Customer Reviews

The Number Devil [Old Version]

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The computer game version of The Number Devil closely follows the book, as kids progress through sections on prime numbers, the Fibonacci series, Pascal's triangle, and an infinite series approaching one. Nine of the ten games worked well for us, but nobody in the family was ever able to complete the tenth, the arrow game. We understood the math, but couldn't react quickly enough to shoot down all the arrows. This was disappointing, because we could never reach the bonus section. All in all, though, this is a good investment for a child, 8 or up, who loves or wants to understand the mystery of numbers.

This is even better than the book and really helped my son, age 9 understand math relationships. With all the "new" math around, it's a great tool to help kids understand why rather than method when it comes to getting it.

This is a game based on the story of the same name. It is a well designed game for kids that are highly intelligent. The ideas introduced in the storyline make understanding even greater math concepts simple. But keep in mind, this is not a math blaster style game, this is for bright kids that have already gone past that

If your website says MAC compatible, all promotional materials say MAC compatible, the Amazon listing says MAC compatible, the CD-ROM itself indicates it's MAC compatible, and the included booklet contains instructions for installing it on a MAC, one needn't be surprised if the customer expects the product to actually be MAC compatible, and goes on to waste time trying to install the *%^$&^%$ product, trying (in vain) to find its tech support section on the distributor's website, emailing tech support (no phone support). It's almost amusing (or at least might be in retrospect) if this weren't my daughter's main birthday present, and one she's been particularly looking forward to.

I was disappointed that, in spite of the label saying it would work on a MAC, it didn't. I contacted the US distributor only to learn they were not expecting any more MAC versions. I have seen and played it on the PC though and loved it. I have a granddaughter who is using it and truly enjoying it and learning Math. I do recommend it.

If you are looking to impress upon your child learning math goes far beyond getting through school with good grades this is the CD that will do it. The content is rather short and requires a good grasp of basic math skills.

This doesn't work on a Mac, and Amazon shouldn't sell it as if it does. We ordered it for a C'mas gift for our son who LOVES the book. A big disappointment!

Not Mac compatible though amazon said it was. And I don't mean a classic vs. OSX issue. It does not play on any Mac.

The CD that I received did not work on our Mac even though all the system requirements were met. It seemed to be only a PC version. I emailed Viva Media and they said that they were out of Mac versions! Anyway, I returned the product to Amazon. What a disappointment!

This is a fantastic book.
It is about a boy who is bad at math.
He has this series of math-teaching dreams.
In each one, the number devil is there to teach him and confuse him with numbers in "vroom",(which are really factorials) irrational numbers and etcetera.
I leared a whole lot of math from this book.
this book is a masterpiece. I reccomend it for any kid over 8.