| If you're thinking of buying an educational gaming | | | | presented with a few options. You can choose to play |
| system for your Child this holiday season then you | | | | the games that come preloaded on the system, or |
| must consider the leapster 2. This system will put | | | | you can play the games that are located on line, or |
| innovative creativity and fun at your kids' fingertips -- | | | | you can insert your own game and play those as well. |
| and watch them learn in the process -- with the | | | | The Leapster isn't just a one-hit Christmas wonder, |
| LeapFrog Leapster 2 Learning Game System. | | | | that your kid will play with and put down five days |
| Leapfrog truly gives a child the best of both worlds. It's | | | | later. It actually grows with your child. Children from the |
| a state-of-the-art gaming system combined with one | | | | ages of four to eight play the Leapster thanks to their |
| of the best learning systems on the market. In this | | | | creative use of gaming technology that adapts to your |
| review I will discuss the ins and outs of how this gift | | | | child's age. The two games that come preloaded on |
| should be at the top of your Christmas list this year for | | | | the Leapster are dragons to the rescue, learning game |
| your children. | | | | and creativity castle art studio. This art studio game is |
| The pink Leapster seems to be a consumer favorite | | | | pretty much like Photoshop for your four year old. It will |
| this year. Everything about this gaming system makes | | | | allow them to draw or paint and express their |
| it kid friendly. The device itself has comfortable | | | | creativity anytime they want on their Leapster. |
| handgrips that allow little hands to easily work the | | | | In order to use the most powerful features of the |
| controls. Another impressive feature of the pink | | | | Leapster, it is highly recommended that you buy a SD |
| Leapster is the full-color touch screen that is a heck of | | | | card and simply insert inside the Leapster for |
| a lot better than their screens of the systems from the | | | | advanced functions such as drawing and backing up |
| early 2000. Not only do you control the system with | | | | data. |
| the thumb pad and the control pad but it also comes | | | | In the box with the Leapster you will get a Leapster |
| with stylists that allows you to write directly on the | | | | system, a USB cable, and installation CD-ROM. |
| screen. | | | | The online functionality of the system is quite |
| The initial set up of the pink Leapster couldn't be | | | | impressive. There is also a library of 30 exciting |
| simpler. All that is required is to install four AA batteries, | | | | learning games featuring all of the characters that your |
| and work your way through a few initial setup screens | | | | kids will love. Children also have the ability to log online |
| that are pretty self-explanatory and very informative | | | | for extra activities and rewards. |
| to get the console running. Upon finishing setup you're | | | | |