the game somehow. It could be new game music, character upgrades, game modes or moves, etc.The only thing I was disappointed in was the packaging. I miss having a way to easily organize my games. I kept all previous Leapster Explorer Games in their boxes on a shelf, so the boys can easily find what they are looking for and put their games back. The new packaging has to be ripped apart to remove the game, leaving you with a loose game to easily misplace.That is everything I discovered! Overall the game is pretty cute and I am impressed with the skills it's teaching. Cartridge games for Leapster Explorer and LeapPad usually retail for $24.99. If you find them less, it's a bargain.

Both my kids love this game. My 3.5 year old daughter and almost-5 year old son both find it fun and challenging. This is good even for very intelligent/advanced children. My son learned about coordinate/grid systems entirely from this game (i.e., no instruction from me or at school on this topic) and now is very good with it. I like that there is still room for him to grow. He seems to be almost through every level. The highest-level skill (from his perspective) acatually involved math equations, which is just above his level & he's picking up on it fast. The format is engaging: the kids go through the Adventure Mode and complete fun adventures that unlock new activities (the more educational parts). Once those parts are unlocked, they can choose Activity Mode from the menu and revisit all of those tasks as often as they like.

Bought it so lean different stuff thought easy but very hard game if someone in family look for a hard leaning game this one to buy !!!!

The Cars 2 Explorer game is a good game for boys ages 2.5-6. My sons picked up the game fairly quickly. This is the first game we got with their new explorers so we had to teach how to use the dpad, stylus, and when to press A or B. This game is more of a Math skills game with a some other fun missions. Mater drives through the town picking up spare parts and then stops to talk to his friends. While he is talking to his friends, he talks about the Cars 2 movie and then takes you to each mission that relates to the story Mater is telling. The only downfall of the game is that it comes in a cardboard box that becomes useless after you have to rip it open to get the game out and I would have preferred a dvd like box to be able to store it in, but the gmae content itself is a winner.

I love that its educational and fun for my son!! Definitely recommend to anyone with kids. My son is only 3 I do have to show him just a couple times what to do and he gets it and he loves it and has so much fin playing these games not even knowing that hes learning important things! He just finds it funny and he loves to play his games

I'm a very picky parent when it comes to what my kids are playing. I see to it that my kids will enjoy and learn from it at the same time. And this game never failed me. This is a very challenging game, as it encourage my kids to analyze harder and solve problems.My kids loves this game and that makes me a happy parent.

I ordered two of these for my twin grandsons. They are 4 and hardly anything keeps them quiet for long. But this game did. My daughter and I got so concerned because we did not hear them in their room, so we kept checking on them, and they were thoroughly engrossed in this game for more than 3 hours!

Just bought this for my 4yrs old who is a big fan of Cars. The game has a good stroy line that is well linked to the movie. Some of the modes come locked, so you have to comeplete play in some modes to unlocked the others . This i thought took away from the fun of the game . As far a educational values go, i dont find it all that great as a matter of fact it gets a little complex some times .Overall it is and okay game but the fun factor is limited due to the fact that you have locked levels

My kids are 5 and 3 and like playing on their Leapster Explorer. We like them doing this as they get something educational as well as entertainment. This is more of the same and if you like the Cars franchise, will like this. Minor point, the packaging does not include the plastic case the game cartridges used to come in and is no good for keeping the cartridge safe long term as its cardboard that tears easy. We had a spare plastic case, you will need something to stop little hands losing it!

my 4 yr. old son like this Cars 2 game especially the airport chase and Finn's jump! and what else do you think?, of course his favorite Lightning McQueen and his bestfriend/sidekick, Mater!on the other side, the box or case that came with it is made of cardboard(paper) whereas any other games like Toy Story 3 and Penguins of Madagascar, they are All made of plastics cases [see pic]. no idea why? ..ecofriendly? hmmm.

i thought it may be a bit advanced for my 3 1/2 year old but with very little instruction on a couple of the mini games he has been mastering them. it does keep him up at night, requiring us to take it away however the skills hes learning are definitely showing.

We brought this for our 4 year old son who is a fan of Cars. The games seem appropriate for his age group - some he can do by himself, some he needs a little assistance.Although the voices don't quite match the film, it has certainly captured his attention.

The children have play station and DSI's and I think found the leap Pad poor by comparison. The concept is a good one, which is what made me buy it, but I think they could vamp up the games a bit. However I have just asked my children about them and they have run to find them! It is unanimous from my children 5yrs & 9yrs that star wars is the best game. They said this is good though.