Customer Reviews

Arthurs Computer Adventure Ages 3-7 [OLD VERSION]

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

We've looked at most of the popular software for our four-year old daughter. For the most part, the selection and quality has been disappointing. "Arthur's Computer Adventure" was a welcome departure from the poorly produced Macromedia Director numbers that other companies are selling out there. The entire product was enjoyable from start to finish. The best feature is the play while you read portion of the software that allows the kids to follow-along while the book is read, then interact with the many amusing clickable areas of the pages. Captivating, well-designed, and at the top of my recommended list.

My 9 year-old son and my 3 year-old daughter both love this game. They play it together taking turns with different parts of it. My daughter still needs help in the store making change to buy the different clothes and some times will get frustrated when adding ingredients to make the recipes, but luckily her big brother helps her with this part. It isn't difficult, but you need to be able to count things out. The recipes ask for 3 eggs, etc so all you need to do is find the group of eggs (and there is exactly the amount the recipe asks for) and drag them into the mixing bowl. This game has several different things to do in it, both fun and educational. It is also set up like a story book so you go through different pages and click on certain objects and they do funny things. The kids LOVE that!

My Grandchild has this marvelous game. While visiting we spent several hours playing and interacting. I was impressed with the amount of information and most of all, the fun she enjoyed while using this computer game. The characters are cute and have enough naughtiness to entertain a child. There is positive reinforcement as each level is reached. Oh, how I wish that I had been able to have the wonderful tools to use when my own children were growing up. I must add.....How important it is to have the parent's interest and interaction, as well as the toys. So very important..! gramma Char

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.

This is my 7-year old daughter's alltime favorite, among many CD-ROM's we have for her now.

We got it in the 3-pack version along with Little Bear's Rainy Day Activities, and Dr. Seuss's Kindergarten (but she loves Arthur's Computer Adventure much more than the other two).

She will play for hours and hours, with all the little interactive surprises. She seems really proud at having discovered so many hotspots to click on, and she discovers more, even after I'd thought I'd found all the ones on some of the pages.

My two boys (currently 6 and 4) have enjoyed this game for 2 years now....and still do! It's the only good "deep dark sea" adventure I've found that captivates them. Plus, the other little games are good and educational too.

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.

This is advertised as being Mac compatible, but unless your Mac is very old, it will not work.

i like arthurs show and books but this is my first game of arthur. i have 3 sisters and a brother so its hard to get to the computer because its always "taken" but this a great game and im 9 so i will complain, it could have more games and harder puzzles oh and they could work on the graphics. well mostly im gonna tell you i love it and this is my first review. overall this game is good and is fun while i have time on the computer. but get it for younger ages.bye

Looks like nice game, but it's obsolete and does not work under Windows 7 (32-bit) even with various compatibility modes enabled. I need to try running it in a Windows XP virtual machine.