If they could dial back the consumerism and the constant pressure - on Children - to get a membership this would be an excellent game. A child could play for an entire day without ever completing a single math problem, which defeats the overall educational purpose of the game. The child playing the game’s focus distinctly shifts from fun math review to buying pets, hairstyles and things (and then arguing with parents over purchasing a membership). Each spell battle earns you gold that you are meant to buy things with in the game, but you can only buy certain things without a membership. Key pieces of the game are unavailable until a membership is purchased, and they even go so far as to not allow you to wear or use armor you have earned because you are not a member. After every challenge the child completes there is a reminder to purchase a membership. However, this game shamelessly markets to its players to push a monthly or annual membership. (I do wish it did more to explain how they came up with the correct answers.) The game will not teach new skills, but will review previously learned skills.

The game will also focus on specific skills planned out by the child’s teacher. The game will differentiate based on the child’s answer, steadily increasing in difficulty until the game figures out where the child’s math level is (1st - 8th). Thank you for your time, Emb3r”Īs far as motivating children to practice math skills, this game is on top. I haven’t yet seen the new update, but the way it sounds I’m close to not returning to Prodigy. If it doesn’t work on this device then good greif just say so. That’s what we Americans call really freaking annoying. It goes (In my own words) ‘Oi mate, somethin’s go amiss but don’t worry lassie, we’ve been notified!’ And then four hours later, lo and behold, still ain’t working. It’s fine I guess on the computer, but a compleat fail on this device. (Example: Hat A cost 1,000 coins for members, but 2,000 for non-members, that way effort is still involved.) I got this for my iPod Touch with the most recent update, and I dunno who you’re trying to fool by saying it works for this device. Perhaps it would be better if the membership things could be bought by player coins, but double the price. Me and my (three) sisters tried to save up for a membership and failed. Wouldn’t it be better if a) Instead of requiring a membership for basically everthing, why not just say ‘hey, lets just make the game cost money instead of tormenting people by putting everything under membership’ b) Make an easier way to access membership items. The creatures are beautiful and unique, buuuuut. I love the game, it helps me a ton because very little can motivate me to do my math.

Prodigy math game