Nursery World - Software review: Fetch the Vet

The 'Fetch the Vet' CD-Rom complements the ITV children's series. Set in Tom Fetch's surgery, it incorporates favourite video clips and uses seven interactive activities for three-to six-year-olds. However, the CD-Rom requires over 50MB of hard disc space and an up-to-date machine (Pentium II or equivalent) that can cope with the video clips incorporated into the games. Installing the software is not straightforward, since additional video drivers need to be loaded.

However, the CD-Rom requires over 50MB of hard disc space and an up-to-date machine (Pentium II or equivalent) that can cope with the video clips incorporated into the games. Installing the software is not straightforward, since additional video drivers need to be loaded.

At first glance the software looks great, but on closer inspection it relies heavily on the use of video and some of the games are disappointing.

The first game, 'Fetch on TV', basically replays some favourite video clips from the TV series. Each clip has a corresponding spoken text caption and also the facility for older children to write their own labels or captions.

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