The newest member of the JumpStart family has arrived. As promised, JumpStart just recently released Escape From Adventure Island for the Wii. This fun, educational and interactive game is targeted for 5-9 year olds.

I was looking forward to receiving my copy to review. My youngest, who is 8, acted as the guinea pig very willingly. He enjoyed the characters, the easy use of the Wii remote and navigating through the underwater cave.

As a parent, I appreciate intelligent games. I love how Jumpstart is able to combine a fun, relevant interface with learning. They dont go overboard, as so many video games do, on the flashy, crazy, frenzy of sight and sound. Thanks, JumpStart.

The goal of the game is to help players use their explorer skills and brain power to find a way to escape a mysterious island after a crash landing strands them there. As players race to collect the pieces needed to repair their blimp, they’ll need to ward off the pesky fur balls known as Punk Punks and navigate 3D worlds both above and below the water. Along the way, players can practice over 150 math, reading and critical thinking skills.

So here’s the fun part…a contest! JumSstart is hosting a contest of mammoth proportions on their blog.

The contest will run until November 16. Each person will be allowed two entries into the contest (details on contest page.)

The theme of the contest is “Time to Escape!” and there are tons of prizes:

50 winners will receive a copy of JumpStart Escape From Adventure Island

and…

3 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS will receive a family Escape Pack (over $1000 value)!
1 Nintendo Wii Console
1 copy of JumpStart Escape From Adventure Island
$250 in spa gift certificates
1 JumpStart branded flip camera
3 lifetime JumpStart memberships (1 for winner, 2 to share)
500 virtual coins for JumpStart.com
4 JumpStart pirate hats & 4 JumpStart kids T-shirts

Good golly, that’s a lot of prizes…cool ones at that! Hope you head on over to Jumpstart and enter to win. And consider Escape From Adventure Island as a fun Christmas gift for a child in your life this year!