Balamory (PC Game)

**The Balamory Game** was a Video Game based on the CBBC/CBeebies programme Balamory and published by BBC Multimedia.

## Summary

What's the Story in Balamory?

Join the characters of Balamory from the popular CBeebies programme in this new CD-ROM from BBC Multimedia. Enjoy the 5 great activities, video clips from the programme and paint pack.Aimed at children aged 3-6, this CD-ROM helps develop their skills through fun and interaction. Out on 27 February 2004!

## Content

All Balamory games are played using the mouse. Many of the games use the 'point-and-click' method. Move the mouse, shown on screen by an arrow, and click the left button to make something happen. You might click to pick things up, make selections or make other things happen. One game (Edie McCredie's Delivery Dilemma) works with the keyboard, using the arrow keys. Once the game has loaded, and the Balamory introduction has played, the main menu screen will be displayed. This is a screen showing all of the characters' houses in Balamory. Each of the seven games available is associated with a specific character, and each game is started by clicking on the house belonging to the character playing in that game.

Once you have chosen a difficulty level, the game begins. The seven games can be played in any order, and are described below:

* Archie's Word Wonder: You know how much Miss Hoolie loves telling stories in the nursery but sometimes she runs out of tales to tell! Thankfully, Archie has invented a fantastic machine that will make new stories for all the children to hear. But he needs a hand getting the machine to work properly. Can you help out? When a word appears on the conveyor belt, select the missing letter by clicking on it to pick it up and clicking again on the empty space to place it. Once all the words have been correctly found, the machine will create a story.
* Josie's Hide and Seek: Josie Jump has promised to help Miss Hoolie with aerobics in the nursery today but she seems to have gone missing! Can you help to find her? Simply click on Josie when you think you've found her.
* Edie's Delivery Dilemma: The fruit the grocer was delivering to Penny and Suzie's shop, fell out of his van - and is now lying all around the streets of Balamory! Edie McCredie has offered to drive around town collecting the missing fruit so the children can have something good to eat at playtime. Can you help Edie save the day? You've got two ways of moving Edie's van around the streets.You can either use the UP, DOWN, RIGHT and LEFT keys on your keyboard. Or, you'll see at the centre of the screen four arrows. Click on them to move the van in your chosen direction. At the medium level, you'll need to watch the clock - and not run out of time before you get a chance to collect all the fruit.At the hard level, watch out for the horse. It likes fruit too and may be tempted to eat any it finds on its way.
* PC Plum Investigates: PC Plum is in a pickle! The evidence PC Plum has gathered for his latest case has become all mixed up with evidence from other cases! Can you help him find what he needs?Move your magnifying glass across the screen and click on items to select the correct clues. You'll notice a purple pad on the left of the screen. This is a reminder of how many clues are left to find.
* Spencer's Paint Challenge: Miss Hoolie has organised a party at the nursery, and she's asked Spencer to make lots of pictures to decorate the walls. Can you help Spencer complete the job? You can either add colour to the pictures on screen or print them out first and colour them by hand.If you decide to colour them on screen, you can follow the numbers you'll see on parts of the pictures. Try to match these numbers to the ones on the colour palette. Of course you can select your favourite colours if you prefer.
* Penny and Suzie's Shopping Spree: Penny Pocket has gone off on a well-earned holiday, so Suzie Sweet is left running the shop on her own. Can you help Suzie fill the orders, so that they'll be ready and waiting for the customers to collect? At the easy level, click on the correct item, drag it onto the basket and click again to drop it in.At the medium level, you'll also need to find out how many of each of these items you need to put in the basket. At the hard level, once your basket has all the items you need, Suzie will ask you to help her with the bill's final total. To do so, click on the coins that are on the left of the counter. Each item needs one coin only.
* Balamory Stories with Miss Hoolie: It's tiring work helping people solve their problems!So why not take a little break, and watch some stories from Balamory with Miss Hoolie? First click on any of the numbers to select a video clip, then you click on the Play button to watch it.