Up Bonus Feature "Global Guardian Badge Game" - Best Movie Game Ever

Our family is now on a great geography quest thanks to the bonus feature "Global Guardian Badge Game" on the Up Blu-ray (disc 2). In the game, players try to locate countries, states and capitals around the globe on a map. So for example, if you choose the United States, you see a map of the US and the game asks you to locate the states one at a time in random order. You just move the little arrow hanging on a balloon to the correct state and hit "enter." Or, you can choose a continent and attempt to locate the countries in random order.

My 7-year-old loves the game and determined right away that she was going to learn all of the states so she can 100%. My husband and I were shocked at how poorly we did locating the countries in Africa and Asia. So, we had to make a pact with the kids. We are going to help them learn the states, and then we are going to tackle all of the continents one by one as a family until we know them all. We promised the kids that every time they master a country or continent, they can purchase a stuffed animal that represents that geographical area. Some kids may find the game boring, as it is kind of like an interactive quiz, but the novelty of being able to locate the countries on maps on the TV is working for our kids so far, and we're going to run with it. The game has more layers that test players' knowledge of capitals, but we are sticking to the "easy" level for now! Thanks, Disney/Pixar, for giving us such an educational opportunity!

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