My Word Coach (Nintendo DS, 2007)

What I liked about MY WORD COACH:



~~Very easy to start it up and start playing...didn't need to read an instruction booklet to understand the games or controls

~~Great variety of words, from easy to medium to difficult (about 17,000 words)

~~Definitions of the words are included (after the game you are playing is finished) so it's not just 'some word' you get familiar with seeing, you can learn what the word is and how to use it in a sentence

~~Improves your spelling

~~Improves your language comprehension

~~Improves your vocabulary

~~Improves your thinking and reaction speed

~~6 different word games (all fun) with 3 levels of difficulty, as well as the ability to do a multi-player option with other players on other DS systems, wirelessly

~~You can have up to 3 player profiles saved on one game, or log-on as a guest

~~You can choose the on-screen character (coach), which is a little bonus, but appreciated by me, as sometimes the host character on some games can be really annoying.

~~One of those games that you can play for about 15 minutes a day, and that's enough for your daily training...you don't have to play it for hours and hours at a time to make progress (and if you're a student or an adult...who has that kind of time to spend with a video game?)

~~Great for a wide range of ages! From higher grade elementary (say, age 10 and up) through high school, through college/university and beyond. Even if you're already quite articulate

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What I didn't like about MY WORD COACH:



~~It would be nice if there was an option to hear the word spoken aloud

~~Sometimes the writing-recognition has difficulty with your printing and doesn't know what letter you're trying to write. It takes a little practice to learn the best way to write particular letters (so that the game understands you right away) but for the most part I didn't find this to be a huge problem

~~I wish it were more difficult

~~It spells in "American" English (ex.color, not colour) even if you tell it that you live in Canada or the UK

~~If you're left-handed, some of the games may be difficult for you to pay as they require you to write on the right-hand side screen


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