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Top drawer medley of I Spy picture puzzles

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am so glad that I bought this computer game for my kids before reading the reviews on this site!

Look, we don't have a lot of computer games and we had just recently discovered the I Spy books about 1 year ago. We loved them so much that I do believe we'd read nearly all of them before I saw this game for sale. This excellent little collection of picture puzzles is not repeated from the books, so to us they're all new. It was like a breath of fresh air from a parent's point of view; games without that constant, annoying background music, the kids can play them quietly and actually learn something. The boys love it even more than I; they have been begging to play I Spy Mystery every day after their homework is done for the past week since they got it.

The game is simple. You select one of 13 folders, each is its own mini mystery with a theme (Mystery Meal, Locked Gate, Skeleton Key, etc). You have 3-5 "pictures" in each folder to find the hidden objects, and when you have solved all of the pictures, you are given clues to solve the final mystery. this involves a sharp eye, but also logic, good recall for details, and problem solving skills. Kids will also learn to employ multiple meanings for a word in their search, such as "bat".

I Spy Mystery, like all the books, is a fun and low pressure way to build the brain. I get caught up in it with them from time to time -- I've even added my name to the player file so I don't mess up their scores when I sneak a round. And now that we are intrigued by some of the folders, we will make an effort to find the other I Spy games. Thank God for Scholastic!
-Andrea, aka Merribelle

If I were a Caveman...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased several of the I Spy series software for my daughter. We have both Mac and PCs in our household and the software will not work on Mac 10.4 or above. It will gladly use Mac 9, but one would have to be a caveman to be using that version.

As for Windows, it took us several attempts and a few patches to get the software to run on a 64bit system...

I Spy Mystery

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you like the I Spy games/books, you will love this one. It is a review of the other games with many of the same settings. Great potential for language growth and logic skills.

Totally reused old games.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

All the old games were simply regurgitated into this one. All the puzzles are the same. What a waste of money. I've already played this game in essence. Buy this one only or play all the other games and skip this one.

Highly Recommended

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My daughter has been playing all of the I Spy games since she was about 5 and she thinks they're terrific. She is now 7 and still enjoys them. We parents find them plenty clever and interesting, too. As a bonus, they work seamlessly on our Mac.

Disappointed in I Spy Mystery

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My afterschool kids and I all love the I SPY computer games but were disappointed in I SPY MYSTERY because it is made up of puzzles that are in all of the other I SPY games. There was nothing new. Also, the game cost $19.99 plus shipping and I was disappointed to see it the following week in Target for $9.99. The overall layout of the game as far as them being separated into "files" was fun but we just wish the puzzles had been new.

I Spy a Computer Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My six year old loves these books and computer games. The game allows you to solve several mysteries and would be good for a first grader.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The kids really enjoyed playing this game. I was disappointed at first because they used so many parts of previous games, but the kids didn't mind at all.

If you own other I Spy Games skip this one

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just got this I Spy Game and it's the same puzzles and same pictures as one of the other I spy games. If you pay the money, they should give you a completely new game! It's a rip off!

I Spy Mystery Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 5 1/2 yr old daughter and myself to play together. We both enjoyed it a lot. I like the fact that it can read and re-read outloud the clues names as my daughter is just learning to read. I can leave her playing while I work on dinner and I don't hear "Mommy, I need you."

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