Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure Review: Adorable Educational Fun

Jane Jensen’s Pinkerton Road studios is probably the last developer you’d expect to create a super kid friendly animated storybook, but that’s the reason why Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure is so solid.

Utilizing Jensen’s signature fantastic art sense and storytelling ability however, Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure is an educational storybook app that your kids will adore. Small usability issues aside, it’s a journey your pre-school or young reader will enjoy. Even a gamer will admire the time and effort that went into the production of the app.

Getting kids to enjoy reading is no task. With so many different things to keep them away from books, an app like this that rewards them for closely reading and enjoying the story, should not be ignored.

While there are plenty of educational apps out there, not many of them possess a fun and deep story. This is where Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure literally separates itself from the other dogs in the digital yard. Lola and Lucy are adorable bulldogs who live with a loving and happy family. But things change quickly when they meet up with their other K-9 friends, who all have jobs. Upset that they have no “bulls” to push around, the duo trade in their comfortable lives and go on an epic journey.

While the story is undeniably cute, the best part of the app are the mini-games on each page, or after them. Doing everything from catching butterflies to solving puzzles, they require your child to count, use reasoning skills and simple look around the beautifully designed pages. At the same time, some of the click-able entries on the screen don’t always work. Sometimes, a refresh of the page fixes the problem. Other times, it’s a restart of the app. While it doesn’t hinder gameplay dramatically, small children will know something happened. For that reason alone, it’s an issue or two that needs to be addressed.

Those qualms aside, Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure is the type of app that sets up Pinkerton Road studios for years to come. It’s a new niche for them and one that they’ve proven they can succeed in. With such a deep respect for the genre, the polish and passion is evident in the app. A sequel could signal the beginning of a fun new franchise.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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