Miss Spider's Tea Party

Reviewed by Cynthia A. Sorrels
Published by Simon & Schuster Interactive

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Age Group: Age 2 to 5, Age 4 to 8
Type: Thinking Games, More Fun
Price: $20

PC version requires:
Windows 95 or 98, P133, 16M RAM, Cdx4

Mac version requires:
PowerPC, System 7.5, 16M RAM, CDx4

Description:

This program is based on author David Kirk's book Miss Spider's Tea Party and the CD-ROM is a very special experience. There are eight 3D games that will keep kids busy helping Miss Spider's friends as they practice basic skills. Each game has three levels of difficulty and kids will enjoy bringing this special book to life. The games include,"The Beetles River Cross Game" and "The Crickets Band Game" as well as six other beautiful and fun learning games.

Features:

  • Eight fantastic, innovative learning games.
  • Beautifully rendered 3D animation.
  • All the enchantment of David Kirk's book.
  • 3 levels of difficulty.

Technical Aspects:

We ran this program on a Pentium 200MMX with 48M of RAM and experienced no problems with installation. There was no choppy audio and the video ran smoothly throughout.

Report and Conclusions:

At first, I wondered if this program would appeal to boys but my own 5 year old put that fear to rest. He immediately recognized the program from the book and was excited to help Miss Spider's friends go to the tea party. The games were challenging but not overwhelming, and he completed the first level in about an hour. Today he's been working on the second level - because he *wants* to! That's the best sort of software around.




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