We brought our 4 year old daughter a Nintendo DS with some Christmas money and as she loves Ariel one of the games we brought was this one.

The Plot:
There's some strange currents under the sea and your job as Ariel is to help your friends, find members of Sebastian's Barnacle Band along with finding human treasure along the way...one thing Ariel always has time for!!

There are lots of activities to do and items to collect as you travel under the sea.

My daughters favourite thing to do in the game is to find human treasures and collect tiger shells. As an adult I also enjoyed playing the game with her. Some of the challenges are really fun such as blowing bubbles (by blowing into the microphone area) and singing notes to open the treasure chests.

The game involves lots of reading. This is a good thing if you have an older child as it helps them to develop and continue their reading. Unfortunately because our daughter has only recently started to read she isn't able to play this game on her own.

Other game features:
You can save your game and start where you left off next time you want to play.

Multiplayer option means you can invite your 'mermaid' friends to join the session you are running and play with you.

The game is rated as 3+. In my opinion it's most suited for children over 6+ who are more easily able to play this game independently. However younger children will enjoy playing it if they have an adult to help them with reading all the conversations and instructions.

I have to say that because my daughter isn't able to play this game on her own it doesn't get used as much as some of her other games, however I'm sure as she continues to improve her reading she'll no doubt play it more.