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Travel with Pajama Sam into the darkness, use your wits to help him conquer his fear, and gain valuable skills to boot in

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Reviews (17)

Loved by all
My older grandchildren love this game.Jacqueline is 6 and Andrew is 5.They can play for hours at a time.It teaches them to think of the things they will need to get to the end.They are very good at it, and I think it teaches them to stick with something until the end.

Good game
This is a good game but it took a long time to finish the first game and even longer to solve the one where the lunchbox was in the water and I'm dissapionted it wasn't rusty even though PJ Sam said it was metal. He even brought up that it could rust! It took me a long time to figure out how to get the oars down and I couldn't find a magnet or the other dumbwiater(But I know where they are now!)and I don't get why he's not allowed to get in the dumbwaiter in the kichen but that only cuts off one star. I really love when the flashlight is in the mine because it's got so many steps to do before you can get it but once I saved the game right before I put the gear in, and then put it in, but then when I loaded the game the gear was different, which is anoying because it's best if your able to stay in the mine untill you have the flashlight. Sincerly, Russian Blue Witch.

Autistic Kid Loves all Pajama Sam games
My 7-year old autistic daughter loves this one, and the subsequent Pajama Sam games.
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Nancy Drew has always been a great heroine, but she seemed kind of, well... stuffy. No more: Nancy gets down to the dirty work of crime solving in the excellent and engaging Read more

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Fabulous! Stupendous! Awesome!
OMG! This game is like, the best! The graphics were great, and the personalities of the people were great too! Almost everyone seemed like a suspect, and more than one person was the culprit. Being herinteractive's second game, this is great!
Nancy Drew and the Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
I thought that this game was totally awesome! I really enjoyed it! I played it in 4 days, and it usually takes me much longer! It wasn't too hard, but hard enough. It's not as scary as some of the Nancy Drew games. There are four charactors: Sally McDonald (the lady who asked you to come there), Red Knott (a birdwatcher), Emily Griffen (a lady who owns a store), and Jeff Akers (the closest thing to a police officer that the town has). You never meet Sally, but you meet the other three. Oh, yes. I forgot you meet the ghost dogs...

BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really didn't like this game at ALL! The mystery about somone dead was good and all, and I know it's Herinteractive's first game, but come on! Cartoon characters?! Plus, it was easy and short, and not hard at all. If I were you, I would NOT buy this at all, NAH-AH! I hope this review helped! =) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mystery    2. logic, strategy, problem solving    3. Herinteractive   

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• Solve rhyming riddles by finding hundreds of cleverly hidden objects, race against the clock playing Oops Hoops and Codebreaker, or create your own I SPY picture riddles. I SPY School Days challenges you to use your brain! , Exlopre nine unique play areas, Solve over 1,600 object and word searches, Play dozens of I SPY riddles, puzzles, and games, Make your own I SPY picture riddle Syste

Editorial Review

Welcome Scooby and the gang--Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy--who have been called in to solve a puzzling problem in the Kudzula County Museum of Natural History.Read more

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Reviews (13)

Loads of fun but over to quickly!
My son loves Scooby Doo so of course this was the perfect choice for his first Computer game. He is only 4 and just learning how to use a Computer so I had to help him.
Doesn't run when Nero is installed.
I can't get this program to run with Nero installed, I just get an errorbox about a debugger. The game runs fine when Nero is uninstalled, but after re-installing Nero it refuses again.
Not too good.
I received this gift for Christmas, and was very dissapointed. The Scary Stone Dragon has a great plot, but I solved it in 30 mins. I have two other ones that I've played for days, and I still can't solve them! Do not, I repeat do not, get this game. ... Read more

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Disney's Read more

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• With super-realistic art tools that draw in 3D and customize them to your liking
• New effects including Drippy, Globby, Spatter paints and more
• Tons of animated images from the Image Spray and Image Tube come alive on your canvas
• Image Tube adds unbelievable 3D images to your canvas
• Wild Art Tools give you a variety of way to raw and paint using markers, chalk, cray

Reviews (21)

disneymagic artist
our3 year daughter loves this game.there is a varity of themes to choose from.very cool characters to draw ,paint,scribble you name it. i like the dancing animals at the circus the best.very nice game and will keep the kids occupied for awhile.

kids loved it
Just the thrill of seeing Disney characters made this program compelling to a 5 and 7 year old. They both loved the spray can and tried the different shapes.It was a good time killer and at least the kids weren't shooting anyone.I have to also say that the kids kept laughing as they were amused at the pictures they were making.

FANTASTIC PRODUCT!!!
Incredibly comprehensive, imaginative and captivating "drawing" program for kids of all ages.
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Subjects:  1. creativity   

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• Multiple locations with exciting games to play!
• Discovery clickables bring Dora's environment to life!
• On-screen Sticker Book
• 2 ways to play - Adventure and Freeplay Modes
• 3 adjustable difficulty levels

Reviews (3)

A good FIRST computer game
My daughter is 3 1/2 and loves Dora. But this game is WAY too simple for her. There just aren't enough things to do, and even the higher levels don't really challenge compared to her two other games: Care Bears and Blue's Clues. If you have a two-year-old or a child who's never played on a computer, this is great at teaching basic color, shape & number recognition and how to use a mouse & click. A better choice for a 3 - 4 year old is Blue's ABC Time Activities.

Backpacks Aweigh!!
Our two year old LOVES this video game!I like the educational part where she is learning/relearning her shapes, colors, and numbers.I also like the higher levels that use patterns.The game is engaging and keeps my daughter's attention throughout.I strongly reccommend it.
UNHAPPY SISTER
My litlle sister was angrey becuse the program whould always lock up on are computer and say that are windowas was not right we have windows xp but she wasnt haveing that much fun with it anyway becuse thare were only 4 levels anyway and we some how got spyzapper after playing it dont buy it. ... Read more

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• Grade-based software that covers essential kindergarten skills
• Combines an exciting world of fun and lively games with lovable characters
• Teaches math, literacy, thinking, and creative skills
• 3 difficulty levels to choose from; play as either the boy or girl character
• For kids ages 4 to 6

Reviews (9)

Tedious game-play with little emphasis on learning
The problem with this game starts with the introductury movie... it develops slowly, goes on forever, suffers from disconnected animation and does little to set up the ridiculous premise for game play.
Really disappointed
I guess I'm spoiled by the I Spy games I've purchased for my children. This game has an enormous amount of "story"...it's almost as bad as sitting your child in front of the television. Interaction is confusing and frustrating. I'd rate this lower but it's clear that a lot of work went into the animation, which is top notch. I just wouldn't classify this as a learning game.

Fun Game But Requres Good Hand Coordination
I purchased this game for my 3 year old who already reads a little and knows her numbers well. I hoped this game would help her learn addition. She loves to play it, but several of the games require hand coordination beyond her ability (the hand cart one in particular, as noted by another reviewer), and catching bubbles. It was frustrating to me because she knew the proper answer but could not "execute" because her movements were too slow. Over time, she has improved enough to play most of the games on level one. The game is very engaging ang the graphics well-done, but the educational part is under-emphasized. The game that "teaches" addition involves frogs jumping to lily-pads and my daughter is so focused on the frogs that the addition lesson is hardly noticed. ... Read more

Editorial Review

A decidedly low-tech era in U.S. history goes electronic in Read more

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• Westward, Ho! Are you ready to travel the Oregon Trail? It's going to take insight and careful planning to choose the right traveling companions, gear, and supplies
• With countless unpredictable hazards, like swollen rivers, poisonous creatures, unavoidable accidents and deadly diseases; you'll have to strategize and make quick decisions
• PC: Pentium 166MHz processor; Windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP; 120MB free hard disk space; 32MB RAM; 8x speed CD-ROM drive; 16-bit color; sound card; speakers and mouse
• Mac: Power PC 180MHz processor; System 8.6-9.2.2; OSx120MB free hard disk space; 32MB RAM; 8x speed CD-ROM drive; 16-bit monitor; sound card; speakers and mouse
• For Mac and PC

Reviews (47)

Technical difficulties
If you have an Nvidia graphics card don't get this game. There is something about the drivers that doesn't allow it to play. I spent hours trying the tech support offered on the website and installing older drivers, as suggested by another website, neither of which worked. I popped it into my mom's Compaq computer and it works perfectly. It's a fun game if you aren't comparing it to games nowadays. Very nostalgic.

Worth the money
We had the original version of this game, and it was one of my kids' favorites. We upgraded to get a copy that runs under Windows XP. My kids also love this version of the game. There are more options for play than in the original version of the game, and everything seems to work well. I feel it was well worth the purchase price.

Fun for everyone involved
I was very happy with this game- it took the bets parts of the previous Oregon Trail incarnations and wove them together for a good overall product.I can appreciate a company which recognizes both the weaknesses and the strengths of their products and uses this information to get better.In this Oregon Trail you can once again chose how many you will travel with and name them (for some crazy reason this feature was eliminated in the 4th Oregon Trail edition), but you can also CHOOSE the times you stop to collect wild fruit or fish, instead of these circumstances just happening randomly (which does not make as much sense).To me, these were the biggest changes to previous games, but they were improvements.
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• Blue and Joe are going to Miss Marigold's class, and you are invited
• Come and see how exciting school can be
• Kids can learn manners, sharing and helping, listening and memory skills, creativity, natural science, art and music, pet care and more

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Curious George stops getting into trouble in his Read more

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Reviews (8)

Preschool Computer Lab Teacher = Thumbs Up!
I have taught computer lab to preschool children for two years and have used this program both years with much success.It is a great game for my older 3 year old students and my 4-5 year old students.The boys love the rocketship shooting shapes game, and everyone thinks the pie fight is funny.The puzzle game is also popular.
curious george ..laughing while learning!!
I bought this and my 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 boys they love it!!! the puzzles are great, star shooting gameof shapes is great for hand eye coordination and the pie game is awesome they are learing letters, matching, size differentation, all the while laughing!

Buggy
I bought this because my son liked another Curious George game, Downtown Adventure (which I highly recommend but the age range should be 4-8, not 3-6).This game is from a different company and is of very poor quality.The pie fight game crashes in the middle every single time we play, on two different computers.The jukebox game is incredibly slow to load, way too slow for a 3 year old to tolerate. ... Read more

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"Thank you, thank you, Sam-I-Am! How we love Green Eggs and Ham!" Whether you prefer the straight read-aloud storybook or the silly games hidden throughout, your children will enjoy the software version of Dr. Seuss's classic Read more

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Reviews (11)

Simple animations provides alot of excitement for the little ones!
Both my kids enjoys this CD-ROM. Green eggs and ham may not be your idea of a tasty treat, but this CD-ROM serves up an appetizing Seuss in a well-done interactive storybook. This delightful software from Living Books is meticulously animated with hundreds of sketches, new scenes, surprises, and activities. Your child directs the action with just a click of the mouse. And littler ones can choose the Read-to-Me mode! Children will build important skills while playing games such as Mouse in a House, the Wacky Food Concentration Game, and the Silly Rhyming Sentence Machine.
wow, what fun
I can only say that our 4 and 2 year olds love hearing the story of green eggs and ham. being able to play along makes this so much fun for them! they love it!definately worth the money, in fact i have ordered more similar items so they can try them.

Great Tool For Catching Up On Your Reacing
I think I like this software more than our 4 year old likes it. I guess that's because it's allowing me to catch up on my reading and watch some of my favorite DVDs. Trust me, once you put this CD-Rom in the computer, your child will stay busy for hours. He or she will be quiet as a church mouse. I also like the fact that our 4 year old also found this CD-Rom very child-friendly. When I attempted to help her she quickly let me know that she did not need any help ... Read more

Subjects:  1. reading, rhyming, initial consonants    2. matching colors    3. Living books    4. Interactive Books (Book, Story, Stories)    5. Computer software (programs)    6. Dr. Seuss (Doctor)    7. Kids (Children, Child)   

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• Learn math without numbers in this fun and challenging adventure
• 12 perilous puzzles with 4 levels of difficulty each; puzzle reformulation
• Organize information, reason with evidence, and test systematically
• Helpful puzzle clues and handy practice mode; printable activities
• For ages 8 and up

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Good Game, make sure you are getting a version that is compatible!
The game is great and WOW what awesome service as far as delivering the item in a timely manner and packaging it well!!! Check out the other versions available to see what the game is like - customers have left some very accurate and helpful reviews. Ignore the reviews that say you can play the old version from 1996 on a computer that has XP. You can't, but the newest version is meant for XP, so get that one if you need to. Great and very unique style of puzzles... will really exercise a kid's brain to the max. ... Read more

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The Blaster learning series has long been popular with children and parents because of its award-winning combination of comprehensive curriculum skills and visually exciting graphics. In Read more

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You can't go wrong with this purchase!
I have purchased almost all of the "Blaster" titles (Reading Blaster, Math Blaster, etc) and they are all excellent!You can't go wrong with these! These are truly "Edutainment".Games that justhappen to teach at the same time.My daughter loves them and with theirhelp is reading at a fourth grade level - and she's in 1st grade.All thegames in the Blaster series keep the same recognizable characters.Allhave great songs that the kids love. A fun Math Learing tool
This teaches children good math skills in a fun sort of way and does not make it feel like a homework. My daughter likes zoo animals very much, so she really likes to play with this software.She loves the feeding time andbath time for the animals, loves chasing the animals arround.Read more

Subjects:  1. First (1)    2. skip counting, measurement, time    3. addition, subtraction, money    4. mathblaster   

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munch it up!
I absoulutley love Word Munchers.It is the coolest game.The fact you can play with or without troggles knocks me out.I also love how you can play by grade level.I'm in fourth grade, but sometimes I like to play 1st grade to cool off.

Word Munchers
This is a great product.We use this at our Elementary school.I love the fact that it is done by grade level which I find really helpful.The six kids that I have been working with really like the game.It isn't thateasy and can be very challenging for the kids.We have also Math muncherswhich is just as fun! ... Read more

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Reviews (11)

ClueFinders 3rd Grade is great
My 1st grade son loves this product. He is not only having fun with it, but also learning. Great product!

TERRRIFIC!
Our 4 year old LOVES this!
AKidsReview
I lovethis game. You are in the rainforest, with Santiago and Joni,when Joni's uncle gets kidnapped by Mathra,the island monster! You have to solve math problems, and gather info from the island monkeys. Santiago and Joni use Laptrap, Joni's uncle's flying robot, for a map of the island, for help on math problems, and for a profile of the team.
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Subjects:  1. math, logic, problem solving, maps    2. reading comprehension   

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• Young girls will have a great time searching for hidden items in the forests -- while painting murals, creating musical flowers and more
• Travel to beautiful locations -- visit Swan Lake, the Flower Fields and even the Fairy Village
• Create five magical wands and enchant each area of the forest - add flowers, ladybugs, and even catch fireflies
• Multiple games and activities that girls will enjoy -- they can even design lovely paintings and print them out as keepsakes

Reviews (5)

Lila the annoying Unicorn
My daughter enjoys playing this game on our iMac OS. She was able to understand the concept of the game within an hour. A smart four year old.
Hours of entertainment!
My daughter just loves this game!It's very colorful, challenging and magical!Her cousin broke her 1st cd-rom of Barbie Swan Lake and we had to order another one!

Fun computer game
My 4 year old daughter loves this game and wants to play it everyday since we ordered it.Most of the screens are easy enough for her, however there are a few that she finds some difficulty with.One such page asks her to sequence bottles of potions (kind of like the old "Simon" game).Another page asks her to complete a mirror image of a scene.Still she manages and is eager to try it...it wouldn't keep me from purchasing it. ... Read more

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• Cartoon-quality learning adventure with the lovable Putt-Putt
• Explore exciting locations and collect information to complete the adventure
• Encourages critical thinking and fosters listening and memory skills
• Collect big points in the free activity game, Balloon-O-Rama
• The adventure changes each time you play

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Putt-Putt's Best
My 2 1/2 year old loves this one (as does her 12 year old brother/helper).It continues to challenge as the object locations change.Worth the money for little ones interested in computer gaming.

Great for your little clue hunter.
We got a free demo of this game and my daughter fell in love with it.She spent hours playing the couple of areas that were unlocked.She liked it so much that I had to buy her the full copy.Well we lost her after that.She was begging us for time on the computer.
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Features

• Many rooms to search; interact with interesting characters; for 1 player
• Take on the role of super sleuth Sherlock Holmes in this fun game
• Investigate a suspenseful, mysterious case in turn-of-the-century England
• Wonderfully appointed, atmospheric, and graphically detailed mansion
• 5 different levels of gameplay; exceptional puzzles of differing complexity

Reviews (3)

Great Fun
I was surprised at how much I liked this game! I got it for very cheap and it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable adventure games I've played. I think the difficulty level is just right--not too hard, not too easy. It moved along quickly, but was also challenging. Great graphics, a very elaborate and large haunted house to explore. The cellar sequence is very, very difficult, but also really fun.
Fun but very hard
The Mystery of the Mummy was lots of fun but incredibly hard. Lots of the puzzles were so difficult we had to look online for a walkthrough to get us past them. One of the puzzles was a Chinese tile puzzle, also known as gridders and a bunch of other stuff. We were timed on this puzzle, but there was no way you could do it in that amount of time, unless you were a wiz at it. We had to copy the game down on a peice of paper and do it by hand to even think about doing it. But besides that the game was very enjoyable, and it was fun to see Sherlock Holmes confront the criminal in the end. Even though the clip was a little long , it helped you understand the way the case ended. We rate it four stars instead of five because it was difficult to understand at many times what you were supposed to be doing. If you found this game to hard to do, try the Nancy Drew games. The are also mysteries, but a lot more things are explained and you also kind of know what you are doing. I am 12, and my sister is 2 years younger then me, and working together we figured it out. It was lots of fun, and I definatly reccomend it.

Doesn't work with XP
Installed this game, but it doesn't work with Windows XP.I checked out their tech support, but they said you have to install Service Pack 2.I already have SP2, but it still doesn't work.Might be a nice game if I could actually play it. ... Read more

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Help SPY Fox foil William the Kid's dastardly plans of dairy destruction in Read more

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Reviews (11)

Spy fox a winner again
My kids love playing this (ages 6 & 4).They needed a little help at first, but now can play by themselves.

Spy Fox Dry Cereal
This is a great program for kids. They have to use thinking skills and memory to figure out the clues.There are puzzles and games included.My 7 year old loves it and my 15 year old does not mind helping him once in a while.

Hours of fun!
Im 12 and this game is still fun. It changes every time you play it which is great because you dont have to do the same thing over and over again. BUY THIS GAME! ... Read more

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• Re-playable skill-building activities encourage hours of learning fun
• Two ways to play: Practice specific skills, or learn through following a fun-filled adventure
• Skill levels adjust automatically to your child's unique abilities Builds core competencies in language arts, math, logic, and science