Mozart's Magic Flute The Music Game

by Music Games International

Product Features

• PC musical game based on popular musical masterpiece and designed for children and adults of all ages.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DIW0U
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 15, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,538 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

MOZART”S MAGIC FLUTE: THE MUSIC GAME will make you musical even if you didn’t think you were. Blast through dozens of cool Musical Jigsaw Puzzles™. Have fun with music trivia and an animated musical encyclopedia. Win, win and win in one incredible game after another! Learn how composers put music together and do it yourself! Parent’s Choice Gold Award 2003 Best Children’s Software of the Year – Parenting Magazine 2003 The CD-ROM contains: *8 Music Games including 16 Music Jigsaw Puzzles™ and 9 Truly Twisted Riddles *Mozart's Biography *The Magic Flute Tale *The Finest Music Trivia *An Animated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic educational game. Kept all my kids riveted!, April 13, 2004

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Rebecca L. Lindamood "bibliophilebeccy" (LeRoy, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart's Magic Flute The Music Game (CD-ROM)

This game was a last minute impulse buy for Christmas for my 6 year old son. Little did I know that it was to be the most popular gift out of all those I purchased all year! As a classical music fan, I am thrilled with the understanding of music that it has given my children. While the game is intended to be played by children, I would also recommend it for adults who want to train their ears to hear individual orchestral instruments or gain a better understanding of musical composition.

The product description promises musical jigsaw games, musical trivia, an instrument encylopaedia, and more, but it does not even come close to doing justice to the hours of fun this game has provided my kids. Even my four and two year old sons play with this game. I do recommend that you find or buy a cd of The Magic Flut or excerpts from it prior to introducing the game to your children as they won't be able to get enough of the music once they start playing it! My kids now listen to a cd of the Magic Flute every night before bed. I tried to replace it the other night with a traditional lullaby cd and was met with a collective hue and cry to "puhleeeeeeeeeze put back Mozart..."

A couple of neat items in the game...

1.) There is a game where a sound clip of Mozart's Magic Flute is played. The player then listens to other clips from various sections of the opera which have been sped up or slowed down and chooses the match for the original clip. This is fantastic for training the ear to recognize tempo and chord progression.

2.) There is a section where the children can read a child-friendly description of the libretto of the opera while they listen to the music.

3.) There is a game in the program that allows the children to "mute" certain instruments while a piece is playing so that they can hear how the instruments sound together or separate and what parts they play.

4.) There is also an instrument encyclopaedia which not only plays a sample of each instrument but also speaks the definition aloud for children who have not yet learned to read well.

5.) The narration in the program is NOT, I repeat, NOT smarmy, annoyingly brash, condescending, or overly peppy as are many children's programs. It is done very tastefully but still very engagingly.

This program should be at the top of your list of educational games to purchase for any kids you know or any adults who love classical music. I cannot wait for my other Music Games International items to arrive. I hope they keep producing more and more- and if someone from their company happens upon this review, I'd like to request that they do something with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony!!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literate, Enjoyable, Educational and Fun, December 27, 2004

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Dave Millman "davemill" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart's Magic Flute The Music Game (CD-ROM)

If your children have any interest in music, or you want to encourage some, try this game. It's Mozart, for goodness sakes, and it's not dumbed down. Players have to actually listen to instruments and music to succeed at the challenges. If your youngster is less than about 7, you may have to play it together with them. Gee, playing a game with your kid that lets you listen to Mozart. Doesn't sound like a chore to me.

Buy it, enjoy it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and educational, October 24, 2004

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N. Sapirman "nks-nj" (Hillsborough, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mozart's Magic Flute The Music Game (CD-ROM)

We bought this game for our six year old son for the holidays. Although it didn't immediately grab his attention, he has grown to really love this game.

After playing the game, he now has an incredible ear for identifying musical instruments and music patterns.

Some of the games I thought were too challenging for him but he persevered and managed to complete all the components. He was excited by the challenge of the game.

It is sweet music to hear your child beg, "Mom, can I PLEASE play the Mozart game?"