futureU - The SAT Prep Game

Publisher: Aspyr Media

Developer: Aspyr Studios

Category: Simulation

Release Dates

N Amer - 11/05/2008

    Also available on:
  • PC


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Aspyr Media Ships New SAT Prep Video Game, futureU for Nintendo DS
Interactive Test Prep Game Based on Study Material from Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions Designed for Studying While On The Go

Aspyr Announces futureU The SAT Game
Called futureU™, Game Will Offer Three Areas Of Dynamic Interactive Study Based On Proven Kaplan SAT* Test Preparation Methods

Description

futureU will be divided into three main categories - Math, Reading and Writing. Designed to be an engaging and visually dynamic complement to traditional SAT programs, futureU teaches core concepts, measures player progress, and provides an accessible, interactive experience unlike any other learning program of its kind. The game is rooted in Kaplan's proven curriculum and includes original methods and specialized strategies.

Features

  • Reading: Focuses on honing players' reading skills with vocabulary building, main idea identification, attitude and tone, themes and arguments, technique, and recognizing word meaning based on context.
  • Writing: Seeks to improve players' writing skills by covering topics such as passive voice, run-on sentences, misplaced modifiers, parallelism, wordiness, conjunctions, fragments, coordination and subordination, pronouns, subject-verb agreement, tenses, adverbs and adjectives, gerunds, idioms, wrong words, and double negatives.
  • Math: Enables players to delve into critical areas such as algebra, geometry, data, statistics, probability, polynomials, and sequences.
  • Additionally, players can engage in a section called "Test Skills" that teaches test-taking skills such as how to spot wrong answers in a multiple choice sequence, know when to skip questions, and time management.



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