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Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Sky Heroes to the Rescue | 
 enlarge | From: Brighter Minds Media, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $0.84
You Save: $19.15 (96%)
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 9814
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Childrens Early Learning Software
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 15 x 10 x 8
MPN: 381551
Model: 381551
UPC: 772040815516
EAN: 0772040815516
ASIN: B000067PF4
Release Date: July 2, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Review
Introduce youngsters to the PC in a fun and entertaining way with Jay Jay the Jet Plane and his fleet of flying friends, the popular and familiar TV characters. Your child can take part in exciting, interactive adventures, enter the land of make-believe, and embark on an exciting rescue mission to enable the Sparkleberry Tree on Pangabula Island (which has lost its shimmer) to survive, by discovering the magic ingredients to nurse it back to health. All activities encourage children to have fun, to use their imaginations, to discover and learn about nature and ecosystems, and to sing songs. (Some of the activities also include printable sections.) The package teaches youngsters to acquire knowledge of nature and science, learn about spelling and phonics, recognize letters and build words, practice patterns and sequencing, grasp logical reasoning and the art of following instructions, develop critical thinking and musical creativity, and practice early PC and mouse skills. The manufacturers recommend the CD-ROM for children ages 3 to 7 years, but obviously adult help will be needed at the lower age level. The program is bright and bold, and will introduce preschoolers to the PC in a nonthreatening way. The accompanying documentation is comprehensive and simple to follow, and clear installation instructions are included. --Susan Naylor, Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com Product Description
Take flight with Jay Jay the Jet Plane and his airplane pals on an adventure filled with magic, friendship, and language arts lessons. Jay Jay, Tracy, and Snuffy are on a quest to save the legendary Sparkleberry Tree of Pangabula Island. Kids will enjoy memorable songs, interactive games, and enchanting stories. Designed for children ages 3 to 7, Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Sky Heroes to the Rescue creatively combines warm life lessons with language arts skills, including spelling, phonics, and more. With Jay Jay and friends, the sky's the limit on learning. Based on the award-winning PBS Kids TV series, kids adventure into a magical world where imagination takes flight. They'll build skills in letter recognition, word building, following instructions, logical reasoning, music creativity, as well as using a mouse. As they help Jay Jay rescue the Sparkleberry Tree and save the day, kids get to explore six interactive learning games and extend the fun with nature videos.
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 Unintelligible voice commands detract from this game July 13, 2005
The Reading Site (Tucson, AZ United States)
We bought this game because we already had and liked Jay Jay Earns His Wings. This game has an identical interface. There are several activities that must be accomplished in order to do one final activity. Before starting each new activity for the first time, an "animated" sequence is shown with the original character voices (their mouths move and that's about it). After completing all activities, the reward is getting to play and compose music on the "Sparkleberry tree." There are three skill levels to choose from.
The activities focus strongly on phonics--letter and sound recognition. There is also a spatial component (steering Herky in a maze), and some color recognition. One major problem with the activities is that there is no way to have instructions repeated, and many of the commands are difficult to hear. "Find the letter that makes the sound...." and you are left wondering, Was that a T? a D? an E? My 4 year old son and I BOTH had trouble understanding the instructions, and we have no problems with our sound system. Unfortunately, you can't move ahead on the game without getting the right answer, so we had to choose between making random guesses until we got it right or exiting.
In the end, my son was also disappointed with the "reward" of being able to play music on the Sparkleberry tree at the end of the game. This type of activity is featured (and better executed) on many other children's computer games. He was hoping for something to color or print out like you earn with the Jay Jay Earns His Wings game, which I'd recommend instead of this one.
 Typical cookie-cutter children's game February 23, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like just about every other children's game (think JumpStart) this game is made in Macromedia's Director. And also, like just about every other children's game, it is low-budget, low-talent and low-resolution. The game forces itself into 800x600x16-bit @ 60Hz and after you exit the game, guess what? You're still in 800x600x16-bit @ 60Hz. Because the programming talent is nonexistent the game is rigidly linear, forcing you to watch the mind-numbing instructions before EVERY game no matter how many times you've played it previously. And, in what seems to be a trend among children's games, it requires Administrator privileges to not only install, but also RUN the game! I am not about to give my 28-month-old son those elevated permissions on the family computer. Not because I'm afraid of intentional mischief but because I'm afraid of the accidental damage he could do. The only things that save this title are the videos and cutscenes which feature plenty of time with the main characters and keep my son interested.
 Just like the TV show, Jay Jay is still a hero! September 16, 2003
Hank Stevens (Cincinnati, OH USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A fun program that my nephew has enjoyed for weeks. The activities keep him coming back over and over and the theme of helping each other and conservation are messages that it is never too early to expose children to. Like the Jay Jay Earns his Wings program, this one is a winner. Where can you get the Sky Circus program I see listed as discontinued?
My little ones love cd-rom! January 2, 2003
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great activities for pre school kids. Highly recommend this cd-rom.
Jay Jay is SuperSonic October 7, 2002
Poker Committee (Atlanta)
My son loves Jay Jay and absolutely loves this game. He has played it already 3 times.
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