Personal Trainer: Math for the Nintendo DS
January 30, 2009
How long has it been since you found yourself sitting in a math classroom? If you are like me, if has been ages. To me that is a blessing. You see, math and I don’t really get along. It goes back many, many years.
When I was in 8th grade, I was a math Super Star! I was taking high school Algebra and though it was easy. I had it down. I enjoyed it. I was proud of myself that I was good in math. Then came the final six weeks period of that 8th grade year. You see, my Algebra teacher decided that I just wasn’t “getting it” and that perhaps the previous 5 six weeks of classes just didn’t sink in for me. She told me that she didn’t feel I was “good enough” for the class and decided to remove me. That’s right. With one 6 week grading period left she suddenly decided I couldn’t cut it and removed me from the class. All of the hard work from that year was gone. I was moved to honors math and lost all of my Algebra credits. I was stung.
Something inside me broke when it came to math. In some twisted way my brain began to believe I was terrible at math. From that time on, math and I became bitter enemies. Not only did I lose my confidence in math, but in school. That one teacher took someone who was confident and excited about a subject and slammed it into the ground. Even today, I shudder at the words “Algebra” and “math” because, I just “couldn’t get it” like the smart kids.
Well, I am taking that back!
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NeoPets Puzzle Adventure
November 20, 2008
I received an advance copy of the DS version of Neopets Puzzle Adventure from Capcom a couple of weeks ago and let me tell you something… I cannot put the game down. I do love me my Neopets Puzzle Adventure. I know the name may cause one to beleive that it should be geared more towards “kids” but frankly, my kids have very little opportunity to play with the game. I love playing it. I admit, it did take me a while to figure out exactly what I was supposed to do in order to advance, but the addiction of continuing to the next level and on and on has me hooked! (Thankfully, they do have it set up where you can
Neopets Puzzle Adventure from Capcom is an easy to play and hard to master single and multiplayer puzzle game (think Reversi, a token-based board game) coming this holiday season to the Nintendo platforms and the PC ($39.99 Wii, $29.99 DS, $19.99 PC). It’s based on one of the most popular virtual world destinations for youth on the Internet, Neopets.com, with more than 44 million users who speak 11 different languages around the world.
Created for fans and casual gamers alike, Neopets Puzzle Adventure lets players create and develop one of 12 Neopets characters by completing quests, playing mini-games, and battling others. Players embark on an epic story and travel through three Lands of Neopia with more than 150 quests, while collecting “PetPets” for special abilities. For the first time, Neopets fans will also be able to start a multiplayer match and be able to earn secret codes that they can redeem on Neopets.com for exclusive virtual items and accessories.
I am still trying to figure out how to get the secret codes and how to continue to unlock everything that you can unlock on the game. However, I can see that it is going to be a challenge. My kids offered to help me out, but really? That would involve handing over the game to them and letting it go. It will be a while until I do that.
So, if you want to have fun and play a game that is both fun and will give you literally hours of entertainment, I highly recommend Neopets Puzzle Adventure. It will be released on November 25th. This game is a must have for the casual gamer as well as kids who love playing games on their DS that can either be quick and short (one quest in the adventure) or when they want to be occupied for as long as possible. (Such as those long car rides when they want to keep themselves entertained for as long as the drive lasts!)
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