Cosmic Family
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Published in Nintendo Wii | 5 Reviews
Cosmic Family Wii Meet the Cosmic Family: Mom and Dad Cosmic, their three kids, and a rocket ship full of colorful and silly animals. Joined by Stephan the spotted elephant, the Cosmic Family will take kids on a learning adventure through the Cosmic Family rocket ship. Cosmic Family allows kids to develop observation, logic, memory and reflexes, whilst discovering, using imagination and having fun. Cosmic Family is the quality early-learning interactive game on the Wii. Fun intuitive gameplay Using the Wii remote, Cosmic Family features easy point and click play which is perfect for even the youngest gamer. Over 20 early learning mini games Kids will develop various learning skills by playing mini games that focus on things like colors, shapes, puzzles and more. 300 interactive animations and sounds Essentially every object in the Cosmic Family rocket is interactive in some way. By pointing and clicking you can unlock music, sounds,animations and more! Different modes of play With 3 di... More >>
- More than 200 interactive animations, both audio and visual, in each floor of the rocket
- Customize rooms, brush a monster's teeth, play dress-up with various characters, nurture plants from seeds and more
- Find the hidden surprise in the rocket as you search and play
- Intuitive gameplay using the Wii controller to interact and play with the various characters
- Original, colorful graphics
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December 19th, 2009at (#)
As a general rule my son (who is 7 and has Autism) cannot really play the Wii. The controls are pretty complicated on many games and require a coordination level he just does not have (fine or gross motor). I picked up Cosmic Family thinking it would be perfect for him. I have to say it was a total bust.
The hardest thing for him to do is to hold the Wiimote steady. That is precisely what this game requires. You are pointing and holding puzzle pieces and moving them into place in the puzzle. This actually requires a lot of fine and gross motor coordination. Kids that do very well with that should be fine. My son does play games on the PC that require this click, hold, release functionality but the mouse for the PC is more stationary and stable and he has no problem with it at all. The Wiimote is entirely a different thing altogether and we were frustrated to find out that this Wii Game (marketed for little kids) was not really any less frustrating then all the other Wii games which require too much control that most younger kids don’t have.
Very disappointed in this game. I can say it was very cute—the elephant was adorable and funny. But the gameplay was a disaster for my guy. I guess for him we will stick to his Playstation 2 games because the controls are far easier and don’t require such precision (he finished Go Diego Go for the PS2 in just a couple of hours). I cannot recommend this game for any child that has difficulty with the Wiimote functionality in other games. Its true it is not hard as far as content…but, again, the Wiimote not being stable just made it unusable for us. I bought it used and was able to exchange for another game.
Rating: 2 / 5
December 19th, 2009at (#)
I cannot believe this game garnered more than two stars from anyone. I have a hard time believing the previous positive reviewers have actually played the game. I’m more inclined to think they work for Ubisoft.
I started my 4 year old on the lowest level & what a let down it was! The controls, options and graphics are all very much lacking. It actually took me several tries to figure out what to do in many spots (ON THE EASIEST LEVEL) because the instructions/game play made no sense! When you make a choice a window pops up on screen asking you if you’re sure this is what you wanted to do, but many times I didn’t know what I had done to know if I wanted to do it or not. And we’re actually a pretty intelligent family here.
My 11 yr old son was amazed at how poorly this game was designed. We were watching my 4 yr old play and it was unbelievable how little effort was put into game design. As you move around the family’s home you can click on different items & make something happen. Something very LAME. The fridge door opens & closes so fast when you click it you can’t even tell what it was that just popped out!
THE WORST PART of the game is that as a game aimed at small children it has some rather questionable parts. We all looked at each other in disbelief when my daughter wandered into the family’s kitchen. If you click on the stove, a new window opens and there you see mom & son baking. THE MOTHER OPENS THE OVEN & THE BOYS FEET ARE DANGLING OVER THE OPEN OVEN DOOR AS A FIRE ERUPTS. He is literally sitting right above the oven!!! What were they thinking?????
In another part of game play you click on the TV & this animated dance scene starts. It’s just person after person coming on screen dancing but some of the characters really left us scratching our heads. A handful of the female characters have incredibly large breasts literally bouncing all over the place… one even has giant spirally things on her breasts, as if you could miss them!! I watched that a few more times trying to decide if I was seeing things or just over-reacting. Yes they’re clothed but still….. what was the point of that?? I’m pretty sure one of the men grabs his crotch, although I could have imagined that part but I was too afraid to watch the whole thing again to see for sure. I seriously think someone at Ubisoft was trying to be funny & see if anyone actually paid attention to this game. Now, it IS almost worth buying the game to see if I’m making this part up, I showed it to a few other adults who also just shook their heads…. it’s something you’d expect to see on The Family Guy, or some other adult oriented animated feature!
Needless to say after a mere 10 minutes I was disgusted that I had wasted so much money on this game. I honestly thought “well I could sell it on Ebay” but I wouldn’t want ANYONE else to be subjected to this pathetic excuse for a game. If you want a game for a little one Diego is a much better choice. It too could use a lot of work & leaves much to be desired but Cosmic Family was a cosmic letdown!
Rating: 1 / 5
December 19th, 2009at (#)
We bought this game for our then 5 year old daughter based on reviews we read online. It’s not the most complicated of games, but she enjoys the various puzzles. I’d say it took her about a week to complete the easiest level, mostly because she enjoyed several of the mini-games and would play them over and over rather than advancing through the game.
Included are puzzles, matching, coloring pages as well as other logic puzzles. There are also little shorts that show the Cosmic Family in their daily activities that are shown when you click on various items. Some of the cartoons are silly, but one or two makes me think the designers were trying to be funny and slip some adult humor into the game. I admit there were a couple of scenes where my husband and I looked at each other wondering what they were thinking.
This game does require more precise Wiimote control than my daughter’s other games like Disney Princesses or Diego. Some of the places to point can be rather tricky so your child may need help. Also the elephant can be kind of hard to hear sometimes, the background music can overwhelm him while he’s giving directions. Overall, we spend less than $20 on this game used and for that price we’re happy with the purchase.
Rating: 4 / 5
December 19th, 2009at (#)
My kids are pretty techno-advanced for 4 and 2. They play flash games on [...] all the time.
I got Cosmic family for the 4 yr old. It took a bit for her to get good at holding the wii remote steady, which is pretty much the only mechanical skill required for all the games.
The sound volume leaves a lot to be desired. The music often overpowers the directions from the elephant, so I’m constantly listening for her so I can tell her what the instructions are. I kept looking for the music volume adjustment, but it’s not here.
We played on the lowest skill level… maybe doing a harder level would change my opinion of things, but the game seemed pretty simplistic. She does like the mini-games, but often they were so easy they were over in seconds.
I kept waiting for there to be a plot, I guess I should have known better. We don’t get actually interactive with the family, we just kind of roam around their home. The big surprise at the ending was kind of a let down.
If you can find this game cheap someplace, I’d say it’s ok. The ~$[...] I got it for on Amazon was ok, but maybe just a bit more than this game is worth.
Rating: 3 / 5
December 19th, 2009at (#)
Let’s be honest, this game isn’t for you. It’s for your young kids. My 4 year old loves it. My 6 year old loved it for a couple of months and hasn’t played it since. It’s great to introduce video games to young kids.
Rating: 4 / 5