Faries Fly Lite: Not Enough Disney Magic

I was skeptical but hopeful when i saw the Faries Fly Lite app by Disney Interactive Studio. The rating was 4+ and i figured it was worth a shot since a free version , hence the "Lite" moniker, was being offered.

If you happen to have a small child, specifically a girl, chances are you are in the midst of Fairy/Princess obsession that appears to have a lot of legs.

We took Wormie to Disney in April, which was a lot of fun, and while she was shy of the real life avatars - she has continued to gush about all the Princesses and Faries she met at Pixie Hollow and Ariels Grotto attractions we took her too. So... enter iPhone - Faries Fly Lite - stage left.

The real game enables you to choose from one of several faries, where Faries Fly Lite you can only pick Tinker Bell - which is fine - and you can only play the game located at the "Beach Cove" world. The production value is amazing... it has a great video intro, good music and fantastic art.

The game itself is pretty simple. You tilt the iPhone to control TinkerBells vertical postion. I found it easy, it was a more difficult concept to teach Wormie. Tinker then has to avoid obstacles, birds and tree stumps, and pick up what look like screws, coins, and magic bubbles for points. You can only get through one level before getting an upsell message but the restart path was easy enough that Wormie could get the game going again.

Wormie lost interest pretty quickly and wanted to go back to scoops. I think the game play and avoiding the cute little birds was pretty lame. She had no interest in the points, of course, and once the video portion had concluded her interest was gone.

Overall i could see this being popular with slightly older girls who are still in a Fairy phase of their childhood. I imagine that is a somewhat limited group but who can tell. It's a total bummer because the subject matter is perfect for her age group. To me this looks like a recycled game with first class music an art. With a modicum of effort on the game play and targeting for the little girl market this would be great - especially for our next trip to Disney!

Age Range: 5+
Difficulty: 2.5/5 (5 being easy)
Look & Feel :4.5/5 (5 being cool)
Parent Helper: 2/5 (5 being helpful

Price: Free