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This article is about the PC game. You may be looking for the special, the song, the book, the 2010 UK magazine story, the 2010 US magazine story or the 2011 magazine story.

Misty Island Rescue is an educational video game for PC and Mac based on the special of the same name, released by Nova Development in 2010. It was released exclusively in North America, unlike several other video games.

Overview

The game is aimed at pre-schoolers and teaches a wide range of basic skills including mathematics, computer skills, coordination, recognition, moods and emotions, matching, and memory. It has ten levels.

Players can:

  • Match cards with Sir Topham Hatt
  • Guide Thomas to the Logging Locos
  • Clear the tracks for Thomas on Misty Island
  • Help build the Sodor Search and Rescue Center
  • Catch jobi logs on a flatbed with Ol' Wheezy
  • Help Cranky load crates onto flatbeds
  • Put together puzzles with Thomas
  • Play whistle songs with Thomas and the Logging Locos
  • Describe how Bash, Dash or Ferdinand feel with Thomas
  • Find Thomas' Sodor friends

Characters

Cast

Trivia

  • Stock footage from the said special was used in the game.
  • This is the second and last Thomas & Friends PC game based on a special.
  • This game was released exclusively in North America for unknown reasons. This was one of the only two games based on specials released in North America, along with Calling All Engines! for the Leapster. Thomas and the Magic Railroad Print Studio for the PC and Hero of the Rails for the Nintendo Wii and DS have missed out on being released for unknown reasons, along with a few other games that are not based on specials, like A Day at the Races for the PlayStation 2 and Steaming Around Sodor for the Nintendo 3DS.
  • This is currently the last Thomas & Friends PC game.
  • The background in the "Find Thomas' Sodor Friends" game is reused from the main PBS Kids Play screen for the Thomas & Friends world.

Goofs

  • Emily has the wrong siderods during one of the animations played in the beginning of the game.
  • After finishing the matching game, the background is mirrored.
  • In the animation of the engines waiting at Brendam Docks, all of Henry's wheels are missing and Gordon is nowhere to be seen.
  • In the same cutscene, James is missing his lining, number, whistle and first wheel arch.
  • During the "Find Thomas' Sodor friends" game, Toby has Henry's whistle and Hiro has Lady’s whistle.
  • When guessing the logging locos' faces, Ferdinand's wheels, cylinder and cab are not painted.
  • During one of the minigames, Diesel's buffer beam is black.
  • In one part of the game, Bash has Neville's whistle at a higher pitch, Dash has James' whistle at a lower pitch, and Ferdinand has James' whistle at a higher pitch.
  • An advertisement image for the card game features an unused logo for Motor Road and Rail on the card backs.
  • Ferdinand's cab is not painted in at his front view.
  • In one cutscene, Henry is seen, but in the next shot, Percy is here instead of Henry.
  • All of the engine's siderods are not moving in some cutscenes.
  • Thomas' wheels clip into his running board at his side view.
  • Harold's name is missing.
  • In two cutscenes of Harold, Sir Topham Hatt changes his promo.
  • One promo of Thomas has a black number and missing siderods, front coupling, whistle and coal bunker lines.
  • In the cutscene where Sir Topham Hatt says "You helipad will be over there Harold.", Thomas is derailed and Harold's face is out of place.
  • In the cutscene of Thomas on the raft, the steam boat is nowhere to be seen and the raft is missing in some shots.
  • In one cutscene, Thomas and the rails he is standing are sliding sideways in Misty Island.
  • After the Misty Island maze minigame, Thomas' wheel arches are cut off and the rails can be seen.
  • Salty's 2D promo has a clean bufferbeam.
  • In one cutscene, The Logging Loco's mouths are not moving when they laugh at Ol' Wheezy.
  • At one cutscene of Brendam Docks, Gordon's tender is derailed, Captain is missing his windows and he has a different horn.
  • Thomas' coal bunker is missing when he puffs to get out of Misty Island.

Gallery

Promotion and Marketing

Footages from the movie in the game

External Links

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