Star Flyers Royal Jewel Rescue Computer Game

Pros: Builds critical-thinking skills. Great characters. Fun story line. Bright & colorful.

Cons: Limited help feature; doesn't always explain where to find an item needed to advance.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended adventure for boys and girls aged 3 - 8! Really fun, and educational in a different way (i.e., critical thinking versus math, reading, spelling). One of our favorites!

Review: My son received this game when he was 3, and still plays it occasionally at age 7. His sister, 4, adores it, and their 8-year-old cousin wants to play this one every time he visits! Star Flyers Royal Jewel Rescue appeals to a variety of ages partly ...

Pros: A wonderful, imaginative game for imparting cognitive skills for 5-8 year olds.

Cons: Can become addictive

The Bottom Line: A superb tool for imbuing cognitave skills in the very young. The game features are wonderful and completely mask the learning content. Truly a fun experience.

Review: By all appearances, Katherine Diane Cadell is a perfectly normal child. She has a loving family; a fine group of friends, wonderful toys, a protagonist personified by the neighborhood bully and of course, a vivid imagination. Like most little girls, she...

Pros: Colorful Box Art

Cons: Inferior quality control; lack of any concern for customer relations; consider it a rip-off.

The Bottom Line: If typical of The Learning Company product, avoid purchasing it.

Review: Bought four Learning Company computer games (CD'S - Adventure Workshop - Preschool 1st Grade)in a set for my grandchildren to use during visits. Of the four, two do not work, including the one which seemed to be the most interesting (Kid Pix Deluxe 3). ...