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| 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the Thomas & Friends brand Mindscape announced the release of four re-published Thomas & Friends CD-ROMs. With an RRP of ?9.99 each, The Great Festival Adventure, Thomas Saves the Day, Building the New Line and Trouble on the Tracks, will be released at the end of June to mark the Thomas & Friends 60th anniversary. The deal, between Mindscape, Atari and HIT Entertainment, also includes the rights to develop two brand new Thomas & Friends titles. Kids and parents can work together in these four previously successful educational CD-ROMs. They encourage learning and development in 3-6 year olds through stories and interactive activities, with the all-time favourite characters and locations from the Thomas & Friends series. These fun packages amuse and challenge first PC users, as they learn mouse control, hand to eye coordination as well as other PC skills (clicking, moving, cause-and-effect of onscreen activities). Rich 3-D animated graphics and printable certificates of completion through varying difficulty levels are designed to keep little Thomas fans interested. It's classic pre-school play, perfect for young Thomas fans! Kids will love helping Thomas and his friends get ready for the big festival on the island of Sodor in The Great Festival Adventure, then helping Thomas, James, Edward or Percy lay down new tracks to keep things running smoothly in Building the New Line. Trouble on the Tracks contains activities, with three levels, and clickable suprises interspersed throughout each activity. There's lots to see, and plenty to do, at every stop in Thomas Saves the Day, including colour matching, shape sorting and counting. Features: - Seven engaging activities in each CD-ROM - Rich 3-D graphics and animations - Favourite characters and locations - Certificates of completion for each activity - Specially created video footage featuring Thomas and his friends The Great Festival Adventure, Thomas Saves the Day, Building the New Line and Trouble on the Tracks, will be released in mid July 2005 with a recommended retail price of ?9.99 each. Two brand new Thomas & Friends titles are currently in development and are due to be released in Q1 of 2006 write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |