Puppets of the World Game

The Puppets of the World Game is an activity in JumpStart Languages. It takes place in the puppet theater of every pavilion.

Players must dress up a puppet before it performs in a show.

Description
It comes with a male puppet and a female puppet. When the player chooses a certain puppet, the other is lifted away.

Not only can the player learn clothing in certain languages, but certain body parts if that part of the puppet's body is clicked on. Oddly, the whole of the superior limb is always listed as "arm" even if the player specifically clicks on the hand.

When the player tries to put a certain article of clothing on any place but where it is worn, the series-wide character advises against it (e.g., if the player tries to drag a pair of shoes to the puppet's hands and click on them, said character says, "This puppet can't walk on its hands," for a few.)

A costume is never complete without selecting one from all four wardrobe parts (Hats, Shirts and Dresses, Pants and Skirts, and Shoes), even if a dress is chosen for the girl puppet.

When a costume is completed, the player can click the star button if he or she is happy with it. If not, he or she can either exchange one article of clothing for another, or click on the hanger button, and the series-wide character (Frankie, Hopsalot, Pierre, or Kisha) will gladly remove the costume.

When the star button is selected, the show is put on. What a certain pair of characters does depends on which pavilion.


 * 1) In the English pavilion, Roxy blows on her cup of hot chocolate (making her, out of all the Pavilion characters with a beverage, the only one both with a hot drink and not to use a straw), drinks it, and (silently) smacks her lips afterward, while Frankie occasionally scratches his left upper arm.
 * 2) In the Spanish pavilion, Serafina plays with a yo-yo, and Hopsalot plays with a cup on a stick with a ball attached to it with a string and rubs against his right cheek with his finger while pointing. Here, of all the Pavilion characters, Serafina is the only one never shown drinking a beverage.
 * 3) In the French pavilion, Chloe drinks hot chocolate with a curly straw, and Pierre sniffs.
 * 4) The same goes for Hiroshi and Kisha in the Japanese pavilion, in which, at first, Hiroshi walks away, and comes back soon.

The puppet will always have the same performer's voice in a certain pavilion no matter which puppet is chosen (E.G. The English version of the song will always be sung by Grey DeLisle with the same singing voice she does for Roxy whether the puppet is the boy or the girl).

If this earns any globe piece but the fourth, the series-wide character tells the player he or she (the character) hopes the player enjoyed the show as much as he or she (the character again) did. If this earns the fourth, the character giving the globe piece to the player congratulates him or her and wishes him or her good luck on his or her video voyage.

In Challenge Mode, the player has to select whichever clothing piece the pavilion character asks for and drag it to the puppet. He or she can click on that character to repeat his or her request, or click on the other character for help (In which case, the series-wide character says, "(S)he's asking for the (mentioned article of clothing in English).") The article of clothing can only get on the puppet if it is right. If it is any article but the requested one, a boinky sound is made, and that article is returned to the wardrobe.

Digital manual description
Gameplay Instructions

Help create the Puppets of the World Show by dressing the star puppet. First choose to dress a boy or girl puppet. Use the buttons at the top of the wardrobe cabinet to choose a category of clothing. Click on the clothing item that you want and move it over to the correct body area on the puppet. Click again to release the clothing. If you want to clear the clothes on the puppet and start over, click the clothes hanger button. Once the puppet is wearing something from each of the four categories, click the star button below the puppet to start the puppet show. You'll then earn a Globe Piece.

In the Quiz mode, the Listen and Learn Language Buddy will ask for specific pieces of clothing from each category. Click the correct ones to complete the costume and earn a Globe Piece.

Concepts introduced in each language:


 * Clothing
 * Parts of the Body
 * Conversational Phrases