I bought this game basically because of the previews and the cute graphic remark.  I love this game and have a 5 yr old and 7 yr old that love it too.  There is a short cartoon sequence at the beginning while the mom is putting the little girl and boy to bed.  You can then play as the girl with a teddy bear for a weapon or the boy with a candlestick as a weapon.  Leave the bedroom and go to the playroom for training in using the controller or jump right in to the "other side".  You go through a door and end up in the woods where you pick from 3 places to go in the beginning or if you punch the witch a few times she'll race you.  You are looking for 40 winks(small creatures) and you have to collect a certain amount of "cogs" to open each new door.  The trick is in finding the cogs and the jack-in-the-box looking toys so your player can morph into a caveman, a fairy, or a cavegirl who has some mean karate skills.  You'll need these other characters to get into some of the areas where cogs are hidden.  This game is loads of fun and just frustrating enough to make you throw the controller.  :)  It's a puzzle for the adults, a clean "fighting", racing, exploring game for the kids and the graphics are really cute.