Scooby-Doo Case File #2: The Scary Stone Dragon

by The Learning Company

Product Features

• 6 activities and 2 mini-activities
• 5 villains and 5 possible outcomes
• 3 levels of difficulty: spooky, spookier, and spooktacular
• Printables for fun away from the computer
• For kids ages 5 to 10

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009VRG1
• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 22, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,151 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #44 in Software > Outlet

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

In the new Case File mystery, Shaggy and Scooby win a free trip to China, just in time for the Chinese New Year and the grand opening of Emperor Chu's Underground Palace. Suddenly, a stone dragon statue outside the palace comes to life, frightening all the visitors and ruining the festivities. It's up to you and the gang to find out who is behind this scheme and crack the case of The Scary Stone Dragon.

Features:

• 6 exciting activities and 2 mini activities
• 5 versions/5 possible villains
• 3 levels of difficulty: spooky, spookier, and spooktacular!
• Printable activities for fun away from the computer
• For kids ages five to ten

Product Description

Scooby-Doo Case File #2: The Scary Stone Dragon is an all-new Case File for the young mystery fan in your household!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Scooby fun!, December 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Scooby-Doo Case File #2: The Scary Stone Dragon (CD-ROM)

My 8 year old loves this new Scooby game. She will play it over and over. The facts on China are cool and the animation is just like the TV show.

I highly recommend this Scooby game. We like them all but this one is definitely a favorite!

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, July 12, 2004

By 

apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scooby-Doo Case File #2: The Scary Stone Dragon (CD-ROM)

We have three of the Scooby Doo Case File Games.
My four year old loves these games. He will play it for a long time. There is problem solving and mazes and other activities in each game.

My problem with this game (and the other Scooby Games) is that there is no variability. Once your child solves the game and plays it again, the puzzles are essentially the same. The clues might change and the villian might be different, but the puzzles are the same and the clues are in the same places.

This is not a problem for my kids though. They both enjoy the game and play it for many hours.

Enjoy.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok game, but poorly written software, September 20, 2004

By 

Andrew Violette "A Customer" (Hoffman Estates, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scooby-Doo Case File #2: The Scary Stone Dragon (CD-ROM)

As a Scooby-Doo enthusiast, my son cannot find too much at fault with this game. It's actually pretty fun. However, I was annoyed with the fact than when I installed it on my computer running Windows XP using the administrator account, you could not use it on any other account (my 6 year old obviously does not have an adminstrator account). Most well written pieces of software do not need to be run as a system administrator and have access to the system registry, but it is not the case with this one. It took forever to figure this out, because it lets you play part of the game without this, but when you send Scooby to the pagoda to get scooby snacks, it just takes you back to the main menu.

That said, I can see some value in this game. It works your memory (e.g. the pagoda exercise), it works your math skills (such as when you make recipes for Shaggy and Scooby), and it works your deductive reasoning skills (such as working to solve the mystery).