Math Munchers Deluxe
by Learning Company
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Product Summary
Brand: The Learning CompanyPlatform: Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional
Publisher: Learning Company
Product features:
- Build your children's skills and confidence in math [Ages 6 - 11]
- Jam-packed with hot new graphics, animation, and sounds.
- Kids Learn: Addition; Subtraction; Multiplication; Division; Fractions
- Percentages; Decimals; Simple Geometry
- Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 7/8/9,X Classic Mode
Video Game Reviews of Math Munchers Deluxe
Customer Review: Old program, beware which version you get
Summary: 2 Stars
The program has changed hands a few times and if you get a newer one, it may run better. Riverdeep and/or The Learning Company usually fix up old programs that they acquire, and the program might not be too bad if the interface were improved and the installation worked as it should.
BUT the one we got (elsewhere, not here) was version 1.1, and came from the original manufacturer (MECC). I'm looking at a photo here on this product listing that shows the MECC logo on the box, not The Learning Company. So I'd suggest asking the vendor what version is provided.
We could not install version 1.1 correctly under Windows XP, and only after some experimentation could we run it at all, loading from the CD and not from the hard drive. Once running, the program has no means of exiting from within the play area, or by any familiar navigation methods that a child will expect. Instead you have to use the very ungamelike method of opening the File option on the top menu bar, then pressing Exit. The menu bar is not very obvious, either, so it's a bother.
The math activities are okay. If you can get it to run, it's not a total loss. But basically (at our level, anyway) this is a process of drilling the results of specific equations, not intuitive learning of "concepts." If you are looking for a "fun" way to perform rote memorization, I suppose this is an improvement over traditional times tables or the like. But the jolly-looking cartoon animation suggests more entertainment than you actually get. The beginning math level is probably appropriate for third grade and up, perhaps an advanced second grader.
Perhaps the program is better for older kids - I don't know yet. But if I had known about the different versions floating around out there, I'd have made sure to get a newer one at the very least. Since you can memorize times tables without a computer, a better software purchase might be one of the many other game-type math learning programs out there. We have a few of them (Cluefinders for instance) and although the math component is not nearly as dense or compact as MathMunchers, the game is more fun and the navigation much easier.
Description of Math Munchers Deluxe
Reinforces kid's math skills by encouraging them to solve problems dealing with whole numbers, decimals, factors, and simple geometry. Features multi-level play capabilities for Ages 8-12 (Grades 3-6).Arcade Games
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