Customer Reviews

I Spy - Fantasy

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
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My daughters are 4.5 & 2.5 yrs. They play this game together. They needed some assistance in the beginning but quickly caught on. My older child navigates thru the rooms very well. My younger child is able to point out objects and is learning mouse skills! They do very well as a team.

Each screen has a box of text with the objects to be found. There is an 'ear' to click on if your child isn't able to read that will read the entire list of items, or you can click on each item individually to hear it what it is. The items change colors when they are found, so that you can see which ones are still left to find. Every now and then my girls require assistance finding a few items, and there's been quite a few times I wished there was a hint button because I couldn't find the item, lol. BTW, there is NOT a hint button. The game saves itself so you can stop mid-game and come back another day to play.

My age range for this is 4.5 yrs (depending on your childs skills) up thru elementary school. I enjoyed it as an adult, but went thru it quickly. There are 3 difficulty levels to each game.

A+ on this ISpy game. It is easy enough for the 4 yr old to play with some assistance and the 8 yr old can play solo. I've even enjoyed it and found it fun.
A definate buy and worth the money!

Adults in our family fight over this game!! Even tho it's rated for children, it sharpens your mind and challenges your thinking. I hope Scholastic will make more.

ALL of the I Spy games are wonderful - Fun, Educational and are great Learning Tools. My granddaughter (age 6 1/2) has a learning disability and cannot yet read. After downloading I Spy Fun House from a game site - she fell in love with the I Spy Series. We now own 6 of them and just received I Spy Fantasy. What I like about the games is that even though she cannot read - she can simply place the cursor over the text portion of what she's searching for and it reads it outloud for her again. Since she has been playing the I SPY games - she has learned many new words and is learning to recognize the alphabet and numbers. Her concept skills have improved since some of the items she searches for may say - "I see three "fours" - she's learned that this can be the actual number "4" or it can be four dots on a dice, etc. So, her skills of observation are improving daily. Because of her learning disability - she often feels frustrated and gets upset with her work but the I Spy games give her a real sense of accomplishment and pride. She's so very happy when she completes a level and collects a game piece or a token or an ingredient for making "shrinking soup" to escape from the Spooky Mansion - she then puts all of the clues together and solves the game for each level we play. I highly recommend these games - all of them - for plain old FUN for the kids, but also for a great educational tool. I don't think you would be disappointed with any of the game titles but we especially love Spooky House and Fantasy - and, now, I SPY Mystery.

My kids love playing this game! It is fun for my six-year-old and his sister, who is three, loves to spy things too. The game includes three levels of difficulty for three different themes: ocean, medieval, and space. As you play each puzzle, you collect different items for the final challenge. It is fun enough that my son has played through it several times. We will be getting another I Spy game soon!

I got this pc game when my grandson was 3. He is now almost 6 and he still digs it out when he comes over. His 3 year old sister now enjoys it too. Of course she needs help but she loves the mermaid adventure and the princess adventure. I also have I Spy Spooky Mansion and they love that one too. I even find the games fun to play. My 10 year old granddaughter enjoys them, as well. This is great quality time for parents or grandparents and I highly recommend it. I am looking into buying more Scholastic CD games (maybe, Math Mission) as they are very educational. Money well spent!

Sorry, we haven't actually opened it yet, it is a Christmas gift for my son. We have played the game elsewhere and that is why he wanted it from Santa Claus. Happy Day to you!

This is one of the most mentally challenging games for children. I bought the game for my 5 year old and he loved it. I will caution parents however, that if your child is a nonreader or an emerging reader as my son is you will need to be present while they play. There is a feature that enables the child to scroll over the clues to hear them verbally but parents still need to guide their very young children through the game. There are no hints in the game so young kids could become frustrated and quit if left to their own devices. I love the game as a learning tool. It is very educational unlike the video games that promote shooting and killing. That being said, I do recommend still limiting the time that your child plays ( mine is allowed no more than 20-30 minutes). Any video game can become addictive. Free, natural play is still best for children. I say this as an educator by trade and an involved mom. Educational games are great but don't neglect to turn your child loose in the backyard to run wild and have fun!

Lots of fun...economical too. If you have more than one child, each one signs on with his or her name, so a different level game is played with each particular child. I play this with my grandsons and we have a great time. If you keep playing it, there are more cleverly hidden clues and again it is great fun!

My 5 year-old grandson absolutely can't wait to play this whenever he visits. It goes on forever and is a great way to spend time with him.