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Rayman: Raving Rabbids

Kids will need to save Rayman from the raving Rabbids by competing against them in a series of mini-games. Players will need to think quickly and use different poses with the Wii remote to defeat their opponents.

Game play alone results in modest improvements in real-world executive skills. Please refer to our Playbook Tutorial, general coaching and comprehensive guides to transfer game skills to sustainable real-life behaviors.

QUICK FACTS

Game Type: Party, Platformer
Platform/Console: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Sony Playstation 2, Xbox 360, PC, and some mobile phones
Number of Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
LWK Recommended Age: 5+
Buy Now From: Amazon.com

 

This Game is Good for Kids Who Need Help With:

• starting projects such as homework with the right materials (task initiation)
• staying focused (sustained attention)
• completing tasks in a timely manner (sustained attention)
• working to potential (task persistence)
• staying motivated (task persistence)
• staying interested (task persistence)
• being adaptable (flexibility)
• making transitions (flexibility)
• staying positive and relaxed during everyday situations (regulation of affect)
• managing emotions (regulation of affect)
• judging time needed for completing tasks (time management)

What You Need to Know About the Game:

Content is appropriate for all ages and there is virtually no reading involved; so, young children should be able to participate with ease if they are provided with verbal instructions before starting each mini-game. Also, please note that each version of “Rayman: Raving Rabbids” is unique to its console and may vary slightly. This guide is based on the story mode content from “Rayman: Raving Rabbids”for the Wii.

Solutions:

For parents who would like a walkthrough, many great fan-made (and free!) walkthroughs can be found on the Internet. We recommend you try this this link at gamefaq.com .

This Game Can Help Your Kids With Sustained Attention:

This game is good for kids who display difficulty with staying focused and completing tasks in a timely manner, because they must:

• Avoid distractions. Players need to be careful not to be thrown of by diversions during the mini-games because it will slow down their progress. They may even need to focus on several sources of information at the same time. In sum, mini-games sometimes require a balancing process in which the player needs to be actively aware of everything that is going on, while ignoring the least important problems. Here is an example to help explain this task a little better: During the “Bunnies are Addicted to Carrot Juice” game, lots of bunnies slowly approach the carrot juice stand at once. To be most effective, the player needs to concentrate on feeding the closest bunnies (ignore distractions), but still keep an eye on the other advancing bunnies (focus on several sources of information). If the player gets distracted and feeds the back bunnies first, the front bunnies will reach the stand and scream, ending the mini-game. Likewise, if the player feeds the front bunny and forgets to keep an eye on the other bunnies (to see which ones are moving fastest), too many bunnies will quickly approach at once and overwhelm the player. 

Talking points: 

• When in the game did you need to avoid distractions?
• How did staying focused help you to ignore distractions that could make you fail?
• How can focusing on the most important details of a mini-game help you to shift your train of thought or organization of thoughts when necessary?

Making it real:

• Systematically determine the best setting for your child to sustain his/her attention for extended periods of time. Contrary to conventional wisdom, many children with attention difficulties do not best sustain their attention in quiet, sterile settings. Given that there are many differences in what works best for a child and that this may vary depending on the time of day, the child’s energy levels, and the nature of the task, it is best to observe your child in a number of situations before coming to conclusions. Our experience at LearningWorks suggests that most children with attention problems do best in a setting where there are modest levels of noise and activities, perhaps some type of “white noise,” “soft music,” or someone engaged in a task such as working on the computer, making dinner, or doing his/her homework. Elimination of visual distractions such as a computer screen or television is often helpful. Conversation between other people may be distracting. Having too many toys to play with in the area may also be problematic. However at the same time, it is helpful for a child to have the materials necessary to complete a task in front of him/her, and perhaps a manipulative such as a squeeze ball or other trinket with which to play. It is extremely important to talk to the child to help him/her become aware of settings that help him/her best sustain his/her attention. He/she is strongly encouraged to create these settings on his/her own, both at home and school. The metacognitive process of thinking about what works for him/her is a key component.

This Game Can Help Your Kids With Flexibility:

Flexibility: This game is good for kids who display difficulty with being adaptable and making transitions, because they must:

• Shift their attention from one activity to another. Story mode provides kids with five mini-games to play at a given time and each one typically comes from a very different group of mini-games. For example, one of the five choices might come from the “Bunny Hunt” category; one may come from “Shake Your Booty”, and so on. “Bunny Hunts” are first-person shooters and “Shake Your Booty’s” are dancing games, so we can see that they are both very different. This means that players need to “shift gears” often and move to a new type of game.

Talking points: 

• How do you know which way to hold the Wii remote for different games?
• How did being flexible help you to change strategies and approaches in the game?
• How can needing to change your strategies and approaches help you to be flexible in solving problems at home?

Making it real:

• Conduct cooking “experiments.” Make a number of varieties of chocolate chip cookies, including those with walnuts, orange rind, or other types of flavored chips.  Try substituting ingredients, e.g., low-fat milk for cream in a recipe.