I Spy Fantasy

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Common Sense Media says

Game packs 54 puzzles into three adventures.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that kids who love I Spy books will love this software.


What's it about?

As with all I Spy software and books, I SPY FANTASY is about solving visual riddles -- kids look at crowded pictures to find camouflaged surprises. At the bottom of each screen is a rhyming riddle that tells children what to search for in the picture. As children succeed at finding the objects, the riddle words change color to reflect that they've been found.

The game opens to a child's room where clicking on the aquarium leads to an underwater adventure, the sand toys lead to an adventure in a medieval castle, and the rocket ship takes players on an adventure in outer space. Kids find the puzzles by moving their cursor over the landscapes until they find something that animates. Some are set in unusual places, including a dark cave where the cursor becomes a flashlight.


Is it any good?

 

I Spy Fantasy offers lots of replayability because the three adventures can be worked through on three levels of difficulty.

In solving the 54 puzzles, children expand their vocabularies. The nature of these puzzles encourages cooperative play.


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This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen

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This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
Platforms:Windows, Mac
Available online?Not available online
Genre:Educational
Developer:Scholastic
Release date:November 14, 2003
Price:$20
ESRB rating:EC

This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen

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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
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