Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sent us a copy of the new Elmo game for Wii, complete with fuzzy remote cover that limits what buttons a toddler can push. I was excited for the kids to try it out because it seemed simple enough for a younger child to control, and I would be spared some screaming, whining, and playing of the game myself because I had to “help” them play.
Alas. The remote doesn’t work as well with the cover on it, so that wasn’t an added benefit. In fact, the way you play the game is to shake the remote to select something, or jump up and down, but no amount of doing either thing made ours work correctly. I even put new batteries in our remote to make sure it wasn’t low juice that hampered our progress.
The graphics of the game are simple enough and of course a 3-year-old isn’t going to care, but after playing so much Lego Star Wars I think I’m kind of spoiled. Elmo’s graphics simply don’t measure up.
I’m a Nintendo enthusiast, and don’t get me wrong – I love almost all the games they send me. Just not this time. I think Brady would play it again but I really don’t want to hear more screaming.
Brady Plays Elmo’s A-To-Z Adventure from Kim Prince on Vimeo.
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