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Education | $1.99 | Rolf Hendriks | iPad |
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See MapTastic in action on www.maptasticapp.com
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FEATURES:
● Compete for a global high score on Game Center. Because this is a race, there is no limit to how much you can improve your score and skills.
● Choose from four increasingly difficult game modes: states, capitals, cities, and mixed.
● Learn to locate US states, capitals, and 48 non-capital major cities.
● Studying the detailed interactive US map in between games is a breeze thanks to MapTastic’s uniquely simple ‘menu’ system and learning mode.
● FIREWORKS! Watch the sparks fly when you answer a question correctly or celebrate your final score. The better you play, the more eye candy you earn.
WHY YOU WILL LOVE MAPTASTIC:
MapTastic was made by a gamer to give you a polished experience that strikes just the right combination of fun and educational value.
MapTastic is fast, fluid and responsive, zipping along from question to question, always keeping you fully engaged, reacting instantly and gracefully to every touch. Don't worry about the small Eastern states and cities - MapTastic is unusually intelligent about how it interprets your touches.
MapTastic always gives you something to work up to. Complete a challenge by answering all questions before time runs out, then master it by earning a five star rating, then conquer it by getting a world class high score.
You will be amazed at how quickly you can master US geography just by playing MapTastic, even if you start out as a complete US geography dunce. By touching a real map and racing to compete for a high score, you will learn your geography more quickly and thoroughly than through a book or a quiz.
MapTastic gives excellent feedback. Watch a different intensity of fireworks and hear a different bonus sound depending on the speed of your correct answer. Answer incorrectly, and MapTastic clearly shows the correct and incorrect answers so that you can learn just by playing.
MapTastic's city and mixed modes are uniquely challenging because you will often choose from two or more cities in the same state. So you will learn the location of major cities within a state, not just the state to which they belong.
DIFFERENCE FROM LITE VERSION:
The full version of MapTastic includes Game Center leaderboards and three additional game modes: capitals, cities, and mixed.
Great gameplay. The simple and smart menu system allows effortless switching between learning and gaming, selecting a game mode, pausing, continuing, restarting, or aborting a game, and viewing local and Game Center scores. It helped me to quickly get the hang of it and enter the challenging leaderboards competition. Best of all, repeated play hones my alertness, concentration, and responsiveness.
Now I have changed from being a US geography dunce to becoming a US geography expert – thanks to this highly effective, interactive learning experience. My incorrect answers are less frequent with the help of straightforward corrections. It is so much fun switching between learning and gaming and getting faster and faster. There is no fussy design or action to distract me from reaching my goals. I love the simple menu system, choices of modes, and the realistic physical US map. There is no limit to improve and I am still improving my speed and find the mixed game mode most challenging. This is one of the best educational US geography games, solid and clear, also very good for brain training.
This game is difficult, but in a fair and effective way. When I started I was barely getting anything right, but I quickly got faster and better. Now I know my US geography inside out, can beat the game any time, and am working on moving up the leaderboards.
Love it. My students love it. But wish it included Hawaii and Alaska in some way...