School’s back in session and parents are busy driving school-age kids to and from school, sports, and other after-school activities. What does that leave the little one’s to do? Sure, your three year old can watch the clouds float by from her car seat and perhaps she enjoys naming cars as they pass… Porsche, Nissan, Toyota, Volvo.. actually that would be pretty great if a 3-year old could do that. It’s always nice for your toddler/preschooler to get some educational time in while you’re toting the older kids around, don’t you agree? If you have a smartphone or tablet, you have one of the most popular educational tools on the planet, right there with you and within your child’s reach. There are many educational apps available in iTunes and Google Play but there are a few that stand out from the rest. Turtle Invaders is one of those few.
The turtles have decided to take over the underwater Aqua world. The fearless Octoremus has decided to fight back! In order to stop the turtles, Octoremus must ink the turtles, which magically transport them back to their own lair. The turtles, of course, can fight back.
Turtle Invaders is a fun cause and effect game, with additional features to help improve motor skills.
Turtle Invaders is a fun cause and effect game, with additional features to help improve motor skills. Fun for all, with additional features to help children with special needs and younger children. Fully customizable settings can adjust game options based on an individual’s skill level. Think it’s too easy? Challenge yourself at the hardest difficulty level!
My Experience Playing Turtle Invaders:
At the start of the game I was given the option to select a level of difficulty, turtle speed, octopus speed, number of lives and number of turtles. Thinking this game is for toddlers, I chose the hardest level of difficulty, a fast turtle speed and fast octopus speed. Yikes! My eyes were bouncing back and forth from one side of the screen to the other when the game began. It was worse than a tennis match! It was then that I realized that this game has potential to pull even the busiest adult in. I could do some serious turtle inking while in the car pool line. 🙂 After that fun experience, I switched the turtle and octopus speeds to slow and a difficulty level of easy, with some (an actual option) turtles, not ‘many’ like I had selected before. There were turtles swimming all over the screen before; after my new selection I was confronted with far fewer and slower turtles making it a bit more of a relaxing starting experience. After inking several turtles but not all of them, I noticed that they started swimming downward, toward me, the octopus. This is where it got tricky.. and more fun! I had to ink all of the turtles before they made their way down to the bottom of the screen where I was perusing the safe ocean floor. Once a turtle came in contact with me, I was a goner and the game was over. The graphics are great and the music is good but I would like to see more music options with one being more relaxing, maybe like a Caribbean theme.
Key Features
- Fun for all, with additional features to help children with special needs.
- Fully customizable settings can adjust game options based on the skill level of the individual.
- Helps in improving hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills for younger children
- Switch accessible for children with motor limitations.
- Just touch the screen to play or use an external switch (connected through a Bluetooth switch interface such as TabAccess).
- Beginner’s options to help gain confidence during game play.
- Enables play by all kids of all skill levels.
- Graphics and music can be graded to make this game suitable for sensory sensitive kids or for kids that are easily distracted, such as children with Autism or attention deficit disorder.
Zyrobotics, the company behind Turtle Invaders and other educational and game apps, was conceived in the summer of 2012 as a technology spin-off. It was formed as a technology transfer company to commercialize the Inclusive Technology inventions of the research labs at Georgia Tech.
Zyrobotics designed this novel cause-and-effect app based on lessons-learned from engaging children in robotics. Turtle Invaders is designed to enhance motor skills for young children and kids with motor or cognitive delays. With a phenomenal ability to set options, this app will keep kids motivated and engaged. The app is designed to improve visual attention, timing, coordination and control. Parents can also use this switch-accessible app to reinforce Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals or just to have fun with their child.
Turtle Invaders is free with no ads and no in-app purchases!
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