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My Word Coach | 
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| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $13.90
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Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 579
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 16342
UPC: 008888163428
EAN: 0008888163428
ASIN: B000ME25P2
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The game evaluates your level, tracks and rewards your personal progression | | • | 17,000 words | | • | Large variety of games | | • | DS-Wii connectivity | | • | Includes 5 multiplayer games when linking the DS and Wii |
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Product Description
My Word Coach, developed in collaboration with linguists, helps players improve their verbal communication and vocabulary in a fun way. Practice need never get boring with six different exercises to choose between. Players can input missing letters from words, spell out the answers to various definitions, choose which word matches a particular definition, form specific words with Scrabble-like tiles, and more. Three levels of difficulty are available, and the game includes a built-in dictionary of over 17,000 words. Two of the games can be played multiplayer over wireless and the data of three different players can be saved. ESRB Rated E for Everyone.
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My Word Coach, developed in collaboration with linguists, helps players improve their verbal communication and vocabulary in a fun way. Practice with six different exercises to choose between. Players can input missing letters from words, spell out the answers to various definitions, choose which word matches a particular definition, form specific words with Scrabble-like tiles, and more. Three levels of difficulty are available, and the game includes a built-in dictionary of over 17,000 words. Two of the games can be played multiplayer over wireless and five multiplayer games can be accessed when linking the Wii and DS. The data of up to three different players can be saved.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 77 more reviews...
Good but not Great, with some limitations October 16, 2008
Doug - Haydn Fan (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This vocabulary builder works nicely with our computor system, and offers easy access for children wishing to build their vocabulary.
It's drawbacks were not so much technical - there are plenty of options - as audience: most young children are so attuned to video games that even this rather hyped up approach fails to live up to the heightened images and excitement generated by the entertainment universe children readily gravitate to.
Not for a child who stuggles, more for one who wishes to learn more, is already a good learner, and is not bothered by the lack of gimmicks and the usual plethora of game tie ins many children, sadly, demand from modern educational tools.
A Great Educational Device October 7, 2008
Bennet Pomerantz (Seabrook, Maryland)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I turned 49 this year, I realized this was my year for self improvement. I read more, exercised more, cut back eating a lot of red meat and started to do puzzle books to increase my memory.
My Cousin Jeremy spent a few weeks with me. He had a Gameboy DS. I started playing Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! and I was hooked. I broke down and bought a DS unit (see Jeremy, Its all your fault!). Jeremy gave me Brain Age 2 as a gift. But I wanted more.
I was never a fast finger sort. I was more a trivia based/fact filled information junkie person. So I bought Crosswords DS (see my review)..and I wanted more.
A friend suggested this program and I bought it. I have been writing for many years. I still found this program interesting. It is for young and old alike.
Now the problem I have it letter reconizing on a timed game situation, which is hit or miss. The same problem I have with Crosswords DS gameboy game. The system see an I for an L or an N for a H. Once you get passed that problem, the software is a nice tool for education for young and old alike to have a GREAT VOCABULARY! I think since this is done is a game like arena, we should hand this out in schools and tell the teens, "Sure play your copy of "My Word Coach" or "Brain Age 2"..I know a few teachers, but maybe with this kids may learn
I would have enjoyed a lot less timed games and a harder level for adults. But on the whole, it is a great software for those learning words and others who want to keep their brain active
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
great September 19, 2008
dutch (The Netherlands)
English isn't my mother tongue, and I wanted to improve my English. I bought this game, and I really like it. My English has improved already.
 Excellent! September 4, 2008
J. R. Estevez (York, PA USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Met all my expectations! This is a lot of fun and really helps build some vocabulary.
Highly recommended!
An excellent tool for eleven year old son August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this game for my eleven year old son. He is bilingual in Spanish and English and I had hoped this would help him to improve English vocabulary and spelling skills. Although it is hard for My Word Coach to compete with his "fun only and non-educational" type DS games, he does actually find it to be be fun and challenging. He likes the fact that he is graded (given a "level") and must compete with himself to raise the level. Now, I just need to work on getting him to play 20 minutes daily! I am looking forward to a future "My German Coach" as he will begin German as his third language in school this fall!
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