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Mia's Math Adventure: Just In Time! | 
| From: Topics Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $22.95
You Save: $7.04 (23%)
New (1) Used (4) from $7.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 14435
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows
Media: CD-ROM
UPC: 781735801703
EAN: 0781735801215
ASIN: B00005O6QF
Release Date: October 19, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Oh, no! Mia's house has just burned down! Maybe the scientific genius, Sam Squirrel, can help. With his plans of a time machine, it might be possible to save Mia's home. Mia will need your help to prevent the tragedy. Guide her on her quest to find all the parts needed to assemble this crazy contraption.
Amazon.com Review
Disaster takes Mia and her family by surprise when her home catches on fire. By the time the mouse clan can make its escape to safety, the whole house is doomed. Now Mia has only one chance to restore order: Sam Squirrel, who once designed a time machine. If Mia can build the device on his blueprints, she might just be able to go back in time to prevent the fire. Mia's Math Adventure is a role-playing game merged with a healthy dose of mathematics practice for kids ages 6 to 10. As Mia roams the area surrounding her scorched home, she encounters a plethora of characters who are out to help or hinder her. Players must solve logic puzzles just to help her get from one place to the next. Then, perhaps as things are starting to seem simple, a basic math drill will pop up and gameplay can only go forward after players supply the right answers to the computational questions posed. This is one of those educational games that strives to offer children everything: top-notch entertainment, solid educational content, good characters, and unique, engaging animations. And where many games fail in this quest, Mia's Math Adventure delivers--for the most part. Some kids may find guiding Mia through the backyard and other game environments a bit of a chore, as the real-time navigation feature is clunky. The process of learning to get around can frequently trigger unneeded advice from the ever-helpful mouse. This is the sole complaint that can be made, however, about a game that is both a genuine learning experience and plenty of fun. --Alyx Dellamonica
Amazon.com Product Description
Oh, no! Mia's house has just burned down! How could this have happened? Did Romaine the rat have something to do with it? If only Mia could go back in time and prevent the fire. Maybe the scientific genius Sam Squirrel can help. With his plans of a time machine, it might be possible to save Mia's home. Mia will need help to prevent the tragedy. Guide her on a quest to find all the parts needed to assemble this crazy contraption, and gather "sparklies" for fuel.The Mia adventure series integrates fun learning activities into a story-game of exploration. In each adventure, kids lead Mia throughout her house and garden to find articles needed to complete a mission. Along the way, they encounter challenging activities to test their abilities. Successful completion of each task results in a reward, bringing the companions one step closer to their goal. Kids learn about addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometric shapes, and problem solving as they play.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Don't Buy December 19, 2005
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, we were sucked in by other "good" reviews but when we got it, it was a disaster. First, it took forever, to install. Second, it will not install on the hard disk and requires loading the CD-ROM each time which means the adults must do it. Third, the user spends very little time doing math problems because the user must go through first a lengthy story which cannot be skipped each time a new game is loaded, and then must spend an inordinate amount of time taking a journey between phases of the math game trying to locate secret clues as to how to open the game. There are no solutions available and the user can get stuck . Next, the program can be adjusted for different levels of ability but when we set it at seven years, it went to third and fourth grade math. Maybe, in Japan but not here. Moreover, the program sometimes locks up. There are much better programs available which do not have these hang-ups and are a better buy.
 Notice: Game Version April 1, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The current version of Mia's Math Adventure's is 2.0.
Be aware that there are older unauthorized versions being sold online. Although they may function correctly, they are not 100% Windows XP compatible and do not work on Mac OS X. Many of these older versions being sold are packaged in a Topics Entertainment box. Kutoka cannot provide technical support for these copies. Please make sure you are purchasing a 2.0 or greater version. (All genuine Kutoka boxes contain the latest version of the game.)
This notice also applies to Mia's Reading Adventure and Mia's Science Adventure. The current versions of these games are 2.1 and 2.0 respectively.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our technical support team at service@kutoka.com
This Is Not Boring! September 22, 2003
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
My four-year-old daughter is almost through level one now without my help. She complains that it is gboringh but then keeps playing it for more than an hour after her complaint. I think her frustrations come from being unable to easily and quickly navigate around Miafs world. Sometimes when I come to help her because she is stuck, I see that she has clicked on everything too quickly while trying to find what she needs to do next, so the game cannot properly respond. So far the math in level one has been no trouble at all. The difficult part was the days of the week, which she is now learning thanks to this fun, educational program. I look forward to seeing level two soon! The Math Rabbit program we had before this was truly boring for her. This is a welcome addition to our CD-ROM case.
fabulous!! March 9, 2003
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a GREAT program. I use it for homeschooling my son. The graphics are gorgeous, and there are lots of math games to play-- you can either play them in the sequence of the story, or just pick and choose the math games from the "options" menu. The math itself is on the easy side, my six year old can play level two on most games and up to level four on others. I am a math phobe myself, though, and I wish I could have used this program as a child. So I would especially recommend it for parents with math-phobic kids, of any age!
Good Game February 16, 2003
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
This game covers a wide range of difficulty. My 5 year old son plays on level 1, and he can answer the questions himself (he is very smart). My 7 year old son (also very bright) chooses difficulty level 2, and the questions are challenging for him. They have spent many hours playing Mia, and they have enjoyed it so much that we just purchased Mia Science and Mia Reading. Way to go Mia!
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