Scholastic I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe v2.0 w/I SPY Book & Bonus Mini CD-Rom [Old Version]

My five year old got this for Christmas and it immediately proved its value when we were snowed in for most of the week. The game held his interest for hours and allowed us to play together in a way that was fun for both of us.The basic premise is the standard I-SPY, in that you look at pictures and try to find specific items. The fun is that each puzzle is part of a greater adventure inside a beautifully rendered Haunted Mansion. The player searches a dozen areas in 5 different rooms. The goal is to find all the clues that then lead to another puzzle that allows you to escape the Haunted House.Each round is interesting and there are a number of verbal and visual puns that require some thought and occasional adult assistance. The drawings are well done and just spooky enough to keep it interesting. My son found the attic search to be scary enough that he wanted me to help him, so be aware of some minor scare factor.Even more interesting is that there are three different mysteries that get progressively more challenging, so the game can be played for some time. In total play time it took my son ( with some adult help, especially from Grandma) about 20-25 hours to play all three and then he wanted to start again. The game is somewhat complex and I would think that 5 is the low end of the age range for the game.Overall this is a very interesting and involving game and will give your kids hours of fun.

I can't get the Amazon Catalog folks to update the product information, but for those of you like myself who were wondering if this package includes a version for Mac OS X as well as Windows XP the answer is "yes". The CD includes software for both platforms and the game runs just fine on Mac OS 10.5 (Tiger), even on an old eMac. My 9-year-old says the game is "the perfect learning experience for how to spot very small objects." She likes it!

The product brought me back to a kid again. I loved it.

I was afraid (no pun intended) that this would be too spooky for my child, but it wasn't. The ghosts were cute.I was also concerned that the games at the end of each level would be too challenging (see I Spy Fun House). But again - the end games were just fine.I think the video of the ghost building at the end took too long, but my child wasn't bored.It was just what I expected.And it ran fine on my 700 MHz G4 Mac.Dan

Bought this search and find pc game for the holidays because my 4-year old loves I Spy books. He absolutely love it and me too! In a spooky mansion with different rooms filled with games and riddles, we had great funs exploring, solving riddles, and playing brain teasing games to earn clues to uncover the secret ways to get out of the mansion. Very happy with the quality and design of this brain building game. It works for my pre-schooler - have funs and learn i.e. words, spelling, problem solving, etc.

I got this game for my five year old to play with his 7 year old friend. I love the I Spy DVD games - the kids really enjoy the riddles and trying to find all the hidden objects, my son is getting better at reading the clues, and both kids had a great time in the disgusting kitchen of the mansion making the Shrinking Soup. Awesome learning tool for kids and really fun for adults too (who are often asked to help when that one darned thing is TOO well hidden!)

A fun game for kids! Perfect sleepy rainy day activity! It was very nostalgic for me and brought back many great childhood memories playing the I Spy games.

Entertaining, creepy fun! Good for ages 4 to 9, and anyone enthralled with the I Spy series.