Cluefinders: The Incredible Toy Store Adventure | 
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| From: The Learning Company
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $3.85
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 6753
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows
Genre: Arcade Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.4
Model: 380841
UPC: 772040815738
EAN: 0772040815738
ASIN: B00005LBVQ
Release Date: August 31, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Learn math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, estimation, pattern recognition, fractions, algebra and more | | • | Develop skills in spelling, reading comprehension, grammar, punctuation, word decoding and more | | • | Learn about ecology, environmental study, hypothesizing, experimentation, mapping, world geography, longitude and latitude and more | | • | Develop logical thinking, deductive reasoning, spatial relationships, and strategizing | | • | 4 skill levels with 30+ skills covered |
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Product Description
It's a maze of mystery in the ultimate toy store! Embark on a wild toy store adventure where your problem-solving skills will make a big difference in solving this shrunken mystery! Features exciting activities and much more!
Amazon.com Review
Saving San Francisco from a powerful shrink-ray is the order of the day for Owen, Joni, Santiago, and Leslie in Cluefinders: The Incredible Toystore Adventure, an educational role-playing game for third- and fourth-grade students. When two of the Cluefinders themselves are shrunk, they are beset by mice, spiders, and other suddenly giant monsters as they try to assemble the parts necessary to build a machine that will reverse the process. Meanwhile, the other members of the team must work out who built the malevolent device...and why? The Incredible Toystore Adventure has a better mix of story and educational content than most games of its type, offering smart, resourceful characters and a mystery engaging enough to make the study component worthwhile. And make no mistake--this game drives young players hard. Wide-ranging drills in math, language arts, science, and other academic subjects are presented in a cheerful and interesting fashion. Drills come with four levels of difficulty and, if players want to build the anti-shrinking device, cannot be skipped. This game also comes with a bonus CD containing an entirely separate game: Mystery of the Missing Amulet. This game carries the detectives across the galaxy on a quest to save a dying planet. Where The Incredible Toystore Adventure has a generalized focus on many areas of academic development, this second game is more narrowly focused, offering a tough workout for a child's language skills. All in all, Cluefinders: The Incredible Toystore Adventure is a pleasant surprise--an educational game that can meet the high expectations of both parents and young players. (Ages 7 to 10) --Alyx Dellamonica
Amazon.com Product Description
Being trapped in a toy store isn't all fun and games for the ClueFinders. When Owen and Joni suddenly find themselves shrunk down to only 3 inches tall, Santiago and Leslie have to search the toy store for clues before the entire city of San Francisco is zapped by a mysterious shrinking ray. Your job is to use your skills in math, language arts, and geography to help the ClueFinders work their way through six action-packed activity stations and five fun ClueSpots. With four levels of difficulty, new challenges will keep you coming back for more. There are wild toy store activities like the Taxi Bug Express and a daring Escape from Alcatraz. If you get stumped, turn to the detailed help feature to work through the trickier challenges. And mark every milestone with a motivating progress report.This title also includes a second bonus ClueFinders CD-ROM, The Mystery of the Missing Amulet (previously released as ClueFinders Reading Adventures). Join the ClueFinders as they travel across the galaxy to rescue the planet Millenia from the grasp of Sorceress Malicia in a fun-filled learning adventure. You will explore 10 exciting, interactive activities, and build skills in more than 25 areas, including reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and critical thinking.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 game is O.K. July 10, 2006
Pamela J. Nylund (los angeles ca)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this game for my 6 year old. She played it once and thought that it was "O.K.". I don't believe that she's gone back to it yet
 ClueFinders Toy Store - Russian Blue Witch reviews July 28, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really like this. If you don't know who the ClueFinders are, click Laptrap (the yellow floating guy) and click on the ClueFinders Club button. I used to think it was a club you join and pay money but no, it's just an information center. You might as well know you need to get 3 of everything, I didn't know that with the spark plugs, I only got one. The spark plugs is the map game witch other reviews complain about. It's not confusing, it's just boring. My favorite game is where you experiment to knock down the toys but I only play it 3 times because I don't want the ClueFinders to have any proof that they went on there adventure. Originally, I'd do 20. Eldon the Elevator takes a really long time on level 4. I really liked the plot and I always make up stories where kids are in stores after they close. Ali Trap is really cute & I wish she was in more games besides Reading Adventures where she dosen't talk and is duplicated. This game is best for high-ish ages who know a lot about multiplication & division. Don't get fooled by the box, the robo dog is actullay good by giving them a smart chip for the unshrinker. Signed, RBW
 Seems to be a good game.. June 3, 2004
Jadecat (Lake Orion, MI United States)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this game as a part of a three pack for Cluefinders. AFterwards I read a review where a person had trouble installing this on an XP system. That was one reason why I bought this game as the box states "Now Featuring XP compatibility.". With a bit of trepidation, I installed it in my computer, and then let my 8 year old have at it. I must say installation on the XP system went fine and after only about 3 hours of play we haven't noticed any strange glitches. This is definitely more of a learning game as opposed to a more fun style of game like Pajama Sam or Spy Fox. I saw that my child had to fill in the blanks of sentences, using words provided, and then arrange those sentences into a sensible paragraph. That provided a bit of frustration, and even the proper arrangement wasn't obvious to me. Still, by randomly moving the sentences around, you can eventually get the answer they are looking for. Same with the math questions. You will get an equation to solve and about 25 different answers are on the screen, and you click on the right one. I have no doubt my child just clicks till she gets the right one if she doesn't know how to do the equation. For less then ten dollars I got 3 Cluefinders games, and with only trying this one game, I am satisfied with the purchase. It seems perfect for this age group of 7-12 years where Reader Rabbit and cutesy games are too easy for them, and they want to feel like they are solving a mystery but also practicing school skills.
works right, and my daughter likes it November 26, 2002
John Shriver (Arlington, MA USA)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is the first "edutainment" software that I've been able to install without a hitch on our Windows 2000 system. We don't give normal accounts "Administrator" or "Power User" privileges, and it worked fine. Kudos to The Learning Company for finally updating their game engines to work cleanly (and securely) on operating systems newer than Windows 3.1!It also properly adjusts and restores screen resolution, and with far more than VGA resolution. My daughter enjoys it, and has played each disk several times. I'll agree with the other review that the map section required some help at first. But she's been able to stretch her mind to understand all aspects of it, which is great.
A 9 yr. old July 14, 2002
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
This game is totally cheap (price wise) because you get one regular game and one bounus game... It is very educational and also is fun. This is a really, really great game!!!
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