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Totally reused old games.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

All the old games were simply regurgitated into this one. All the puzzles are the same. What a waste of money. I've already played this game in essence. Buy this one only or play all the other games and skip this one.

Mom of I spy fans

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: November 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is not as good as the other I Spy games. It does not let you return at harder levels as I Spy Fantasy and I Spy Treasure Hunt do. It uses many of the same pictures as the other games.

However, the searching for clues to solve the mysteries is fun.

If I were a Caveman...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased several of the I Spy series software for my daughter. We have both Mac and PCs in our household and the software will not work on Mac 10.4 or above. It will gladly use Mac 9, but one would have to be a caveman to be using that version.

As for Windows, it took us several attempts and a few patches to get the software to run on a 64bit system...

Disappointing for Avid Fans :-(

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: November 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My five year old son finished this ENTIRE game in one day! We have nearly all of the I Spy books and all but one of the I Spy software titles, so my son was expecting a greater challenge with this new software. When the game ended--and he told me he had beat ALL of it without my help--I thought he just clicked the wrong button or something. But, yep, he finished it! This would be a good choice for someone who wants to 'sample' the I Spy software, but for the avid fan, this is going to be a big disappointment. This series is SO popular with my son's age group, it's unfortunate that Wick and Marzollo are not creating new photos instead of rehashing the old ones. New clues are okay, but I think I've memorized all of these pictures!

If you own other I Spy Games skip this one

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just got this I Spy Game and it's the same puzzles and same pictures as one of the other I spy games. If you pay the money, they should give you a completely new game! It's a rip off!

Why so much of the same?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is being enjoyed by our son, mainly because he just likes I Spy in general. Unfortunately the I Spy folks created this game "on the cheap" by using the same pages from their previous I Spy computer games. The riddles are new of course, but the pages are so familiar that it almost seems as if the player has done this before. Still fun of course, but I recommend that Scholasitc put a little more effort into being creative and spend a little more money on new pages next time around.

Regurgetated Graphics from old "I Spy" Games.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 45 / 45
Date: September 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

All the screens in this "I spy" game are taken from "I Spy - Spooky Mansion", "I Spy - Treasure Hunt", and "I Spy - Fantasy". There are thirteen file folders on the main menu screen which represent thirteen 'mystery cases' containting anywhere from 3 to 6 screens each that you may choose at random. There are no original graphics in this one, so if you have these previous versions, which are all excellent, then this one may be a bit of a let down. However, If you are like me and loved all the other I Spy games and want a little more, then this will deliver.

Disappointed in I Spy Mystery

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My afterschool kids and I all love the I SPY computer games but were disappointed in I SPY MYSTERY because it is made up of puzzles that are in all of the other I SPY games. There was nothing new. Also, the game cost $19.99 plus shipping and I was disappointed to see it the following week in Target for $9.99. The overall layout of the game as far as them being separated into "files" was fun but we just wish the puzzles had been new.

I might be biased......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: November 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Don't let someone else's opinion sway you from purchasing a great product for your child. There may be some overlap between titles, but there is plenty of new games, screens & puzzles to keep a young mind entertained.

Not to mention if you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase from Amazon.com, you may return it directly to the publisher for a full refund.

My thoughts on I Spy Mystery

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This was a very interesting game, even if it was a repeat of past games.
I would rather have a new game that is all new, with new I Spy areas.
Beings it was a repeat, it was fairly easy.

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