 
LeapFrog Leapster L-Max Numbers on the Run
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I bought this game for my daughter who just turned 5 and got the L-Max for Christmas. She loves playing this game, and in addition to helping her master number recognition, this game helps her motor skills and hand/eye coordination. My daughter (who is very active) will sit quietly and play this game for long stretches at a time, allowing me to finish whatever project I'm working on. I feel good knowing she's learning and not just being babysat by technology. This was a really good purchase for my family.
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My son has used this for 2 years now (appropriate from ages 4+) and has learned a TON. It's fun, educational, great music, graphics. He has learned numbers, addition, counting, etc. It's a GREAT game for the leapster!
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Thanks L-Max! My son and I play this game together and it is helping him learn math even though he has just turned 4. I myself never liked math and have worried that I would pass my phobias on to my son, but I am no longer worried! This game is something that he can play solo or he can sit on my lap and we can play "together", me letting him take the lead but helping him when he gets stuck. (you can also plug it into your TV to play it on the big screen) It plays like a traditional video game, but you answer math questions- simple math or number sequence to advance through levels. It also teaches how to write numerals. I also like that you can set the difficulty level to match your childs development.
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My 5 year old son got a Leapster L-Max and this game, "Numbers on the Run: Counting on Zero" for his birthday. He's had the game for about 2 weeks and it is by far his favorite toy. We homeschool and I find this game to be a wonderful supplement to the math curriculum we're using! This game has helped my son to better understand the concept of zero. It has also given him extra practice writing numbers, counting, and identifying "more than" and "fewer than." Highly recommended!
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Hopefully, this review will save someone all of the trouble I had with this cartridge!
I helped my daughter get started with this cartridge. On the MAIN MENU, there are 4 different zones - Super Sudsy, Ultra Outer-Spacey, Wrap Pack and Stack-It, and the Mini Games (which are just very short games). However, only two of the zones were colorized and we were only able to select those two zones - Super Sudsy and the Mini Games.
I thought it was broken. I e-mailed Leap Frog to find out what was wrong, and they were very good about e-mailing back within a day or so. But, they couldn't tell me what was wrong. First they gave me instructions on how to recalibrate the unit. That did no good. Then, the Leap Frog employee apologized for not telling me sooner that the two zones I couldn't access only work on the TV - so, I tried that - they didn't work on the TV either. Then, the employee said that since my other cartridges work fine, it must be a problem with the cartridge and gave me instructions on how to send it in for repair or exchange.
My husband is an avid video game player (not LMAX, but Playstation 2 and others), and he said the only thing he could think of is that you must have to play awhile in order to access the other zones. I had e-mailed Leap Frog asking them that a few times, but they never responded to that part of my e-mails. Finally, before going through the trouble of sending it in, I called Leap Frog, and the first person I talked to knew exactly what it was - the same thing that my husband suggested it might be! I sat down and played myself, and it took me 10 minutes to unlock the Space Zone - I was so glad that we found out what we needed to do before we sent it in for repair at our own expense. But, the instructions should tell consumers that you must unlock those other two zones by playing the Super Sudsy Zone, and they don't - also, whoever was e-mailing me from Leap Frog didn't know it either.
The game is great, by the way. It keeps my daughter's interest and helps with many different math skills that she hasn't been exposed to yet.
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