The Week Junior - UK (2022-03-05)

22 The Week Junior • 5 March 2022

On screen

ENCANTO MISTAKES

tinyurl.com/TWJ-encanto

Disney’s Encanto film is a big hit but it’s not

entirely perfect. This YouTube video picks out

some of the little mistakes in the film, such as

disappearing characters,

flipped baskets

and more.

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t’s fair to say that the northernmost parts of Canada,

near the Arctic Ocean, are a bit chilly. Thankfully

there’s now a way to explore these lands from

the warmth of your own home in Inua – A Story

in Ice and Time.

It’s a “point and click” adventure

set in the Great North region of

Canada. Point and click is the

term that is used to describe

a type of adventure game

where, instead of moving

your character around, you

move an on-screen pointer

to explore different locations,

then click on a mouse button

to take action, such as using an item or talking to

a character in the game.

Of course, nowadays you may be tapping on a

touchscreen rather than clicking. Inua is available

on PC and Mac computers, as well

as smartphones and Nintendo’s

Switch console.

You start by playing

a journalist called Taïna,

who is investigating the

mysterious disappearance

of a ship called The Terror.

However, as you explore

you’ll get the chance to hop

back in time to meet two

more characters, Peter and Simon, whose stories help

to shed light on the ship’s fate.

Inua’s gameplay is about solving puzzles, clicking

(or tapping) on the scenes to examine objects and

talk to people about them. The clever part is that your

actions and conversations in the past affect Taïna’s

investigation in the present day. The puzzles are

usually a case of looking closely at your surroundings,

asking characters about the things you find and using

their responses to guide your next moves.

The best thing about Inua is the story that

gradually draws you in. It’s based on the history and

mythology (legends and beliefs) of the Inuit – the

people who live in the Arctic region – so as you play

you’ll be learning about their way of life, too.

Arctic adventure

In the game you hop

between time periods.

GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY

globalrecyclingday.com

Global Recycling Day takes place on 18 March.

This website tells you about some “recycling

heroes” and lets you nominate your own.

LAMAFOX

This fun puzzler for Apple

and Android phones gets

you to play hide and seek

with a “lamafox” (shaped

like a llama, but the

colour of a fox) named

Fredfred. You can play

for free, with an optional

in-app purchase to unlock

more levels.

Wrap up warm for Inua – A Story in Ice and Time.

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