Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game

Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game Review

Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game Feature

• Build imaginative machines in this creative and addictively fun brainteaser
• Turn cranks, rotate gears, pull levers, and more to build unique contraptions
• Solve more than 200 challenging puzzles; put your machines to work
• Physics engine with air-pressure, electricity, gravity, and particle effects
• Experiment with gears, robots, explosives, and more in your own virtual lab

Turn the crank, rotate the gears, push the levers, use the catapult, explode it, or fly it... From grilling sausages with a pulley, gears, rubberbands and a candle to firing a cannon with a basketball, these wacky brainteasers will light up your imagination with creative and addictive fun!!

Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler [OLD VERSION]

Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler [OLD VERSION] Review

Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby and Toddler [OLD VERSION] Feature

• Matching and Differences
• Emotions,Early Vocabulary and more
• Movement and Coordination Letters and Numbers

It had to happen: software is now being bundled for your little bundle of joy. Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby & Toddler will never be a substitute for the tactile joys of real life, but this software does manage to capture infants' and toddlers' attention with bright, happy images and a format that responds well to chubby, not-so-coordinated hands.

In Playtime for Baby, a game of tag between Reader Rabbit and Mat the Mouse ends with Mat hiding in a toy box. With Mat's help, each of the 10 toys in the box leads the baby into a new experience: singing, manipulating shapes, playing hide-and-seek, discovering body parts, reading storybooks, and (oh joy!) rummaging in drawers to make music. Your baby controls the action by hitting any key on the keyboard (or just hitting the keyboard, as they are wont to do) or simply moving the mouse. No clicks are required. The cursor is a big fat star that leaves a trail of twinkles. Brushing it against an object onscreen will elicit anything from a childlike giggle to a kerplunk to the appropriate animal noise.

The only critique of this CD is that the artwork is simplistic. It would be nice to see more depth and smoother movement, if only to make the program more enjoyable for the adults who must guide their babies through it. Other than that, by developing cupboards with no locks, personalized storybooks with pages that don't rip, and farm animals willing to engage in endless games of hide-and-seek, the creators of Playtime for Baby have managed to tap into a baby's wildest dreams.

Playtime for Toddler has a lusher look than Playtime for Baby. Again, mouse movements or keyboard pokes inspire action in nine activities that include things that send most toddlers into fits of joy. One of the better games is Bubble Castle, where your toddler "pops" bubbles with animals in them, and the freed creatures gallop into a castle and peep from the windows. This simple payoff engaged one 2-year-old tester for many minutes, shouting "Bye-bye, animal!" each time she liberated a critter. Pop and Play Place teaches matching and music as toddlers activate three jack-in-the-boxes until whatever pops out matches, upon which they are rewarded with a song ("We are mice, we are nice. We say please when we want cheese!"). In Follow Me Theater, Reader Rabbit acts out hand-motion hits like "Eensy Weensy Spider" and "I'm a Little Teapot." Other activities include a puzzle and color tutorial called Sky Shapes; Peekaboo Jungle, where kids investigate animal noises with a flashlight cursor; a Musical Meadow; an ABC Train that teaches letters with the help of slick animation and audio; and Baby Basket Bingo, a cute bit of business that requires toddlers to reunite baby animals with their parents based on the tiny roar or peep that comes from the creature hidden in the basket. Rainbow Rock is the only loser in the bunch, a coloring program that doesn't even attempt to teach colors.

One of the best features of Playtime for Toddler is that younger babies can bang on the keyboard and automatically get "correct" results, while older ones can use the mouse to drag the cursor in a mode that involves more trial and error. Both options are available at once; no settings need to be changed. Clicking does nothing here, which may puzzle some tykes who have already discovered that clicking gets results in grownup programs. Overall, this is a decent bundle for babies, with Playtime for Toddler being the stronger, more realistic offering of the two. (Ages 1 to 3) --Anne Erickson Two programs in one! Includes: Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby - a stimulating and playful environment filled with toys and much more! Plus, with Reader Rabbit's Toddler kids can travel to a fantastic world!

GSP Kids Spanish

GSP Kids Spanish Review

GSP Kids Spanish Feature

• Choose quizzes to test knowledge; for kids ages 8 to 12
• Multimedia CD-ROM teaches kids basic Spanish
• Match pictures to words in an easy-to-learn system
• Click numbers, letters, and pictures to hear word spoken and see it written
• Covers the alphabet, counting, dates, telling time, weather, and more

Language Lessons for Kids of All AgesProduct InformationAnyone can learn a language but the younger you are the easier it is! Thisprogram is designed to give kids of all ages their first taste of the Spanishlanguage. The program is divided into basic chunks which are really easy forkids to get to grips with. Screen graphics let you pick out key words orphrases listen to the Spanish pronunciation then practice it yourself. You candive in wherever you like and you’re sure to have loads of fun!The easy-to-use main menu takes you straight to the section you want to learnabout.  Listen to the program’s Spanish pronunciation have a goyourself; then once you’re feeling confident try a test against the clock tomake sure you’re getting it right!Product FeaturesAlphabet Select any letter of the alphabet and hear the audio Timed testNumbers Practice numbers up to 99 Practice numbers from 100 upwards Test your understandingThere are six categories for Basic Phrases Greetings Farewells Apologizing Thanking Attracting Attention Asking for HelpCalendar Days Times of Day Months DatesTime Practice telling tine from an analog or a digital clock Test your understandingCurrency Select one or two units of currently Test your understandingWeather Select a weather item to hear the audio Timed Test Windows Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Vista 486 or better processor 16 MB RAM 10 MB free hard disk space 640x480 monitor 256 colors 16-bit sound card & speakers Microphone (not included) CD-ROM drive 

Clifford The Big Red Dog Thinking Adventures [OLD VERSION]

Clifford The Big Red Dog Thinking Adventures [OLD VERSION] Review

Clifford The Big Red Dog Thinking Adventures [OLD VERSION] Feature

• Before Clifford's birthday celebration can start, Emily Elizabeth has to plan out 18 different activities .
• Everything from taking Clifford to the Dog Groomers to going to the Post Office
• They'll have fun helping Emily find her missing jewelry while sorting, counting and matching
• They'll also get to bake a cake, play a soccer game, and much more
• Adjustable skill levels. Ages 4-8

Help Clifford's owner handle all her chores before the Big Red Dog's birthday party! / Ages 4-8

World of Goo

World of Goo Review

World of Goo Feature

• 47 beautiful levels backed with a spell binding soundtrack
• 10 different types of goo, each with their own unique abilities
• Use balloons to steady your creation or give your structure flight!
• A huge variety of different puzzles and situations
• Beautiful, fun, and one of the highlights of this year - PC Gamer

Drag and drop living, squirming, talking globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins, and giant tongues. The millions of innocent goo balls that live in the beautiful World of Goo are curious to explore. But they don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious. The most addicting and awe-inspiring puzzle game will set you on an adventure that you'll never forget!

Topics Entertainment - Home Learning Suite - Four Best-selling Software in One Package (Bundle)

Topics Entertainment - Home Learning Suite - Four Best-selling Software in One Package (Bundle) Review

Topics Entertainment - Home Learning Suite - Four Best-selling Software in One Package (Bundle) Feature

• Software One: Elementary School Success Deluxe 2009, For Grades: K-5
• Software Two: Foregin Language Success for Kids, For Grades: 1-5
• Software Three: Elementary Success, For Grades: 3-5
• Software Four: Spelling Accelerator, For Grades: 1-5

Software One: Elementary School Success Deluxe 2009 Teaches English, Science, Math, Social Studies and More! Over 600 activities and 2000 excercises. Bonus! Encyclopedia Britannica Children's Learning Suite CD-ROM.Bonus! Tutor webside free trial - a value! 100% satisfaction guarantee Elementary School Success Deluxe 2009 is the #1 best-selling educational software suite on the market. Ideal for students at all learning levels, has educator-endorsed, award-winning lessons that will improve your child's comprehension in a variety of subjects. Follow the path to Elementary School Success! Teaches 21 subjects, English, Science, Math, Social Studies and many more! Over 150 activities and 2000 exercises. Software Two: Foregin Language Success for Kids Colorful, interactive games and activities will keep your child engaged and foster creativity. Improves comprehension and raises test scores. Give your student an edge in foreign language learning.The #1 selling language learning series worldwide! Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Software Three: Elementary Success Fun learning games. Teaches key math and language skills. Subjects include: Reading, Math & Science. Concepts Include: Phonetics & Comprehension, Number Recognition & Sequencing, Shapes & Sorting, Comparisions, Days Of the Week, Seasons, Plants & Animlas, Health & Safety Software Four: Spelling Accelerator Quickly create fun, custom games from your student's weekly spelling list / Over 1,000 spelling words per grade.

I Love The USA! 1.1

I Love The USA! 1.1 Review

I Love The USA! 1.1 Feature

• 25 Animated map screens
• More than 500 fun-fact pop ups
• 250 quiz questions
• 30 collectible stickers
• More than 30,000 words of text

Get packed! You're needed for a secret mission. And you'll track down clues from coast to coast to solve the mystery. Along the way, you'll relive the rich history of the East Coast. Whoop it up in the rollicking Midwest. Or explore the vast mountain ranges of the West. All the while chasing down geo-facts and discovering the people, places, and pastimes of these 50 fabulous U.S. states.

Kidspiration

Kidspiration Review

Kidspiration Feature

• ASIN: B000ZKR3KK
• Manufacturer: Inspiration Software, Inc.
• ESRB Age Rating: everyone
• Fomat: CD-ROM
• Operating System: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Macintosh or Power Macintosh

The visual way to think, write and comprehend. Explore, Draw, Create, Group, and Organize

Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon & Pep's Birthday Surprise 2-Pack

Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon & Pep's Birthday Surprise 2-Pack Review

Kids will have hours of fun with their favorite Putt-Putt characters in the Putt-Putt 2-Pack. Putt-Putt is a lovable little purple convertible with a go-getting attitude who always helps his friends! Join him and his friends in two interactive adventures in Putt-Putt Goes To The Moon and Putt-Putt Pep's Birthday Party Surprise.

Diner Dash Flo on the Go & Diner Dash Hometown Hero (Jewel Case)

Diner Dash Flo on the Go & Diner Dash Hometown Hero (Jewel Case) Review

Diner Dash Flo on the Go & Diner Dash Hometown Hero (Jewel Case) Feature

• 10 Challenging Restaurants
• 9 Customer Types
• Fun Decor Upgrades
• Career and Endless Shift modes

Order up! Seat customers, serve up some grub and help Flo turn her humble diner into a five-star restaurant in this fast paced time management series!