Since my sons have found this, they just love it. It is definitely a heightened version of normal octonaugts. What I love about it is it is compact for a special and the kids can watch it from start to finish. The peril in it also is absolutely perfect for my sons who are both under 5. What caught us by surprise was the singing! This, in my wife's and I opinion was a very welcome feature. Absolutely loved it. More like this imo.