Blue's Clues (video game series)
Educational adventure video game series based on TV show by Nickelodeon
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Several video games based upon Blue's Clues, a children's educational television series by Nickelodeon, have been released, educational video games and web browser games based on the show. Most of the PC CD ROM-format titles were developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.
List of games
PC CD-rom games
- Blue's Birthday Adventure (September 8, 1998)
- Blue's ABC Time Activities (September 8, 1998)
- Blue's 123 Time Activities (May 11, 1999)
- Blue's Treasure Hunt (September 7, 1999)
- Blue's Art Time Activities (August 22, 2000)
- Blue's Reading Time Activities (August 22, 2000)
- Blue's Clues Preschool (August 20, 2002)
- Blue's Clues Kindergarten (October 17, 2002)
- Blue Takes You to School (August 11, 2003)
- Blue's Room: Blue Talks (August 12, 2004)
Home console and handheld console games
- Blue's Big Musical (2001, PlayStation)
- Blue's Alphabet Book (2001, Game Boy Color)
- Blue's Clues: Blue's Collection Day (2006, V.Smile)
Online web browser games
- Blue's Clues:[1]
- Joe's 3D Scavenger Hunt
- Dot to Dot
- You Take Blue to School
- Ghost Hunt
- Doodle Doodle Guess & Draw
- Blue's Gold Clues Challenge
- Color with Blue
- Blue's Mix 'n Match Dress-Up
- Joe's Scrapbook Journey
- Blue's Puppy Maker
- Polka Dot's Bubble Puzzle
- Periwinkle's Disappearo
- Blue's Music Maker
- Blue's Matching
- Blue's Birthday Party Dress-Up
- Blue's Checkup
- Where Do Slippers Sleep?
- Goodnight Bird
- Blue Is My Name
- What's in the Box?
- Blue Answers Your Questions
- Do the Blue
- Blue's Clues & You!:[1]
- A Day with Blue
- Flip and Match
- World Cooking
- Wordlinks
A series of Shockwave-formatted minigames directly based on scenes from the original series were also produced[2][3]
- Do You See My Friend?
- Put Tickety Back Together
- Sorting Pictures With Blue and Steve
- Sorting Clothes
- Instrument Sound Matching!
- Paint Blue's Wagon
- Clouds - Use Your Imagination!
- Matching Snowflakes
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- Picture Frame Patterns
- Fairy Tale Matching
- Letter "P" Word Play
- Shadow Matching
- Felt Friends Dress-Up
- Picture Riddles
- Healthy Snacks
- The Popsicle Stick Project
- Lights On Lights Off!
- Sink and Float
- Recycle!
- Let's Dream!
- Blue's ABCs
- Counting with Cash Register
- Blue's Birthday!
- Water Xylophone!
- Race Against Time
- Lost and Found
- Feelings
- Felt Friend Tic-Tac-Toe
- Kaleidoscope Pictures!
- What Does Paprika Need?
- Teeter-Totter
- Blowing Matching Bubbles!
- Racing Cars!
- Art Appreciation!
- Weight and Balance!
- What's That Sound?
- Hide-and-Seek!
- Blue's Treasure Hunt!
- Concentration
- Blue's Pajama Party
- Holiday Quilt
- Let's Draw!
- Thankful
- Signs
Commercial performance
Business Wire called Blue's ABC Time Activities "one of the most anticipated kids software debuts in recent memory".[4] Together, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's ABC Time Activities sold-through over 150,000 units in their first month of release, and were the second and third best selling educational titles.[5] The two titles became the No. 1 and No. 4 selling educational CD-ROM titles of 1998, respectively.[6] ABC was the fourth best-selling video game title in the week before January 3, 1999, after Barbie Photo Designer, Tomb Raider III, and Fallout 2,[7] and became the third best-selling title out of all PC games in the third quarter and nine months, ending on December 31, 1998.[8] PC Data, which generated the sales data, commented that the popularity of the Blue Clue's CD-ROMs was evident from the impressive sales numbers it consistently generated.[9]
Critical reception
Blue's 123 Time Activities
The game was the winner of the 1999/2000 BESSIE Award for Math.[10]
Blue's ABC Time Activities
SuperKids deemed it "pleasant" and said it would appeal to fans of the TV show.[11] Review Corner said the educational value was "excellent", while noting it was "entertaining and appealing for preschoolers".[12] Allgame deemed it a "very good package".[13] PC Data reported that Blue's ABC Time Activities was the United States' best-selling educational software during 1998.[14]
Blue's Art Time Activities
Tech With Kids said the game wasn't as intuitive as previous titles.[15] Entertaining Kids thought a negative of the game was inability to provide a "good freeform art activity".[16]
Blue's Reading Time Activities
Tech With Kids wrote that the game was special because it taught word awareness, not simply the alphabet or letter sounds.[17] Discovery School opined the title was well-designed and entertaining.[18][19] Edutaining Kids thought the game was "clever".[20] Just Adventure gave the game an "A".[21] Daily News commented the game saw the host "gently walking players through graphically simple but engaging activities".[22] Allgame thought that "normally, the Blue's Clues series of games are excellent", but found various technical difficulties with this title.[23]