Summary
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If your preteen questions the relevance of learning math in school, then this title will help them understand the myriad of ways that math skills are needed. The main characters travel across the U.S. doing math problems to earn money to finance their trip and their goal is to create a great music video in the process of their adventures. Each math problem relates to their trip such as buying food or map/graph reading. There is a lot of 'hip' talk that many preteens will enjoy. So if you need a 'hook' to get your preteen to enhance his/her math skills and this setting is of interest to them, then try out this title.
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Educational
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This title covers a wide variety of math areas (see list below). Each question covers a defined skill and many questions will challenge the average preteen. However, the format is very repetitive and the child will not have much control over the sequence of events or in changing the difficulty level of the problems. The hidden gem of this title is the reference area which will help the child learn how to solve the problem.
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Fun Factor
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If your preteen is interested in music videos and 'road trips' then they'll be interested in the basic premise of this game. This angle can hold their attention while they do a variety of math activities. |
Lasting Value
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Once your child learns the basic math skills in this title, they will move on to other titles. It does provide problems that represent a wide variety of skills in a real world setting. However, most of the activities are variations on a few themes and can seem too repetitive once the child has mastered the given skill.
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Quality
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We did not find any 'bugs' with this title and it performed well on a PowerMac. The graphics are of typical quality. |
Hit the road with your hot new band on one of two 10-city U.S.
tours. Build math skills and use common sense to help your band
climb the charts and earn the chance to produce an amazing
multimedia music video!
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