Backyardigan's: Mission to Mars

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Help pilot the shuttle, and race it through a meteor shower
• Explore underground Martian caves and collect space gems
• Ages 3 to 6

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HCJDAO
• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 19, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,115 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

3...2...1...Blast off for adventure with TheBackyardigans!Product InformationCalling all astronauts!  Commander Uniqua needs you to join her brave ShuttleCrew on their mission to discover the source of a strange signal being sent toMission Control from Mars!  Help pilot the shuttle race through a meteorshower explore underground Martian caves collect space gems and more in oneout of this world adventure game!Skills Learned Shape and Color Matching Puzzle and Problem Solving Patterning Music and Dance Appreciation Categorization Visual Skills Motor SkillsProduct Features Blast off for Mars with the brave Shuttle Crew! Help Commander Uniqua plot her course through a spacey maze! Collect space specimens and bring them back to Mission Control for analysis Cool printables!Windows Requirements Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Pentium III 800MHz processor 70MB Hard Drive Space Video Card that supports 800x600 with 16-bit color Sound Card Mouse CD-ROM Drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars unusable program - save your money, January 11, 2007

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ResearchingMom (Hopewell Junction, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Backyardigan's: Mission to Mars (CD-ROM)

I waited until now to review, hoping to hear back from Activision, but 3 emails and 2 1/2 weeks later we have heard nothing. Within a couple of minutes of beginning the program it crashes on both our XP computers, blue screen of death, have to reboot. Must be an error in the program.
My child has been very disappointed, and I guess we're out $20 too.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not long enough the online game on Nickjr is better, January 11, 2007

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Carole Excell (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Backyardigan's: Mission to Mars (CD-ROM)

My son (4 years old) loves backyardigans and so do I ... I could not wait to purchase this item for his Christmas. He played the whole game in one sitting... he took longer playing the Nickjr free game on line which was more challenging..there was also a fault in the game and in one section where Pablo has to fit pieces of the puzzle together the last piece would not fit in even though it was the right shape. Besides that however he likes the blasting of the rocks and the whole idea of Backyardigans in space. I hope the designers will make a longer game and include some of the fun stuff that is within the Nickjr online Mission to Mars game.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does NOT work with Windows XP Media Edition, January 4, 2007

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Working Mom (Marcy, NY USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Backyardigan's: Mission to Mars (CD-ROM)

I gave this game to my daughter for Christmas because she loves the Backyardigans. She had a great time with it until it blew up the computer (blue screen of death). It does this fairly consistently. I have upgraded and/or reinstalled the video drivers and system patches, uninstalled and reinstalled the game, and everything else I can think of. I wrote to Activision tech support right after we noticed the problem, and have never received any reply at all from them. We have completely removed it from our computer. Apparently, I'm out the $20. Don't waste your money!