Thomas & Friends: The Great Festival Adventure
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Thomas & Friends: The Great Festival Adventure is an educational action
computer game developed by Mind's Eye Productions
and published by Hasbro Interactive
for Windows
. It was released in 1999
and is based on the Thomas and Friends television series. The game features new voices provided by show narrator Michael Angelis
as well features music tracks from the first and second series of the show.
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. Each with a different goal to help the player learn new skills or solve puzzles. The player can choose to play any of them in order of the story or in no particular order. The mini-games are as follow:
Once each game is completed at least once, the player is awarded with a certificate saying they've completed that particular game.
Included as an extra feature, the player can print pictures of the characters, mini-games and certificates to hang on their wall or color-in versions. Additionally the images of the characters and mini-games can be played as puzzles in-game.
gave the game 3.5 out of 5 stars praising the visuals and the activities calling them well done. In the end they called it an excellent game and one of the better games for young children available to date.
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computer game developed by Mind's Eye Productions
Mind's Eye Productions
Mind's Eye Productions is a video game developer based out of the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1995.In 2005, Mind's Eye was acquired by Disney.-Games developed:-External links:* from MobyGames* from GameSpot* from IGN...
and published by Hasbro Interactive
Hasbro Interactive
Hasbro Interactive was an American video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large game and toy company.Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. Several Hasbro properties, such as Monopoly and Scrabble, had already...
for Windows
Microsoft Windows
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. It was released in 1999
1999 in video gaming
-Events:*British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards*March – Game Over republished as “Game Over: Press Start to Continue”...
and is based on the Thomas and Friends television series. The game features new voices provided by show narrator Michael Angelis
Michael Angelis
Michael Angelis is an English actor and voice actor.Michael Angelis was one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Black Stuff and another Alan Bleasedale drama G.B.H.. He also starred in comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds, in which he appeared between series 5 and 9...
as well features music tracks from the first and second series of the show.
Story
Its the day of the Great Festival and the engines are ready to help out by doing different jobs around the island of SodorSodor (fictional island)
Sodor is a fictional island in the Irish Sea used as the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and later used in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television series.-Inspiration and creation:...
.
Gameplay
The game consists of 7 mini-games around the island of SodorSodor (fictional island)
Sodor is a fictional island in the Irish Sea used as the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and later used in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television series.-Inspiration and creation:...
. Each with a different goal to help the player learn new skills or solve puzzles. The player can choose to play any of them in order of the story or in no particular order. The mini-games are as follow:
- Clean and fix the engines.
- Control HaroldHarold the HelicopterHarold the Helicopter is a character in the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry and the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends....
to pick up boulders off the tracks and place them into the correct Troublesome Trucks. - Place the objects from Bulstrode into the specific Trucks using Cranky.
- Choose the specific type of passengers to ride on the train.
- Guide the cows back into the pen using TerenceTerence the TractorTerence the Tractor is a fictional anthropomorphic crawler tractor from The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends....
. - Assemble the festival attractions into the correct format using Harold.
- Direct the band to playing the different musical instruments.
Once each game is completed at least once, the player is awarded with a certificate saying they've completed that particular game.
Included as an extra feature, the player can print pictures of the characters, mini-games and certificates to hang on their wall or color-in versions. Additionally the images of the characters and mini-games can be played as puzzles in-game.
Reception
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gave the game 3.5 out of 5 stars praising the visuals and the activities calling them well done. In the end they called it an excellent game and one of the better games for young children available to date.