PLAYBOOKS: game cube and wii

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

In “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess”, players will attempt to save the kingdom of Hyrule from being forever engulfed by the Twilight Realm. Kids will need to solve puzzles, learn new sword techniques, and thoroughly explore the world to be successful adventurers

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: Action-Adventure, Role-Playing
Platform/Console: Game Cube, Wii
Number of Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
LWK Recommended Age: 12+
Buy Now From: Amazon.com: Wii; Game Cube

 

This Game is Good for Kids Who Need Help With:

• Following directions (task initiation)
• Taking initiative (task initiation)
• Being patient (sustained attention)
• Setting goals (planning)
• Solving problems (planning)
• Staying motivated (task persistence)
• Creating novel ideas and solutions (flexibility)
• Judging time needed for completing tasks (time management)
• Using time wisely (time management)
• staying calm when things are not going their way (regulation of affect)
• Managing frustration (regulation of affect)

What You Need to Know About the Game:

Although any children as young as seven are capable of playing, Zelda: Twilight Princess is recommended for ages 12 and up due to some mild violence and potentially frightening content for younger children. Reading is also required for game-play. 

Solutions:

Many free fan-made walkthroughs can be found on the internet.  We suggest you look here www.gamefaqs.com or here http://guides.ign.com/guides/748589/.

This Game Helps Your Kids With Task Initiation:

This game is good for kids who display difficulty with following directions and taking initiative, because they must:

• Explore new areas throughout the game without being told to. Sometimes while exploring players will find secret areas and hidden items such as heart pieces that would otherwise be overlooked. Players also need to experiment and try out with puzzles. No one in the game will provide solutions – characters will drop hints to help out the player, but the rest is up to them!

• Listen to directions given to them in game and follow them. Failure to do so will prevent the player from being able to advance in some stages. Example: Old heroes will periodically teach Link how to perform new attack and defense moves. If the player does not listen to the old hero’s instructions he/she will not learn the moves and will not be able to get past certain parts of the game.

Talking Points:

• Explore new areas:
• How do you find heart pieces in “Zelda”? 
• How did exploring on your own help you to find secret areas and hidden items like heart pieces?
• How is taking the initiative and exploring the “Zelda” world on your own like doing your homework without being told?

• Listen to directions:
• How do you learn new offensive and defensive moves?
• How did listening to and understanding the Old Heros’ instructions help you to get past certain parts in “Zelda”?
• How is listening to and understanding the Old Heros’ instructions like reading directions on a test before beginning?

Making It Real:

• Explore new areas:
• Explore new areas and activities. Encourage your child to try out something new such as playing a new sport, riding a skateboard, or using oil paints. Help him/her to focus on the initial steps he/she needs to take in order to enjoy or be successful at the new activities. For example, encourage him/her to seek help from “experts” or to pay attention to how he/she learns from his/her mistakes. Encourage doing this on his/her own so that the process of learning where to start and how to proceed becomes an independent task rather than one in which an adult is instructing.

• Listen to directions:
• Ask children to give directions about how to start something that they know how to do, for example, a computer game, puzzle, or programming numbers into their cell phones. Encourage them to describe all the details, so that they start at the beginning with an assumption that you know nothing at all about this (You might wish to tell them that you are an alien from another planet or from another country and have never seen a cell phone or a puzzle before.). Encourage them to explain even the most basic steps, such as how to push a power button, how to move a mouse, or how to begin typing in a name or a number on a phone.

This Game Helps Your Kids With Task Persistence:

This game is good for kids who display difficulty with staying motivated, because they must:

• Save rupees for items. Items can cost quite a bit of money, so persistence and hard work are essential to obtaining some of the more important shop items. Moreover, players can play challenging mini-games to obtain rupees and items that otherwise could not be accessed in the game. Most of these games are so difficult, however, that most players will not be able to master them on the first try. Kids will have to keep trying if they want to get those special items or if they want to earn extra money!

• Start a room over again if Link dies. Typically, the player will have to start a puzzle over again if they fail to solve it the first time around (perhaps because Link died the first time). Staying motivated is the only way to get past these difficult parts!

Talking Points: 

• Persist, work hard, and stay motivated:
• What happens if you die before you are able to get through a dungeon room.
• How did being persistent and motivated help you to get through challenging rooms, games, and puzzles?
• How can retrying mini-games or puzzles help you to develop good work habits through practice, repetition, and effort?

Making it Real:

• Persist, work hard, and stay motivated:
• Check how children attribute their successes and failures. Many children who find it hard to try or persist on tasks implicitly believe that their failures are due to forces outside of their control or to their lack of ability. These children tend to believe that they cannot succeed no matter how hard they try. Continually trying to help these children to see how their efforts are paying off is extremely important. The idea of developing a positive mindset in which children recognize that their success is due to using effective strategies to sustain their effort is vital. Have discussions in which you help your child identify his/her behaviors that have led to success.