Product Info

Platform

Switch, Vita, PC, iOS, Android

Publisher

Sometimes You

Developer

Sometimes You

Genre

Education, Puzzle, Other

Players

1

Release Date (NA)

Apr 17, 2018

Purchase From

eShop

PSN Store

Steam

Android

iOS

It’s Spring Again is an educational game based on a puppet show that illustrates the changing of the seasons. Geared toward children ages 2 to 5 and has released on iOS, Android, PC (Steam), PlayStation Vita, and now the Nintendo Switch. Can the game capture a child’s attention span and teach them about weather and seasonal changes? Yes.

The game utilizes the Switch’s touchscreen, giving children the option to think and interact with the scenery. From tapping the clouds in the sky to growing flowers and mushrooms, children can observe the change of the leaves, grass, and weather in each season. The overall game lasts for about 10 minutes — it’s that short — but again, this game is geared toward young children.

The game doesn’t explain what needs to be done; it is up to you to explore what is going on, which is fine except for the fact that it is possible to touch and interact with objects at the wrong time and cause confusion. For example, in spring, you have to touch the sun first to start the story otherwise nothing happens when interacting with the trees or the creatures. Anyway, the illustrations in the story are drawn quite well and the color choices work great, even though some of the creatures walking around are strange, but children will find the creatures amusing when interacting with them.

The game’s narrator is voiced by Ekaterina Efremova, a puppet theater performer who also plays music for all ages, and she fits perfectly with the storytelling of each season. Her soft-voiced narration is soothing and playful as if she was telling you the story in person. The game’s music is equally smooth and whimsical. With harps playing as the weather changes or while fruit is falling from the trees, it’s a lighthearted score that fits with the story. Combined with Ekaterina’s narration, it’s as if you were watching a play on stage.

Like any children’s storybook, It’s Spring Again is very short. However, you can get a good couple playthroughs in before kids will want to move on. At $1.99 (USD), it’s a great price for an interactive book for your little ones to enjoy and get them learning about weather and seasonal changes. Of course, that’s if you don’t mind having your Nintendo Switch in their hands; otherwise, you can pick it up on iOS or Android for $0.99. However you play, it’s a game worth revisiting again and again. Also note that the Nintendo Switch version can only be played undocked as it requires interaction with the touch-screen.

A Nintendo Switch review code was provided by Sometimes You for this review.