Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie The Pooh Wins Again

A Review of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Trey Murff

Disney has done it again! They have addicted another poor helpless four

year old to computer games. My daughter went to the computer store with

me the other day when I was picking up Command and Conquer and upon

seeing Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, proceeded to ask if she could

get it. I initially started to say no, but my conscience got the best

of me (here I was getting a game for no particular special occasion, why

shouldn’t she get a game too?). Well, next time I go to the computer store,

I will make sure I leave her at home .

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree is an animated story book CD with

simple games sprinkled throughout. It requires either Windows 95 or

Windows 3.1 and runs without a hitch. Simple insert the CD, follow the

install procedure and you’re off and going.

At start-up, Piglet spoke to my daughter highlighting and explaining the

different options. It required very little interaction on my part before my

daughter was off and playing on her own (with me watching in fascination).

The game is presented as pages of a book. Each page has text that is read

by the narrator. At the same time the text is read, the words are also

highlighted so the child can start to relate the spoken words to the written

words. The child can also click on phrases for the narrator to reread.

Almost every drawing on the page is clickable. For example, on the first

page if you click on one of the honey pots, little ants go marching across

the screen. If you click on the chimney, it toots smoke and plays a familiar

tune. The whole CD is animated this way and will keep your child busy for

hours.

There are also games on certain pages. In one game, you help Roo try to

catch butterflies. In another game, Piglet asks you to find toys on a shelf

for Christopher Robin after he describes them. This game, alone,

entertained my daughter for more than an hour. After selecting all the toys

and proceeding to the next page, she would just go back and start again.

There is also a sing along section where your child can learn the familiar

Winnie the Pooh song. However, be careful! After my daughter played the

tune 4 or 5 times, it kept running through my head all night!

On the same CD, Disney also provides a Spanish version of the game.

Simply follow Piglet’s instructions when you first run the CD, then all the

text and narration will be in Spanish. This is a neat option and although my

daughter does not know Spanish, I found her going through it in Spanish as

well as English.

This is a wonderful CD that upholds Disney’s tradition for great animation

and children’s entertainment. I highly recommend it for children ages three

and up. I nearly fainted when I caught my 7 year old son helping my

daughter…and they weren’t fighting! If you are considering this game,

don’t hesitate. Your money will be well spent.

School House Scorecard

Product:	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Company:	Disney Interactive 500 S. Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA 91521
Cost:	$29.00

System Requirements:

486SX-25, Microsoft Windows 95 or

3.1, 8 MB Ram, 10 MB HD Space, Double-speed CD-ROM, 8 Bit sound

card, and MS Compatible Mouse

Breakdown:

Ease of Use 5
Learning Value 3
Entertainment Value 5
Graphics 5
Sound 5

Overall Score: