Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time | 
 enlarge | From: Kutoka
Category: Software
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 392
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Mac Os X, Windows 95
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 61208
UPC: 632332061208
EAN: 0632332061208
ASIN: B0000DBYKM
Release Date: September 30, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: NEW VERSION 2.1 **No California Sales** BEWARE OF SELLER selling retail box with old version inside. Brand New Original 2CDs in RETAIL JEWEL CASE w/installation instruction. Platform: W98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Mac OS X 9, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4. Ages: 6 - 10. Ship daily via USPS w/FREE delivery confirmation & shipment notification. We highly recommend our expedited shipping during holiday season(or APO address)
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| Features:
| • | Guide Mia in her quest to find the parts for the time machine, and collect sparklies to use as fuel | | • | Explore a rich and captivating new world, with film-quality animation -- but watch out for Romaine Rat, he's always up to no good | | • | Teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication & division; geometry; logic; angles and lines, mental computation & other skills | | • | Age-appropriate difficulty levels that match national education curriculum |
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Product Description
In Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time, children will help Mia save her house by using their math skills!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Frustrating June 11, 2008
poltroon (Mendocino County, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have had this game for a while, and bought it because of the many reviews. However, my daughter and I find it extremely frustrating. Even when we know what the task is to be done, we often cannot figure out how to do it. The math puzzles, when we come across them, are fine, but most of the time is spent figuring out where to click for something. This game is very linear, so if you can't figure one thing out, there's no way to move to another task where you might eventually better understand the gestalt of the game. You just sit there, with Mia tapping her foot, repeating the same clue again and again and again and again and again. The help at kutoka.com was good to find, but it wasn't sufficient to solve the problem.
Even with the parts we have played, I don't find it terribly compelling.
 Good Education Software for Mac OS X Leopard May 9, 2008
Corey L (Fort Worth, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was led to the Mia's Math Adventure, because all indications were it would work well with the Mac OS X Leopard operating system and it was highly rated for educational content. Both assertions have proven true in our use. My eight-year old daughter love's the game and the math and logic activities are a challenge, but the story line and the "adventure" aspects of the game also keep her engaged. As far as performance with the Mac operating system, this is the second Kutoko product we have owned and both work very well on our 2-year old iBook and on our new iMac (both with Leopard installed). The only "problem" I've had is so far I have not been able to figure out how to get Mia Math to play full screen on our 20-inch iMac (a minor inconvenience). I highly recommend this product.
Mia's Math is DIFFERENT! February 25, 2008
Jim Shipp (CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Mia's math is an adventure game with an occasional math-based activity thrown in. The math skills are quirky, not your usual drill-and-kill practice. It really requires some higher-level thinking. I'm using it with third-grade students, and they are frequently challenged. My only complaint is that the user-interface is too simple. You can save games, but there's no way (that I've found so far) to jump to certain areas, other than restoring a saved game. Mia gets irritated if you linger too long somewhere. She likes to keep it moving! My nine-year-olds are enthralled!
 Count me in with those who are unimpressed January 11, 2008
P. Zack
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Yes, this is a fun game and the kids love to play. But, if you are actually looking to use this program to reinforce math skills, you should keep looking. In my opinion, and I actually played the entire game myself, this program is a long entertaining interactive adventure with a little math sprinkled in here and there. I, personally, was a little disappointed because the reviews and endorsements were so uniformly positive. For me, this is the bottom line: I try to limit my kids computer time. And, when they DO play the computer, I prefer to allow them to play games that have some kind of redeeming educational value. This makes Mia better for me, than, perhaps, some mindless shoot-em-up game. But, I still think that this game lacks enough educational content to feel good about letting them play for hours. And, I don't think the game is particularly useful for teaching or even reinforcing math skills. So, in my opinion, buy this as a GAME that you will let your kids play as a reward. As a game, it is a pretty good one. The story is entertaining for elementary age children, and the content is appropriate with absolutely nothing objectionable even for younger kids. But, don't expect any real math learning, and don't expect this to be a particularly useful tool if you are homeschooling math. So, in my opinion, buy this if you are looking for a fun game for your kids that also as a small amount of educational reinforcement. But, DON'T buy this if you child is a struggling math student who needs tutoring, or if you are a homeschool family looking for a way to teach your children math.
Fun and Educational January 5, 2008
V. Restrepo (Savannah, GA)
This educational software helps me sneak in some math drills into my daughters' day. It is definitely supposed to feel like they are just playing a game, and my girls play it without me having to tell them to give a try.
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