Reader Rabbit 2
{{short description|1991 educational video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Reader Rabbit 2
| developer = The Learning Company
| publisher = The Learning Company
| image = Reader_Rabbit_2_Cover_art.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Cover art for Reader Rabbit 2 Deluxe!
| platforms = Original:
DOS
Deluxe:
Windows 3.x, Macintosh
Reading 2:
Windows, Macintosh
| released = August 1991 (Original){{Cite magazine |last=Scisco |first=Peter |url=https://archive.org/stream/1991-09-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_133_1991_Sep#page/n155 |date=September 1991 |title=Reader Rabbit II - Sneak Peak[sic] |magazine=Compute! |publisher=ABC Publishing |volume=13 |issue=133 |pages=113–114}}
1994 (Deluxe)
1997 (Reading 2)
| genre = Educational
| modes = Single-player
}}
Reader Rabbit 2 is a 1991 educational video game, the sequel to Reader Rabbit and the fourth game in the Reader Rabbit franchise. A facelift was given to the game's predecessor to match the graphical fidelity of Reader Rabbit 2.{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fb-NRK57wIAC&q=%22Reader+Rabbit+2%22&pg=PT474|title = PC Mag|last = Inc|first = Ziff Davis|date = 1991-12-31|publisher = Ziff Davis, Inc.|language = en}}
Gameplay
The game can be played with the keyboard or a mouse. Set in a location called Wordsville, the game contained four word-based minigames.{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fb-NRK57wIAC&q=%22Reader+Rabbit+2%22&pg=PT474|title = PC Mag|last = Inc|first = Ziff Davis|date = 1991-12-31|publisher = Ziff Davis, Inc.|language = en}} Players are taught about vowel sounds and how to construct sentences.{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5CmroQQZxTsC&q=%22Reader+Rabbit+2%22&pg=PA54|title = Working Mother|date = 1995-03-01|publisher = Working Mother Media|language = en}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14281&tab=review |title=Reader Rabbit 2 - Review - allgame |author=Ric Moxley |publisher=Allgame |access-date= October 4, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116144336/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14281&tab=review |archive-date=November 16, 2014}}
| award1Pub = Software Publishers Association
| award1 = Best Elementary Education ProductThe Learning Company Product Catalog 1994
| award2Pub = Technology & Learning
| award2 = Award of Excellence
| award3Pub = Parents' Choice
| award3 = Parents' Choice Award
}}
Heidi E.H. Aycock of Compute! praised the game for demonstrating how educational games could be as visually and aurally stunning as other genres of video gaming.{{Cite magazine |last=Aycock |first=Heidi E.H. |url=https://archive.org/stream/1991-11-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_135_1991_Nov#page/n91 |date=November 1991 |title=Reader Rabbit II - Evaluation |magazine=Compute! |publisher=ABC Publishing |volume=13 |issue=135 |pages=90–91}} Game Players PC Entertainment reviewed the game as a solid choice for young players at school and home.{{Cite magazine |last=Elko |first=Lance |date=January 1992 |title=Reviews - Reader Rabbit 2 |url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.5_No.1_January-February_1992_U/page/n71 |magazine=Game Players PC Entertainment |page=70}}
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/reader-rabbit-2}}
{{Reader Rabbit}}
Category:Children's educational video games
Category:The Learning Company games
Category:Video games about rabbits and hares
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Single-player video games
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