Putt Putt Joins the Circus :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

I am looking forward to more Putt-Putt games

2001-05-03
We bought this for my 4 year old, and he loved it. I do have to say that because the game asks for the same items every time he has only played it twice. Looking back at the feedback others left I look forward to getting more Putt-Putt games (this was our first).

The puzzles the kids have to solve are fairly complex and involve several steps, there is a good amount of help along the way. Overall I was very pleased.

I was disappointed 2000-12-27
I have purchased many other Humongous software products including Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam and other Putt Putt titles. This is by far the most basic and most disappointing game my five year old has played. He got it on Christmas day and finished it with minimal assistance by me in about an hour. He looked at me and said, "I guess that's it for this game." It was not worth the money at all!

Could be better 2000-10-15
Although Humongous does a great job, there should be some changes. After a couple months my 4 year old is starting to get bored with this one. The same items are always needed and they're always in the same place. Unlike Travels through Time, which my daughter still plays after a year, the items are in different places and you have to listen closely to the clues each time. I hope that newer products will be better, not just different.

Why no positive reinforcement? 2000-10-06
I'm a parent of 2 children, 5 and 2. Both find this, as well as all Humongous software, quite a bit of fun. My problem, as a parent, is that after working on clues and spending as much as an hour getting through the game, all the positive reinforcement goes to the onscreen character, (Freddi Fish/Putt-Putt) and the child is left empty. Why on earth doesn't Putt-Putt acknowledge the child as the reason the game was solved? Accolades are heaped on Putt-Putt, while my five year old looks on with an expression frustration hoping someone onscreen will talk with her. Great games from Humongous, but they need to work more directly with the children playing them.

Putt-Putt Joins the Circus 2000-08-07
In his sixth junior adventure title, Putt-Putt goes to the circus. Before he gets there, a goat eats his ticket. He must find all the missing circus performers, while playing games and remeeting costars, along with cameos. It's great for kids in the age range, but kids above that will probably enjoy it almost as much. It's colorfully animated and has lots of music in the backround. If you liked this game or one of the following, you may resectively like other Putt-Putt games and Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, and/or SPY Fox games or this game.

StoryMaker's Putt-Putt Circus Review 2005-07-17
It annoys me how it never changes. Hey, Humongous Entertainment! Just because the Time Travels game gets bad reveiws for its complexidy dosen't mean your new game should never change! Anyways, I also do not like how you put Philipe and his flea circus gang on Pep. I made up Action Peps, lots of Peplike dogs (Regular Pep, the original, is one of them) and Mean Action Putt-Putts (but Regular Putt-Putt is good). And the bear you take them off of has to be pretty small because when you press the arrow button on the Magnifind glass, after a few seconds it makes a honking noise and you can't scroll any more. I also don't like Putt-Putt's new adult voice. But the first time you play it still captures the fun problem solving idea, so it gets an extra 2 stars. In Freddi Fish 4 you can give people a taste of your spices but you can't share the peanuts in this and if I went to a "Only 1 bag of peanuts per person!" circus I'd be mad!
KEYBOARD TIPS: In most Humongous Entertainment games, S&L keys will save or load progress. If not working, click menu button. ESC key will skip through cutscenes and period key will skip current character's line. F1 opens help file, I think.

Putt-Putt is great 2004-07-10
I got putt putt with a computer that i had bought as one of the disks included. My son was 2 at the time and loved playing this game with me looking for missing clues and helping to put them together. now at 3 yrs of age he plays all by himself with it and knows exactly where to go each time he starts over.

excellent software for young game players 2003-11-06
If your child has played beginning software like JumpStart and is ready to move on to more advanced gameplay, Humongous Entertainment's Putt-Putt series (and Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam, as well) are an excellent choice. These titles take the cognitive tasks up a notch as children must accumulate specific items, navigate a number of locations, and use their problem-solving skills to help their friends and achieve larger goals. Along the way, kind and gentle Putt-Putt and his dog Pep will meet a number of nice characters, visit a variety of interesting locations and play games as they complete the larger tasks.

In Putt-Putt Joins the Circus, the overarching goal is to earn a ticket to the show by performing a variety of tasks and helping the various acts prepare. You must get a nose for the clown, help the organ arrange her pipes, get a power drink to the strong-van, find a new tent for the fleas, etc. There are quite a few locations and objects, so it would be a good idea for you to help your child for a while. Eventually they will probably want to play on their own. The characters are lovable and there is a lot of humor here. We run it on a Mac and have had no problems at all -- very stable and easy to install.

This is one of the best titles in a great series.

Great for Young Kids Age 4 to 7 2003-05-13
Add this one to the list of great (young) kid's games produced by Humongous, including the Freddi Fish & Pajama Sam series. Although my grandson has outgrown these titles, my great nieces and nephews are now playing them. They are both entertaining and educational.

A fun, fun game! 2003-04-14
Both my 3 1/2 yr. old and my 6 yr. old girls play this game. They both truly enjoy this game. In fact, I have to get them some of the other Putt-Putt games, because they enjoy them so much! This is a delightful game that teaches problem solving and memorization in a very fun way. It is a great game for either boys or girls. I would recommend this and any other Putt-Putt games.