Carmen Sandiego's Think Quick Challenge

by The Learning Company

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000028F36
• Item model number: CSQ3744AE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,397 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #74 in Software > Children's Software > Thinking & Problem Solving
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Carmen reveals her makeover in this new multi-subject quiz game. Her appearance has changed, but the game quality is still quite high. This time, Carmen and her Knowbots are creating havoc by stealing ABC order, swiping radio waves and committing other annoying crimes. Kids must travel to various locations on the globe, match wits with the Knowbots and capture Carmen's corrupt associates. The Knowbots are real know-it-alls, experts in science, math, language arts, music, geography and history. Quiz questions are all multiple choice but take on different formats such as true/false, matching and sequencing. There are many game play options, for instance, the game can be played with one to four players, cooperatively or competitively, and custom questions can be added. In general, this is a likable program and a great vehicle for brushing up on facts and subject area knowledge. It's humorous and also smart- the software remembers what questions you've missed so it can ask them again. Weaknesses of the game include a confusing set of initial directions. You are bombarded with so many instructions at the onset that it's hard to remember what to do and how things work. Also, the program is reading dependent- the multiple choice answers are not read aloud. While this is a good feature for competent readers, it leaves younger kids or struggling readers behind.
Teaches: science, math, art, music, geography, reading, history
Age Range: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Product Description

Your mission: outsmart Carmen Sandiego. On your own, or with up to three ACME agents, you'll have to outwit Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. gang.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't teach, just quizzes the child., August 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Carmen Sandiego's Think Quick Challenge (CD-ROM)

I was disappointed in this software. Other Carmen Sandiego programs at least make an attempt to teach but this one simply bombards the child (aka "player") with multiple choice questions. My daughter is eight and relatively bright, but we're not very happy with this product.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Carmen Sandiego strikes world knowleg after MUCH change!, April 28, 2000

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"thebookreader" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carmen Sandiego's Think Quick Challenge (CD-ROM)

In the educational new Carmen Sandiego themed game, Carmen and her new specially trained master thieves--armed with robots who have the power to steal knowlege--are after such concepts as ABC order, technolegy, and solar-power enegery.

Chase Devineaqux, new head of ACME, is recconizing your super smarts and sending you on a mission to recover the stolen knowlege. To do so, you must catch the knowlege robots, prove your knowlege, gain a hideout code, solve a VILE puzzle to enter the hideout, and bust the thief.

A bit easy once you get the hang of it, but it can be challenging at some points. The catching of the Know Bots (either by tagging them or zapping them) can be more of a arcade type thing, but once the knowlege part kicks in, you have to be smart to succeed.

What suprised me most, though, was that they changed really changed the way the game is compared to the Where in the World and USA games. For one, in the Where in the World and Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego games, you never really see ACME, and in this game, when you do see it, it doesn't seem that real. Second, what happened to The Chief? Why isn't she heading ACME any more? Third, there are only six thieves working for Carmen now. Before there were thousands. Fourth, there's no getting lost and then trying despertly to get back on the trail of the thief. The old way is half of the fun. (The changes are what caused me to give it three stars instead of five.)

In short, a wonderful game, but if you're a loyal agent of ACME, this is somewhat depressing.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Muti-player!, February 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Carmen Sandiego's Think Quick Challenge (CD-ROM)

I thought the game for one person was pretty boring easy to solve for me. But when you get together with a max of 4 people it's awesome! Racing to hit the buzzer and get the most points, even trying to get the least amount of wrong questions, made the game pretty exciting. I recomend this game highly as a muti-player game.