LeapFrog Leapster 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 wish these games were better on diversity and graphics because for the price I could buy an xbox 360 game which is a thousand times better. They are slightly educational, but compared to my kindle, my son doesn't even play these games anymore because there isn't a lot to play.

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!