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Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo

Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo is a 2007 NDS game by Rocket Co., Ltd..

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About the game

'Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo' is a Japanese-only edutainment release that allows players to learn with one of the UK's most famous locomotives: Thomas The Tank Engine!

In this game the player can learn Japanese, arithmetic and English, as well as solving puzzles in the fictional Island of Sodor (the main location setting of the 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends' franchise). The subjects are split into 5 separate books found in the 'Story' menu: 'こくご' (Kokugo, teaches players the Japanese language), 'さんすう' ‎(Sansû, teaches players mathematics), 'えいご' (Eigo, teaches players the English language), 'かきかた' (Kakikata, teaches players how to draw) and 'パズル' (Pazuru, includes a variety of puzzles to solve).

Gameplay mainly involves the Nintendo DS stylus to tap the correct answers to numerous questions, dragging, drawing numbers and so on. The Nintendo DS microphone is also ultilised only for the 'Kokugo' and 'Eigo' categories, where players must say the name of a word shown on the Touch Screen to open several doors in unique mini-games within these categories.

Each story consists of Thomas carrying out several tasks on the Island of Sodor given by the Fat Controller (known in Japan as トップハム・ハット卿). Before each story, Percy and Gordon are also playable.

The ずかん (zukan, or reference book) is found on the main menu and includes a short summary of all the engines in the 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends' series. To add more characters, the player must tap the horn icon on the bottom-right of the Touch Screen while passing by several engines before each activity.

Also on the main menu is the おまけ (omake, or bonus) menu which features a study (allows players to play any minigame they've unlocked during the stories) and even a colouring book that includes 8 character pictures.

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Facts

Platforms: NDS
First released: 2007-08-02
Developers: Rocket Co., Ltd.
Publishers: Rocket Co., Ltd.
Genres: Educational, Puzzle elements, Foreign language, Math / logic, Reading / writing, Licensed

Covers and screenshots

Screenshots

Thomas featured in the introductory cutscene (NDS)
Title Screen (NDS)
Main Menu (NDS)
The 'おたなし' (Story) menu includes 5 books for each separate lesson (NDS)
Here you can select Thomas, Percy or Gordon after you select a storybook (NDS)
The Fat Controller gives you instructions on what to do during the story (NDS)
We've just added Henry to the reference book! (touch the horn icon when it appears) (NDS)
In this game from the 'Kokugo' story, you need to tap the correct picture that matches the word above Thomas. Do you know what 'pîman' means? (NDS)
'Pepper' is the correct answer here! (NDS)
After you complete each activity, the results of your progress will appear (showing the number of questions, correct answers and wrong answers) (NDS)
In this game, you need to tap the correct Katakana ending to a word shown on the top screen (NDS)
As robot in Japanese is 'ロボット' (robotto), the 'ト' (to) ending is the right answer (NDS)
This game requires the Nintendo DS microphone. Here you need to say 'Koppu' (コップ) to open the door (NDS)
In the reference book (ずかん, zukan), you can look at all the many engines in Sodor you've met! (NDS)
If you've already started progress on a story, you have the option to either continue where you left off or start a new storybook (NDS)
In the Bonus (おまけ, omake) menu (NDS)
We've added Emily to the reference book! (NDS)
Solving a jigsaw puzzle of Emily (you need to drag the piece on its edge to rotate it) (NDS)
The 'めりえ' (merie) menu includes 8 colouring pages (NDS)
Let's colour in Thomas! (NDS)