X-Childsplay

Youngsters nowadays tend to be attracted to the computer rather than outside activities. This is not entirely bad, because there are various educational software that stimulate imagination and increase creativity. X-Childsplay is one of them and offers several fun activities to help your offspring better memorize and relax.

Since this is the portable version of the homonimous application, you can easily keep it on a removable storage device. It take little space and the amount of system resources used is not something to worry about.

The interface is not exactly breathtaking, keeping everything simple. Several educational activities are available which require little effort for completion. Before beginning a game or activity, an info screen displays instructions.

Available activities range from different association games, which stimulate memory, to a few fun games. Amongst them, you manage to find Pong, which can also be played in 2 players, or a PAC-man like game that requires you to “eat” letters in the right order to complete a word.

However, interest is quickly lost, because activities become repetitive and there are no features that motivate you to go on. There is no integrated reward system, reaching the end of a session only displaying a screen that informs you of this accomplishment.

Moreover, you always seem to win because of the lack of any timer, warnings, or conditions that allow this to happen. A useful feature is a report, but can only be viewed for each activity, with no possibility to issue a general one.

X-Childspaly wants to offer your offspring a suitable environment to practice memory and stimulate imagination. However, the overall poor design leaves a little something to be desired, only managing to be an activity that helps you pass the time.