Product description
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Sail off with the Zoombinis on an epic adventure of math and
logic now with a scientific twist! The dastardly Bloats have
evacuated Zoombini Isle. Join a determined band of Zoombinis as
they bravely return to their ravaged homeland and save the wild
Zerbles by restoring their once-fertile habitat. Build logic and
science process skills while discovering concepts in astronomy,
mechanics, cryptography, and life sciences including the food
chain, ecology, and genetics. Enjoy 7 intriguing, interactive
logic puzzles with 3 skill levels. Zoombinis Island Odyssey is
the third title in the award-winning Zoombinis series. Up to 16x
DVD-R Up to 8x DVD+RW Up to 4x DVD-RW Up to 48x CD-R Up to 24x
CD-RW Read Speeds Up to 16x DVD-ROM, DVD+R/RW, & DVD-R/RW (closed
single & dual layer) Up to 8x DVD+R/RW (open tracks / session) Up
to 4x (DVD Video Play) Connects internally to a desktop PC via an
available EIDE port System Requirements - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000,
or XP I/OMagic products are warranted to be free of defects in
materials and workmanship for a limited period of time from the
date of purchase. Please refer to product's packaging for
specific warranty information
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Sail off with the Zoombinis on an epic adventure of math and
logic, now with a scientific twist. The dastardly Bloats have
evacuated Zoombini Isle. Join a determined band of Zoombinis as
they bravely return to their ravaged homeland and save the wild
Zerbles by restoring their once-fertile habitat. Build logic and
science thinking skills while discovering concepts in astronomy,
mechanics, cryptography, and life sciences--including the food
chain, ecology, and genetics. Sail through seven intriguing,
interactive logic puzzles with three skill levels.
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Review
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Those engaging and adorable little Zoombinis go back to Zoombini
Isle, only to find that their home has been destroyed by Bloats,
and the essential moths and critters (Zerbles) who sustained life
on the island have vanished. To restore the delicate balance of
life, children guide crews of 12 Zoombinis and their caterpillars
through a series of mind-bending puzzles that will rejuvenate
Zoombini Isle. When they first get to the island, children have
to figure out the ball-dropping pattern of a chute and wheel to
catapult the Zoombinis onto the island cliffs. They decode
hieroglyphs to get each Zoombini through the gate, and guide the
moths across flower beds according to certain attributes. While
the games are unusually thought-provoking, some take several
trials to figure out, even with the nicely narrated help system.
In a Zerble feeding activity, for example, testers didn't realize
that there were two ways to unveil the preferences of the little
critters (using Venn diagrams) and struggled for too long. Kids
found it tough to accurately estimate the time using a revolving
Earth, and needed lots of help (as did their parents) when trying
to figure out correct sequences in a ing activity. All
things considered, however, the activities are responsive and
addicting, and really get kids to use their heads. After the
Zoombini crew gets through to the Zerble and moth hangout, it's
time for a new crew to take the journey. In fact, there are 240
Zoombinis that must get through the games. That means that kids
have to play the activities at least 20 times (more when the
individual activities aren't completed the first time)! Though
testers enjoyed the adventure, it's our guess that only the most
persistent will have the staying power and patience required to
play to the grand finale (which we never did see). -- From
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- Up to 4x Double Layer DVD+R.
- Up to 16x DVD+R.