He's a true I SPY fan. Has been
since his first I SPY book, a few years ago. His
prized collection includes every I SPY book, the
original cd-rom and now most recently, the new I SPY
SPOOKY MANSION cd-rom. He's played it so often, he's
discovered his new scary voice. Warning us, and
chuckling at the same time, he says, "Enter if you
dare…"
A spooky mansion awaits, if you
dare… Through the creaking gates, you'd best beware.
Cautiously enter though, because once inside, the
door is sealed. Not able to leave the mysterious
house until all 26 I SPY riddles and the Secret
Message Puzzle have been solved, you must search the
old mansion for objects hidden within 6 eerie rooms.
As you discover the cleverly concealed keys,
spiders, broken clocks, letters, toys, buttons, and
other (sometimes creepy) objects in each of the
puzzles, you will be strengthening visual
discrimination, problem solving, vocabulary, reading
and classification skills- all essential for kids
ages 6 to 10.
Check behind mirrors and pictures.
Look behind drapes and dressers. Move bookshelves
and walls. All locations to find puzzles to solve.
Creep carefully up to the attic as there are no
lights on this dusty and dark third floor. However,
fears of being swallowed by darkness will disappear
when you discover the safety of your flashlight
cursor allowing you to see objects in the dark.
Leave the attic and locate the old desk in the
Library to create your own I Spy riddles- print them
out and make your own I SPY book.
Before running from the mansion, visit the Mystery
Bins and Creepy Collections. These brain building
games each have three levels of difficulty. And if
you dare, during your stay, visit the Inventor's
Workshop where you can cook up your own ghouly
ghosts with ingredients hidden in various locations
of the mansion.
Non readers should easily be able
to enjoy this brain building challenge as the
onscreen help reads all instructions, including the
names of the objects to be found. But be forewarned
parents: Kids are probably going to ask for help
locating that one last key, button, eyeball, shoe,
bat, skeleton, or whatever. But you won't mind. The
outstanding lifelike graphics, light hearted ghouly
music and the truly innovative features of I SPY
SPOOKY MANSION cd-rom will captivate you, just as it
will your kids.
If you don't have an I SPY fan in
your house yet- you will.
System Requirements
Windows ®
486DX 66 MHz or faster processor
Microsoft Windows 3.1x or Windows 95
8 MB RAM (16 MB recommended)
5 MB hard disk space available
640 x 480 display with 256 colors Double-speed
CD-ROM drive
Windows-compatible sound card
Mouse
Macintosh ®
33 MHz 68LC040
System 7.1 or later
7,000 KB available RAM (16 MB total RAM recommended)
5 MB hard disk space available
640 x 480 display with 256 color
Scholastic
Ages 6-10
Win/Mac B
Teaches: Logic/Problem Solving
Review by: Louise Larson Janke
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