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Third Person Editor's note: This is one of two faith-based games simultaneously reviewed by JA+ (the other being Flo: Return of the Water Beetles). Both are based on inspirational author Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends videos and are geared toward ages 3-6. Both games feature caterpillars Hermie and Wormie, as well as Lucy Ladybug, Buzby Bee, and Schneider Snail. Each game goes on to boast unique characters of its own. As with other games from Digital Praise, Christian values are emphasized. "This game illustrates what can happen when rules are not followed. The beginning of our story finds Hermie standing in the garden, holding a seed in each hand and shaking his head. "...Hermie had ordered some seeds to be delivered "flymail," but whoever packed them ignored the safety rules and the bags ripped open, retaining only the two seeds Hermie is holding. The rest of them have been scattered all over the place. [T]he two caterpillars go about finding the lost seeds with some help from their friends, and by engaging in five different activities. "First up, we have Schneider's Ferris Wheel, where a bunch of caterpillars are waiting in line...everyone wants to be first to go on the ride. Hermie and Wormie decide to tell them about Buzby...he had thought he was above the rules of the garden and had refused to follow any of them, declaring himself to be the King of the Bees. In order to stay, though, he had to change -- and that's just what he did. "The next activity, Bowling Bugs, is an absolute riot. Hermie and Wormie curl up into balls and hurl themselves down a bowling lane at pinecone pins, which also happen to be walking around. "When Iggy and Ziggy's Roach Coach is first selected, some food flies into the picture and smacks our two caterpillars on the head (Hermie asks Wormie: 'Is it raining?'). This prompts the pair to visit Iggy and Ziggy, who are throwing various edible items from their coach and have created an untidy bunch of clutter. They...ask for help sorting things out. "Next, we have Lucy's Meadow, where Lucy explains that she'd collected some flowers to use in Hailey and Bailey's next math lesson, but the twins disregarded the rules and left the flowers out all night. As a result, all of the flowers were devoured by Night Critters, and now Lucy has to gather more of them. "The fifth activity is called Buzby's Hive Sweet Hive...Hermie and Wormie reminisce with Buzby about his previously wayward behavior...then agree to help Buzby arrange "honey letters" in his honeycomb to form words of two-to-five letters. "In Buzby, the seeds Hermie and Wormie collect are planted in an Art Garden, where they grow into paintbrush flowers in eight different colors, and eight drawings that can be colored onscreen. The drawings can be re-colored an infinite number of times. "Breakin' All the Rules emphasizes the benefits of following rules and the consequences of disregarding them, along with respect for others and the value of prayer. The game's activities reinforce early learning skills in counting and addition, letter recognition and spelling, and sorting; they also offer practice in hand-eye coordination... this is all a great amount of fun!
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