Product Description
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Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster is an uplifting and funny,
family adventure game playable on Kinect for Xbox 360. Players
join favorite Sesame Street characters Elmo, Cookie Monster,
O, Grover and all new characters as they discover a long lost
children’s book titled Once Upon a Monster. As they read, they
join the action to become part of a living storybook adventure,
helping new monster friends with their problems by exploring the
book chapter by chapter, page by page. It features active co-op
gameplay that is specially designed for sibling and/or
parent-child co-play; and teaches social, emotional, and other
important life lessons through its colorful and whimsical
gameplay.
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Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster is an Adventure game for young
players that combines the hallmark educational themes of the
Sesame Street universe with the fun and ease of play of the
Microsoft Kinect Sensor.* An Xbox 360 exclusive, Sesame Street:
Once Upon A Monster is an interactive storybook like no other as
children join Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, O the Grouch and
other characters as they meet new monsters and help them overcome
their problems. Game features include: multiple 'chapters' of
play, familiar Sesame Street characters as well as friendly new
monsters, drop-in/out 2-player co-op support and active gameplay
featuring the controller-free Kinect Sensor.
A Living Storybook Full of Lessons for Children
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Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster is an Educational Adventure
game in which young children learn lessons as as they accompany
some of their favorite Sesame Street characters in a truly
interactive storybook experience. Gameplay revolves around an
in-game book called Once Upon a Monster that is found by Cookie
Monster and Elmo. As the book is opened they along with players
become functioning characters in its six chapter storyline. Here
they encounter a variety of friendly muppet like monsters who
need help with age-apropriate problems and scenarios. Some of the
subjects touched upon include: cooperation, empathy, appreciation
of similarities and differences in others, the value of exercise
and preschool level skills. The game also features drop-in/out
co-op gameplay support allowing additional kids or parents to
join in the fun and/or come to the aid of a child who needs help,
a variety of in-game activities and controller-free action using
the Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360.*
A storybook Sesame Street adventure that utilizes the Kinect
Sensor for Xbox 360.
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The Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360
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The Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360 allows you can experience gaming
like never before. Easy to use and fun for everyone, the Kinect
Sensor utilizes revolutionary full-body tracking to put you in
the center of the fun. This amazing technology allows the sensor
to recognize your body and mirror your movements in the game,
making you the controller. The sensor is compatible with every
Xbox 360, features a color VGA motion camera (640 x 480 pixel
resolution at 30 frames per second), a depth camera (640 x 480
pixel resolution at 30 frames per second) and an array of four
microphones supporting single speaker voice re.
Key Game Features
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* A Fun, Cooperative Play Experience - Every activity is designed
to be fun played by oneself, but even more fun with a family
member or friend. Drop in/out cooperative gameplay is ideal for
parent-child or child-sibling co-play
* Living Storybook Adventure - The game is a guided exploration
of a living storybook where players help their monster friends
with problems, all while interacting with enchanting and
whimsical environments around them
* New and Familiar Characters - Players can interact with their
favorite Sesame Street characters as well as make new monster
friends as they progress in their adventures
* Broad Range of Games - A variety of entertaining and intuitive
activities enable young kids to play easily with natural
controller-free motions using the Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360
* Active Gameplay - Players can engage in fun and physical
activities such as monkey-see-monkey-do, playing instruments,
flying, and running obstacle courses
Additional Screens
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* Gameplay requires the Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360 sold
separately