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Crazy Machines
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Crazy Machines 1.5 Great product! I had no trouble interesting my grandchildren in this and it is an excellent learning tool.
Fantastic for everyone
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User
This is a great program - my 13 year old loves it, and it came in very handy earlier this year when my child had to create a Rube Goldberg device for science class.
Crazy Machines
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I purchased this software for my 8 yr old granddaughter. It was simple enough for her to immediately began playing it and yet I can see that it has complexities for her to learn. I look forward to seeing how she progresses in her 'rube goldberg' creations.
Fun and Educational
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User
This game is both entertaining and educational. The kids have fun with it and it does require and teach problem solving. A lot of basic science concepts in it to be considered educational as well.
awesome classroom tool
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I put this on all my classroom computers and my sixth graders love to show me the experiments that they come up with. Very creative and fun
Crazy Machines is fun and enjoyable learning software
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Enjoyable, both I and my son enjoyed it. Some minor interface issues, but overall this is very good software.
Watch out for the system requirements
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 2 / 6
Date: February 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Be sure to double check the system requirements using the Viva Media web site before you buy!
The 1.0 version had a bug where it would not start even though it installed properly, for which the developer issued a patch.
This version (1.5) has the same problem, but NO PATCH is available. When I emailed Viva Media about the situation, they responded that I didn't have enough graphics memory. Too bad those requirements are NOT spelled out in the Amazon listing!
Buyer beware!
Crazy Fun
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Solving the puzzles is a lot of fun. There is also a learning aspect as you have to understand the physical properties of the individual items and how they can be used to solve the problem.
I think you need to like physics to really enjoy the game.
Fun with slight install issue....
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Software is great. My kids, age 6 and 7, really like it and have learned about some basic mechanical mechanisms. Quite a few entertainment hours for the cost.
The only issue I have is that the software requires the user to be an 'administrator' level account. Not just to install but to run. My kids account is 'limited' for obvious reasons. I run XP Pro.
Luckily, I'd seen a comment about this issue in another posting.
4, not 5, because of this item.
Great fun!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User
We purchased this game for my 8yr old and he loves it! He spends a long time trying different combination to accomplish the tasks. He loves both Crazy machines and Crazy Machines 1.5.
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