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Lola Panda is a trademarked game character, featuring in children's mobile games created by Finnish computer game developer BeiZ. Lola is an anthropomorphic panda who typically wears a pink short-sleeved shirt, knee length jeans, and sneakers. In some games, she uses other kinds of clothing, suitable for the situation, e.g. swimsuit for the beach. Lola Panda games are aimed at children between 3 and 8 years of age and have been primarily developed for mobile devices
| Lola Panda | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Developer(s) | BeiZ Ltd. |
| Platform(s) | |
| First release | I Spy with Lola |
| Latest release | Lola's Rhyming Jungle |
Games edit
Series edit
| Game | Releases | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| I Spy with Lola | iOS, Windows 8, Android | A hidden object game where Lola visits locations in different parts of the world and the player's task is to find objects in the local setting. The game's three levels mainly differ in the kind of information that the player is given for finding the object: the name of the object and its picture (Easy), the starting letter of the object and a dimmed picture (Medium), or a description or riddle (Hard). Game location is selected by clicking or touching the location on a world map. I Spy with Lola received the Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award in January 2013.[1] |
| Lola's Alphabet Train |
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The game teaches children letters and spelling of easy words.[2] Lola's Alphabet Train was the first Lola game to be localized into Swedish and other Scandinavian languages in 2012.[3] |
| Lola's Math Train |
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A math game focusing on number recognition and simple arithmetic. Successfully completing the tasks is rewarded with cheering and the possibility to pick up an animal friend onto Lola's train.[4] |
| Lola's Fruity Sudoku (a.k.a. "Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoku") |
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A simplified Sudoku game. Using fruit - instead of numbers - on the easy levels, it makes it easier for small children to practice logical thinking.[5] |
| Lola's Beach Puzzle | iOS | A puzzle game, is aimed to develop a child's cognitive thinking and fine motor skills.[6] |
| Lola's Magic Cube | Android, Kindle Fire | Consists of Combination puzzles. The pieces can be arranged and rotated relatively freely, to keep the game easy enough for children.[7] |
| Lola's Math Ship | iOS | |
| Lola's ABC Party |
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| Lola's ABC Party 2 | iOS, Android | |
| Lola's Math Train 2 | iOS, Android | |
| Lola's World | iOS | |
| Lola's Rhyming Jungle | iOS |
Other languages edit
The games are available in multiple languages, including English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Language selection varies between games and platforms. Lola Panda games reached one million downloads in August, 2012. At that time, the best selling game was Lola's Math Train.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Children's Technology Review". January 2013. p. 9.
- ^ "Lola's Alphabet Train". The iPhone Mom. 2011-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Recension av Lolas Alfabetståg - Öva på att stava och läsa | Pappas Appar". Pappasappar.se. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ Melissa Wiley. "Four Fun Math Apps | GeekMom". Wired. Wired.com. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Canadianladybug Reviews!: Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoku App". Canadianladybugreviews.blogspot.fi. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Recension av Lolas Strandpussel - pussel med svenskt tal och olika svårighetsnivåer | Pappas Appar". Pappasappar.se. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Recension av Lola's Magic Cube - Pussel med roterande bitar | Pappas Appar". Pappasappar.se. 2012-12-30. Archived from the original on 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Lola Panda Educational Game Suite Reaches 1 Million Downloads | iPhone World's iNews Aggregator". News.iphoneworld.ca. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2013-01-16.[permanent dead link]