Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time!

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005O6QF
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 19, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,489 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #36 in Software > Children's Software > Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Disaster takes Mia and her family by surprise when her home catches on fire. By the time the mouse clan can make its escape to safety, the whole house is doomed. Now Mia has only one chance to restore order: Sam Squirrel, who once designed a time machine. If Mia can build the device on his blueprints, she might just be able to go back in time to prevent the fire.

Mia's Math Adventure is a role-playing game merged with a healthy dose of mathematics practice for kids ages 6 to 10. As Mia roams the area surrounding her scorched home, she encounters a plethora of characters who are out to help or hinder her. Players must solve logic puzzles just to help her get from one place to the next. Then, perhaps as things are starting to seem simple, a basic math drill will pop up and gameplay can only go forward after players supply the right answers to the computational questions posed.

This is one of those educational games that strives to offer children everything: top-notch entertainment, solid educational content, good characters, and unique, engaging animations. And where many games fail in this quest, Mia's Math Adventure delivers--for the most part. Some kids may find guiding Mia through the backyard and other game environments a bit of a chore, as the real-time navigation feature is clunky. The process of learning to get around can frequently trigger unneeded advice from the ever-helpful mouse. This is the sole complaint that can be made, however, about a game that is both a genuine learning experience and plenty of fun. --Alyx Dellamonica

Amazon.com Product Description

Oh, no! Mia's house has just burned down! How could this have happened? Did Romaine the rat have something to do with it? If only Mia could go back in time and prevent the fire. Maybe the scientific genius Sam Squirrel can help. With his plans of a time machine, it might be possible to save Mia's home. Mia will need help to prevent the tragedy. Guide her on a quest to find all the parts needed to assemble this crazy contraption, and gather "sparklies" for fuel.

The Mia adventure series integrates fun learning activities into a story-game of exploration. In each adventure, kids lead Mia throughout her house and garden to find articles needed to complete a mission. Along the way, they encounter challenging activities to test their abilities. Successful completion of each task results in a reward, bringing the companions one step closer to their goal. Kids learn about addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometric shapes, and problem solving as they play.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captivated my daughter's interest, January 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time! (CD-ROM)

My daughter is 8 years old and has adhd. She also hates math. Finding a way to make learning math fun for her is a challenge. This game captivated her interest unlike many other math games have. The graphics and story are excellent and she really had a good time and I don't think she really noticed she was doing math. The title had really put her off (contains the word MATH) and she didn't even want to play the game, but when we put it in, she was hooked on the spot. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars was that it seemed very short. She finished the whole game in an afternoon. Despite it being short, I would still purchase this again so she can associate math with fun.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb graphics - my daughter loved it!, August 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time! (CD-ROM)

I bought this game to help my 6 1/2 yr old get up to speed on math. She really hates math and is very impatient when I try to teach her. Anyway, she loved playing this game and asked for it every day until she completed it (at level 1). Days later, she is still talking about her favorite parts of the game.

As to the learning of Math, it was not as much activity as I expected... however, the activities that are there are good quality. I did need to sit and help her the first time figure out what to do with each activity (The calculator was particularly hard to figure out how to get the results to display on the right hand side).

I am still searching for math software that actually teaches math, not just queries kids on what they already know. Mia is more of the latter than the former, however, I would buy it again. It is a quality product with superb graphics that my daughter loves. I will be purchasing the other MIA products (Reading and Science).

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous!!, March 8, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time! (CD-ROM)

This is a GREAT program. I use it for homeschooling my son. The graphics are gorgeous, and there are lots of math games to play-- you can either play them in the sequence of the story, or just pick and choose the math games from the "options" menu. The math itself is on the easy side, my six year old can play level two on most games and up to level four on others. I am a math phobe myself, though, and I wish I could have used this program as a child. So I would especially recommend it for parents with math-phobic kids, of any age!