Magnificent Marlena's Mind-Bending Magic Show

PC version requires:
Any multimedia-capable computer with 4 megabytes of RAM running Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows 98

Mac version requires:
Any multimedia-capable Macintosh with 4 megabytes of RAM or more

Description:

Marlena the magician challenges you to six thinking games:

• Repeat-O-Rama - repeat a given sequence
• Amar-O-Taeper - repeat the sequence backwards
• Eliminate Extras - find the item that was not in the first sequence
• Hide and Sequence - complete the sequence by memory
• Time Flies - complete the sequence by memory, but with a time limit
• Mathemagic - complete the sequence by deducing a pattern With 20 skill levels to each game, these games are designed to challenge players of all ages.

  Features:

  • Memory-matching, mathematical series, and logical progressions
  • Six games
  • Multiple skill levels
  • Tracking for parents and teachers

  Technical Aspects:

  This title ran very well on our Celeron 533. It also ran on our 486, but loading time was much slower.

  Report and Conclusions:

  Personally, I found Marlena to be less than charming. When bested by the player, she sometimes has a cross expression and says "hmmph". I would have preferred a more upbeat character.

  However, virtual personalities aside, this title offers some great thinking challenges for all ages. My children (ages 6 & 9) have not played it as much as Robob's Cubetronic Quizimajig, but they still can't resist calling out answers over my shoulder when I challenge Madam Marlena ;)