This accomplished, kids are then drilled on previously presented information. The educational value of this program could be greatly increased by adding a highlighting option to the story text. Kids could then read along with the narrator, thereby working on reading skills. In the same way, an option allowing the user to turn the narration off would improve the program s versatility and value as a teaching tool. The illustrations are stylistically interesting, but again overly basic for today s kids who take cartoon quality animation for granted.
System requirements are minimal, making it very accessible to users with lower-end machines.
SuperKids testers complained that the sound level was low, and cannot be raised from within the program. They had to quit the program and use the Windows volume control to comfortably hear the program narration. This program is not glitzy and lacks the cartoon quality animation and diverse activities found in many other programs of the same genre. Its highlights include an interesting story and low-level system requirements. Because of its quieter approach, it might also benefit a child who doesn t handle the overstimulation caused by some programs.