In the year 2762 Earth has been united under a single government dedicated to piece and exploration, until the Kleptoid Empire is discovered. Now evil invading Kleptoid fleets are bent on conquering all civilized planets. You are the Universes’ only hope as you join an elite Military Patrol where you hold the secret to their greatest weapon!

This may all sound like a Star Trek movie but believe it or not it's actually the storyline to the first game in the GXB Interactive and TOMMY line of Edutainment titles for the Game Boy Advance, Math Patrol: The Kleptoid Threat. That secret weapon by the way, is your math skills.

With the exception of a few EC – Early Childhood games and puzzle titles there have been very few educational games available on the Game Boy Advance, and with the extent, depth and age range GXB and TOMMY are targeting it’s enough peak both parents and children’s interests.

The innovative feature here is how parents are encouraged to provide positive reinforcements. Part of the games features are on the GXB website where players login and post their game’s latest high scores. Parents then can track their child’s progress on the website and reward them when they’ve improved their math skills.

This is just the beginning for GXB, with four more Learning Series titles scheduled to release before the Holidays. The only slightly misleading feature is their came that the game is available for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. Its really only available for Game Boy Advance; but yes, technically it can be played on both systems, but that’s because the Nintendo DS can play Game Boy Advance games. There is no second screen or anything of the kind as part of the game.

• Math Patrol: The Kleptoid Threat - Basic Facts
• GXB Interactive Website features the game progress tracking and a downloadable version of the game’s manual.
• Top 8 Game Boy Early Childhood Games.
• Parents Guide to the ESRB Ratings System.