Title: The Forest Temple: Fireboy and Watergirl

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Description: How well do your hands work together? The Forest Temple is an addictive platform puzzle game, where you have to control two characters synchronously. Control both creatures at the same time and activate buttons to move platforms, push boxes and collect diamonds to get to the exit door of the forest temple.
Instructions: Water girl: WAD Fire boy: ARROWS Grab diamonds and get to the exit door

Game Categories: Attention and focusing, Executive Functioning, Featured, Grade 3-5, Grade 6-8, Multiplayer, Platform, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Social-Emotional, Visual-spatial skills
Specific Skills Addressed: Collaboration, Evaluating options, Goal-directed Persistence, Making choices, Prioritizing, Response Inhibition, Spatial Relationships, Sustained Attention, Task Initiation, Visual Discrimination
Educator's Review: In Fireboy and Watergirl players have to collaborate - with themselves! - by controlling two different characters at the same time (or, ask a friend to help - just make sure you know how to work together!). While one hand controls Watergirl using the key WASD, the other controls Fireboy using the arrow keys. Along the way they have to collect diamonds, red for Fireboy and blue for Watergirl, and get to their respective exit doors, red for Fireboy and blue for Watergirl. Additionally, each character is vulnerable to the opposite elements, so while Watergirl can swim through a blue pool Fireboy must jump over it, and the opposite for red pools of fire. They are both vulnerable to green pools. While they don't always have to move at the exact same time, you do have to coordinate their actions -sometimes one character has to hold down switches or buttons to make a path for the other. This game requires a lot of concentration, which is good for enhancing focusing skills, but most of the time players can proceed at their own pace which leaves plenty of time for relaxing in between challenging levels. The overall level design is clever and interesting, and gently guides the player from easy to more difficult levels, occasionally adding new mechanics to keep the game interesting but not too fast to make it confusing.
Please Note: This game requires focus and concentration, which might tire out some kids quickly. However, the game isn't overly challenging, and therefore is a good way to strengthen these skills. This game is accessible for younger players, but challenging enough for older players, and will appeal to nearly any age group.

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