The best activities were the Fabulous Flag Fest, where kids can design their very own pirate flag and customize a wacky Jolly Roger which will later hang in the Captain's Quarters, and Ship in a Bottle, where you can easily design your own customized and creative-looking ship by simply clicking various parts of the ship. Kids can print both of these creations, if they choose to. My Feathered Friend lets kids feed an animated parrot with all kinds of bugs and items in the Captain's Quarters. Timmy thought it was funny feeding the birdd labelled TNT to the parrot and then watching him explode with feathers flying through the air. Another lame game is Shark Raft Shootout where kids practice target shooting barrels by clicking and dragging them onto the catapult and then aiming on objects or passing targets.
Kids can also print collector cards for each pirate character on the software.
If the characters were based on actual pirates and the printed information would help kids learn a bit of history in the process, I'd be in more in favor of the idea. It doesn't live up to Davidson's commitment to excellence in education. Sympatico-Lycos Inc. All Rights Reserved Sympatico is a trademark of Bell Canada, used under license.