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Puzzle Play Software: Mazes

(2007, Computer Software - Puzzle, Rated E, Play it on: Mac/Windows)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Don't just solve mazes -- create them.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 6 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Learn to think logically as you construct maze puzzles.
  • Messages:

    This encourages kids to create puzzles for others, and to feel pride in that accomplishment.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Puzzle Play Software: Mazes was written by Jinny Gudmundsen

Parents need to know that this is one of the three titles in School Zone's Puzzle Play Software & Workbooks series. It's perfect for 6- to 8-year-olds, and can be enjoyed by younger kids if there is someone around to help. This software teaches kids to think logically about how to construct a maze. Unfortunately, you can't save the mazes to your hard drive, but you can print them after you make them.

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What’s the Story?

School Zone's clever PUZZLE PLAY SOFTWARE: MAZES teaches children how to make puzzles. Kids get a workbook of 57 colorful mazes and a CD-ROM providing 30 diverse backgrounds on which kids can construct their own maze puzzles. After designing the maze, kids can play it, racing against the clock or a computer character. They can even have friends or family members play it either on the computer or away from it once it's been printed (unfortunately, none of the puzzles can be saved).

Each maze provides the "Start" and "Finish" point. For example, one background is of a tree with a monkey (the "Start") eyeing a banana (the "Finish"). Using the arrow keys or the computer mouse, kids draw the path of their maze from the "Start" point to the "Finish." When they have finished drawing the path through the maze, the computer fills in the rest of the maze with misleading and dead-end pathways.

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Is It Any Good?

Puzzle Play Software Mazes is suitable for kids ages 6-8, and it could be used by younger children if a parent or sibling is willing to help. At $7.99, it's a steal because you get both the software and a book of mazes.

By providing children with the tools to become maze puzzle masters, they learn logic and planning while creating the mazes. Kids can also take pride in creating something for someone else to play. This is one of three products that make up the School Zone's Puzzle Play Software & Workbook series, and all three are brilliantly conceived and executed.

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Publisher’s Details

Released on 03/08/2007, price $7.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E

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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    DO NOT PLAY

    I FELL ASLEEP IT IS BORING AND REQUIRES TO MUCH THINKING

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 0.0

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