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Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is a lovingly designed educational game for the Nintendo DS that has been released exclusively in Japan. In Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo, children accompany the popular locomotive hero Thomas the Steam Engine through various little adventures in which Japanese (Kokugo), mathematics (Sansuu) and English (Eigo) can be practiced in a playful way.

Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is aimed at pre-school and primary school children and uses the many functions of the Nintendo DS in a creative way. Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is controlled entirely via the touch screen, making it particularly intuitive to solve tasks. The microphone is also used in some exercises - for example, children have to say words out loud to progress through the game.

The learning content of Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is divided into different chapters that are structured like colorful books. In addition to the classic school subjects, there are also puzzle games and a drawing exercise where you can practise the correct spelling of characters and letters. The tasks in Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo are embedded in the world of the well-known TV series "Thomas & His Friends". Between the learning units, the children travel with Thomas, Percy or Gordon through the landscapes of the island of Sodor and complete small missions assigned by the fat controller.

A special extra in Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is the Zukan, a digital scrapbook in which the locomotives can be collected and viewed. Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo also features a coloring book with colorable pictures and an omake menu that can be used to replay unlocked mini-games at any time.

Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is a charming educational game that skillfully combines fun and education. With the help of familiar characters, varied tasks and the intuitive operation of the DS, the game is ideal for children taking their first steps in reading, arithmetic and English - provided they or their parents understand a little Japanese.