Play with the Teletubbies
Play with the Teletubbies is an educational video game developed by Asylum Entertainment based on the British children's television series Teletubbies, it was released for Microsoft Windows in 1998 and PlayStation in 1999.
Play with the Teletubbies
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- 2000
- Genre
- educational entertainment
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Play with the Teletubbies is an educational video game developed by Asylum Entertainment based on the British children's television series Teletubbies, it was released for Microsoft Windows in 1998 and PlayStation in 1999.
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• Title — Play with the Teletubbies • Developer — Asylum Entertainment • Platforms — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation • Released — Microsoft Windows'PlayStation • Genre — Educational • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
The primary gameplay consists of choosing a Teletubby and choosing various activities to perform with them, such as a game of hide and seek, banging a drum, or controlling the speed of a train. Certain activities are unique depending on the Teletubby you choose to perform it with, such as the "Favourite Thing" activity, which features a unique item for each character. The game also features 11 live-action clips that can be viewed by interacting with the windmill at the top of the map. These clips feature children telling the audience about what they're doing that day, often something promoting creativity or being outdoors, such as herding sheep. These clips are very reminiscent of an actual segment of the original television series where the same thing happens. Two magical events are also shown: a train and some clouds.
Development
Development
According to Dave Lee, director of BBC Multimedia at the time of the games development, the gameplay was extensively tested with young children, adding that the company was "delighted to see how quickly very young children adapted to using the PlayStation controls" when playing early versions of the software. The BBC hoped that the launch of the PS2 would cause more PlayStations to be passed on to younger members of the family increasing the possible player base.
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Reviewing the PC version for AllGame, Brad Cook gave the game 4 stars out of 5, saying that the game did "an excellent job of transferring the popular British children's show to a computer game" and complimented its graphics and sound. The same website would give the PlayStation version 3.5 out of 5 saying that there was "not much "game" in Play with the Teletubbies, at least not in the conventional sense of the word. But that is exactly what the developers had in mind" but was critical of the interface which he said was "not always obvious to young children." The reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald was complementary of the faithfulness of the sound and visuals. Steven Poole, reviewing the PlayStation version for The Guardian, was extremely critical, calling it "a staggeringly incompetent slab of electronic propaganda for two to four-year-olds"
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- 1.Teletubbies hit the PlayStation. BBC News. 8 March 2000.
- 2.Cook, Brad. Play With the Teletubbies. All Game.
- 3.Weiss, Brett Alan. Play With the Teletubbies. All Game.
- 4.Play With the Teletubbies (PlayStation). Review Corner. December 2000.
- 5.Future Publishing. Teletubbies game review. Official UK PlayStation Magazine. 56. March 2000.
- 6.Poole, Steven. Teletubbies Game is Toast. The Guardian. 62. 30 March 2000.
- 7.Glover, Anne. Play with the Teletubbies. The Sydney Morning Herald. 224. 17 October 1998.
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