Admit it, being a robot that drives around picking up trash can be pretty monotonous. VTech manages to take out some of the monotony in WALL-E for the V-Motion Learning System. Recommended for ages 3-5, 1-2 players help WALL-E and EVE on their adventure just like in the movie. WALL-E covers a variety of educational topics, uses either the joystick or motion controller and supports the V.Link Connection.

WALL-E has both Learning Adventure and Learning Zone Modes. In Learning Adventure there is a choice of Adventure or Quick Play and in the Learning Zone kids can choose specific skills to practice. Each game has two levels of difficulty and although the game support two players, they do not play simultaneously.

Learning Adventure

In the Learning Adventure kids help EVE and WALL-E complete tasks just like in the movie. If the quick play is selected, they can jump from one adventure to another rather than completing them in order. If adventure play is selected there is an option to start a new game or continue a previous one.

A Day at Work has kids helping WALL-E clean up the abandoned earth. Learning colors is the objective and this is accomplished by collecting and cubing trash while avoid obstacles and then placing it in the correct colored trash tower. On the easy level primary colors have to be matched and on the difficult level kids must combine colors to create secondary colors.

Searching for EVE takes place aboard Axiom and WALL-E must find EVE while avoiding the Stewards and security cameras before time runs out. When WALL-E arrives at a door the correct shape must be chosen to keep him moving forward. At the more difficult level more complex shapes are presented in order to continue.

In Space Dash EVE must find WALL-E among the asteroids. EVE is guided through space while avoiding rocks. Kids are presented with letters along the way, on the more difficult letter upper- and lowercase letters must be matched by blasting the correct rock.

Finally, in Race to the Holo-Detector kids guide EVE through various levels of Axiom to find the holo-detector. Along the way they must avoid the Stewards by blasting them and select the correct elevator with the next number in a sequence. The easy level has numbers in ascending order that are 12 or less and the difficult level has numbers in ascending or descending order that are 16 or less.

These adventures lose their appeal quickly if played in adventure mode. I found that my kids preferred to skip around in quick play mode. Their favorite was Race to the Holo-Detector and I can see why, it's the most arcade-like being a side- and vertical-scroller.

Learning Zone

In the Learning Zone there are four more games to hone kid's skills. My kids hardly played these and when they did they lost interest quickly.

M-O Cleans Up teaches kids to follow directions by helping M-O clean up dirt on the floor. Kids must follow the colored arrows to get to the dirt. The difficult level adds a time limit to the task.

In WALL-E's Collection kids help WALL-E find object that are different from others. The easy level has them selecting one item from a row that doesn't belong within the time limit and the difficult level has them selecting the row that is different from the others in the allotted time.

In Puzzle ShapesTrash Chute Sorting has WALL-E catching falling objects and placing them in the correct recycling bin. Each difficulty level has a time limit, on easy they must catch two objects and on difficult they must catch 3 objects. Of the four games in the Learning Zone, this one appealed to my kids the most.

Final Thoughts

Overall, WALL-E can be a bit repetitive. Older kids will quickly get bored but younger kids will stay amused enough to keep playing for 10-15 minutes. The recommended ages for this game are just right as long as they haven't been playing any other educational games that will give them a head start on the skills covered in this one.