In essence the program consists of six games, each aimed at emphasising a particular aspect of counting. The games appear to be written for pre-school and reception class children.

The games ranged from a mediocre number recognition routine to a highly entertaining game using nice animation. They used the right approach of rewarding success while gently correcting failure.

One example game asks the child to match the number of honey jars to a number of bears. The correct answer resulted in happy teddies eating their honey. The wrong answer left hungry teddies.

The use of graphics was good, and emphasis was placed on objects which appeal to young children (e.g. teddies, boats, trains, trucks and houses). Several of the games used either animation or moving objects and were generally well-programmed.

M.W.