List Price: $29.95Price: $3.00 You Save: $26.95 (90%)as of 11/22/2009 09:36 EST
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Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: The Learning Company
EAN: 0772040792749
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 200100025800
Label: The Learning Company
Manufacturer: The Learning Company
Model: 379274
MPN: 379274
Platform: Mac, Windows
Publisher: The Learning Company
Studio: The Learning Company
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Don't miss the interactive Computer Adventure withArthur and friends!Product InformationOnce again Arthur D.W. and friends lead you on a hilarious adventure thatkids won't want to miss. An interactive adventure 5 learning activitiesadjustable difficulty levels hundreds of clickables and 13 surprises andpuzzles along with printable coloring pages. A great program to help kidsdevelop critical reading math and logic skills while they play along withArthur.Arthur wants to play "Deep Dark Sea" on the computer every chancehe gets; when his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computerthe temptation is too much. Arthur and Buster play along enough to fightover the mouse and make the screen go blank! Will Arthur be able to fixthe computer before his mom gets home? Play and find out! This interactive story draws kids into Arthur's endlessly entertainingworld. It seems Arthur's hooked on "Deep Dark Sea" his favorite computergame. His mom tells him not to touch the computer while she's out. Of coursethe temptation is just too much. Arthur and his friend Buster turn thecomputer on and dive into the game. They play just long enough to fightover the mouse and make the screen go blank!Product Features5 Learning Activities Adjustable Difficulty Levels 13 Surprises and Puzzles Hundreds of clickables Printable Coloring PagesIncludesReading - Treasure Hunt Get the treasure if you can read all the words Kids develop reading and logic skills in this fast-paced and exciting activity Play against a friend or the computer Match words with objectsMath - D.W.'s Store Shop for D.W.'s toys Cook up wacky recipes in D.W.'s cafe Children learn counting and math while they make purchased and work in the cafe Recipes get harder as kids progressAdventure - Deep Dark Sea Explore world geography and ocean life while searching for hidden treasure Side-scrolling arcade style ac
Amazon.com Product Description:
Arthur's Computer Adventure helps children (ages 3 to 7) to develop reading, math, vocabulary, and other important skills. Through following Arthur through his interactive world, get hooked on his favorite computer game. Arthur's Computer Adventure lets you play to learn important facts and skills.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Arthurs Computer Adventure Ages 3-7 CD software is not compatible with my Windows XP software, even though the package states it is compatible!Even the readme file did not explain, and was written for Windows 95 & 98! Therefore, it lies on the shelf, totally unusable.
Rating:  -
My 3 and half year old loves this game. I've showed him twice how to use it, and since then he's using it by himself.
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This is advertised as being Mac compatible, but unless your Mac is very old, it will not work.
Rating:  -
If you are a Mac User - please be aware that this title is incompatible with all newer Apple Macintosh computers. Any mac with an Intel processor (from about 2006 onward) or with the newest operating system (10.5) will NOT be able to run this program. And even older macs will need the OS9 compatibility options installed. Yuck.
If you are a PC User. I tried to install this program on my Sony Vaio running XP. The game complained of a missing WAV driver and would not run. Finally, I got it working on another Windows PC, but with issues. The game tried to switch to a lower resolution and my PC handled that by adding a black border around the game area. I don't like the idea of my son squinting at a smaller image in the middle of the screen! Also - occasionally my mouse cursor would sometimes change to a black square making it difficult to tell where you were pointing. I'm sure this game will work fine for most PC users. I'm not sure what was different about my two computers that caused the incompatibility.
Finally - the educational value of this game is extremely limited. Basically it is a computerized book. As you flip from page to page, a voice reads the words to you and the text is highlighted. After the text is read, your child is given a chance to click randomly on the page. If you happen to click on certain objects, they perform some funny animation with sound. Some objects are click-able and others are not.
There are 5 mini games hidden throughout the game. For example, on page 2 if you happen to guess to click on the helicopter, a small remote control pops up on the screen and you can actually control it and drop water balloons on a target.
I only give it a second star because - despite all of this, my son really did enjoy it once I got it going.
Rating: -
This game entertains all of my kids from age 3 to 12. Also, like all Arthur stories, the kids learn a good moral lesson through playing the game.
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