Video Game Review: Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell
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What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that the game ties into the
Disney Fairies franchise, which also includes a movie
and the recently launched
Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow online virtual world.
Players can use codes found in the game to unlock items in the
virtual world. The game also supports Disney's DGamer online
features, which let players unlock costumes and achievements.
Tinker Bell can "gossip" with other fairies. While gossipping
in real life is usually considered negative, the kinds of
rumors exchanged here are generally harmless, like observations
about fashion trends, and hints about who to visit next.
Families can talk about the different types of fairies and the
jobs that each of them have. What kind of fairy would you enjoy
being? Have you ever heard or started a rumor? Was it helpful
or hurtful?
is an entertainment franchise of films, games, merchandise
and an online virtual world that centers on Tinker Bell, her
fairy friends, and the magical world of Pixie Hollow. In DISNEY
FAIRIES: TINKER BELL, kids get to play as Tinker Bell as she
plays mini-games, makes friends, and trades gifts with fairy
friends including Fawn, Iridessa, Rosetta and Silvermist.
Tinker Bell's most important task is to help the fairies change
season through Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter by running
errands and bringing them items. She can do favors for other
fairies and play mini-games such as collecting dew drops and
spinning thread. Also, because Tinker Bell's a "tinkering"
fairy, she has the ability to repair items in her workshop,
where you can do things like use the stylus to polish items and
patch up cracks or blow into the DS microphone to clear away
cobwebs. As her skills improve, Tinker Bell can make more
complex repairs, and even fashion her own accessories.
uses a real-time clock similar to games like
Animal Crossing or
Virtual Villagers
, which means that Pixie Hollow's appearance changes
depending on the time of day. Players can move Tinker Bell
around Pixie Hollow using a fun control scheme where you tap
and drag the stylus on the screen to make her fly around.
You'll earn medals for completing tasks that can be used to
shop for hundreds of items and outfits. You can also design
your own outfits using different colored stamps. Another
important part of the game is making friends with other
fairies. If fairies like you, they'll give you nicer gifts and
may even start to copy your sense of fashion.
Pixie Hollow can be confusing to navigate until you get
accustomed to where everything is, and the game's plot isn't
much more than the never-ending cycle of seasons, but
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell is a fun game if you take it
for what it is: a collection of mini-games, tasks, and outfits
that lets fans interact with familiar characters.
Enchanted
Tinker Bell
(the movie)
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