My Chinese Coach (NDS Game)

[mr tin]

http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/Produ...uct_id=71955My Chinese Coach, a Nintendo DS Chinese learning game, shipped about 2 days ago in North America. I've been using it so far and it's helping me review and is great for learning new words. Gives tons of lessons, speech into the microphone to match the speaker in the game, and character help.Gives you a placement test when you first start to see what level you're at, but I got all the problems right and still had 20 seconds left and it cut me off and put me at lesson 10. Which is fine, because now I'm on Lesson 17 (out of a LOT) and have learned a few new words and reviewed many.Highly recommended if you have a NDS.*Information from EBGames*Learn Chinese in a fun and interactive way • Learn Chinese using carefully structured lessons that guide the player through vocabulary and calligraphy exercises. • Learn the basic pronunciations unique to the Mandarin language. • Use the Nintendo DS stylus to properly write Chinese Kanji Characters. • Entertaining and relevant mini-games – play through a series of fun and informative mini-games that reinforces the lesson content for the player.*Key Features* * Explore China as each point of interest opens up your vocabulary. o Lesson plans take place within interesting locations ranging from Beijing to the country side o Useful information for first time Mandarin speakers planning to visit the country o The world map is identical to the Chinese map and the locations of the country * Learn to pronounce sounds unique to Chinese by comparing your voice to a native speaker o Voice recording and playback feature of the DS allows the player to compare his or her accent to a native Mandarin speaker. o Ability to listen and compare phrases not just words but also phrases as well. * Develop your calligraphy skills as you trace over animations showing the proper way to write in Chinese o Write Chinese characters using the DS stylus and touch screen o Stroke order and comparison ability allows players to properly write difficult kanji words * Participate in mini-games that will test your grasp of the structured lessons featured in the game o 12 mini-games reinforce lesson plans and the ability to write in Chinese o Variety of mini games ranging from whack-a-mole, word search, bridge builder, and kanji writing * Use the built in reference tool to look up useful words and phrases. o Chinese Dictionary and phrasebook with over 12,000 Mandarin words and hundreds of useful phrases. o Strong reference points and serves as an independent tool from the game that’s very practical and useful