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Disney�s Tarzan Activity Center By Pam Gleichman Tribune Media Services Disney�s Tarzan Activity Center lets you interact with your favorite Tarzan characters through a variety of game formats. Professor Porter will guide you through challenging games and activities. In "Jungle Journal" you design your own adventures using decorative stickers, colors, patterns and text. The text can then be converted to a secret code by choosing an animal language. Messages can be printed or sent by e-mail. Tarzan�s Jungle Tumble is an action arcade game with three levels and 18 sub-levels of game play. You�ll use your arrow keys to help Tarzan climb up, down, right and left. In level one, furniture and toys must be knocked into the boat, while watching for baby leopards. As you move up the levels, you�ll help Tarzan and Jane knock the barrels and boxes into the water. "Trash the Camp Music Maker" lets you join in with Terk and her animal friends to create and record music. You can then print song sheets with original lyrics. There are also memory matching games, strategy games, karaoke music, printable ID cards and animal fact cards. Also included is a sneak peek video: "The Making of the Tarzan Soundtrack and Music from the Feature Film." Disney�s Tarzan Activity Center created a lot of excitement in our lab! Testers were actually "jumping up and down" waiting for the program to install. All in all, the program offers a nice collection of activities with a theme that appeals to children in this age range. Young children � the 4- to 5-year-old set � found many of the activities difficult. Although our girl testers enjoyed the "Jungle Journal" and "Trash the Camp Music Maker," they were not as interested in the arcade games as our boy testers. Both boys and girls loved writing messages and encoding them to make secret messages. Children also liked having the ability to print decoder cards, photo fact cards, travel stickers and song lyrics. Publisher : Disney Interactive, Inc., 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, Calif. 91521. Category : Entertainment. Age : 4 to 8. Installation : Easy. Use : Easy. Graphics : Cute. Written Materials : A program manual is included on the CD jacket. Included in specially marked packages, is a free, prepaid children�s admission ticket to any theater showing the Tarzan movie. System Requirements : Windows 95 or later, Pentium 133 MHz or faster, 16 MB RAM, 20 MB free hard disk space, 256 color DirectX-compatible video card, Quad speed CD-ROM drive, 16 bit DirectX compatible sound card, Standard AT-101 keyboard and mouse. Tested Version : Windows 95. Cost : $29.95. Rating : Three stars. Disney�s Tarzan Activity Center is fun, engaging and provides a lot of activities for Tarzan fans in the 6- to 8-year-old age range. DEAR PAM : A couple of years ago, you wrote a column on the CD, "I Can Be an Animal Doctor". It has been one of our daughter�s favorite programs. She is now 11 and we were wondering if you could recommend another program for her that is animal related? DEAR READER : Thank you and keep up the good work. Virtual Serengeti by Grolier Interactive (800-217-1495) is a new program that lets children explore the Serengeti Plain in East Africa. Your daughter will love the many activities and stunning photography. WEB SITE OF THE WEEK JERRY LEWIS MDA TELETHON http://www.mdausa.org The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon brings you the world�s first live multilingual Webcast. The 1999 show will be transmitted live on the Internet in English, Spanish and Japanese. Visit http://www.real.com to download free RealPlayer software to view the show. RATING KEY : ***** � Outstanding; **** � Very Good; *** � Good; ** � Fair; * � Not Worth Purchasing. Pam Gleichman welcomes questions/comments from readers. Write to Pam at Tribune Media Services, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1400, Chicago, Ill. 60611. Send e-mail to [email protected] . © 1999 Tribune Media Services, Inc. Techno file index Mail Tribune Copyright © The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA