GeoBee has a fairly conventional interface; up to four people can play, answering geographic questions of increasing difficulty. You play against the clock as well, and type in your answers. Don't worry if your spelling is rusty, because GeoBee will help you out on the words it recognizes-there's just no guarantee the words will be the correct answer. The real fun comes in with your animated host, BuzzBee, who mugs and jokes his way through the contest, as well as offering encouragement. He's more David Letterbee than Alex Trebek, but that's all right, because the Jeopardy! host is here, too, with a special introduction.
Kids being what they are, they're bound to tease each other as they play (I know mine did), but that's okay, because the spirit of GeoBee is in fun. As a matter of fact, hearing all the laughing and screaming going on, I had to double check to make sure they were actually playing the same game I loaded. They were-and soon enough, so was I.
James Neal Webb operates his own computer graphics business in Nashville, TN.
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