The adventure game starts easy and gets harder as players advance. Game favorites are Poppit! and Tri-Solitaire. Least favorite, Squelchies, doesn't work well with the double-screen since it's difficult to tell the color of the Squelchies appearing in the edge of the screens. Phlinx took a little warming up, but it didn't take long to turn into an addicting game. Word puzzle fans will like Word Whomp.
Fans of multi-player gaming can choose between Party Play and Multi-Card Play. Four players can join in the fun in Party Play mode. Each takes a turn playing the game on the same console. Two players can play in Multi-Card mode, but it requires having two copies of Pogo Island. Only Word Whomp is available in Multi-Card mode.
Pogo Island should make fans of the five games happy now that they can take with them. If the micro-games annoy, just skip Adventure Mode and play Quick Player or Party Play mode.
Pogo Island is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB.
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