Customer Reviews

ItzaZoo

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I can't say enough good things about ItzaZoo and ItzaBitza..!! Our little girl is very much an interactive type learner. She gets bored very easily if there is not hands-on interaction involved. So needless to say, learning to read was way down on her list of priorities until we discovered ItzaBitza and ItzaZoo. We started her out with ItzaBitza and she loved/learned from it so much, we couldn't wait to get her the ItzaZoo follow on version of the game series. What is very unique about these games is the approach towards reading. Sabi has figured out how to grab the attention of the "adrenaline junkie, hands on learning, only wants to play" child and make learning to read truly fun..!!! [...].

Give them a try, I hope you find the games as much of a valuable learning tool for your child as we did for ours. Not to mention, they are pretty darn fun to play - even for us old folks..!! :-)

-Chris.

In my 20+ years of computer experience I have never had a more difficult time getting a software product I bought to actually work. I purchased both ItzaBitza and ItzaZOO for my young daughters after they tried a trial version and neither would activate through the internet, or even off line. I even got different activation codes from Sabi support after many e-mail exchanges and still can't get ItzaZOO to activate. I foolishly threw out my receipt before activating and thus cannot return, or even re-sell this worthless software.

I am an art teacher and would love to recommended this creative software, if it was actually user friendly, or even usable.

Sabi needs to re-think their horrible activation system. I understand this is to deter pirates, however hackers still find a way around any copy protection and those who choose to steal get a superior, activation free product, while paying customers get their money taken away and are left with a useless piece of plastic.

Very, VERY bad marketing, Sabi!

There are very few actually educational games for young kids out there, and this is one of the best! They actually watched what helped toddlers learn, and made it incredibly fun too. Buy this, instead of the mostly pseudo-educational stuff Leapfrog releases into the market.

I purchased this game for my daughters in 2010. I just tried putting the cd in my computer so my girls could play it. The company took my rights away to play this whenever I want. I have to get on their website which does not give you a customer service telephone number to call them === you can only email them which is SOOOO frustrating. They keep telling me I have to get permission from them to activate the cd again. They gave me an activation code that does not work. I have spent hours trying to resolve this with them and I still don't have access to MY OWN GAME that I already paid for. Do Not buy from this company SABI --- it is a total nightmare. You think you are buying a software game that you can use whenever = but they will take that right away from you then disappear when you need customer service ----- VERY SHADY company. BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This game is great for any age! You never get tired of it! If you have young kids buy it for sure!

I have NEVER had this much trouble getting a game to "activate". I was finally able to get in touch with someone from what they jokingly call "customer service". They talked to me like I was two years old and had no clue what I was doing. She went so far as to suggest I did not have a legal copy of the game and asked me to take a screen shot of what I was seeing on my conputer! I spent HOURS working on it and when she finally came out and asked where I purchased it from I told her through a Scholastic catalog and she had the nerve to tell me what a great deal I got!!! Really? Because I feel like I spent $20 for a worthless disk! Wish I could tell you how the game works but it never "activated". I will just send it back to Scholastic and get my money back - I guess that is a good thing because from the reviews here it appears that getting your money back from the company is also a joke.

If you have nothing better to do with your time and would like to experience frustration, by all means buy the game.

My daughter already has the ItzaBitza and she loves it so I figured she would enjoy the Itzazoo. I was right. She absolutely loves it too and has so much fun creating and drawing objects that then will be used by the characters. She can also unlock playsets by solving "Star challenges", which some of are easy while others require more thinking.
She is a very good reader but she can also click on a word to hear it if needed. The music is entertaining and the characters are fun to watch. This game is very kid friendly and my daughter can play with it without any assistance. I enjoy watching her play. I would definitely recommend this game (as well as the Itzabitza).

The game keeps shutting down in "error" Can't get a response from the company. Seems like a great game-wish we could play it for more than a few minutes at a time.

Bought this for 6 yr old at Christmas - she has been playing on and off since then and still enjoys it very much. I wan't sure if it would get old fast, but even the 7 yr old sister enjoys playing.