I received a link from the nice folks at Scholastic for the new game from Big Fish Games...I Spy Spooky Mansion. I downloaded it and tried to play the free one hour trial. After about 10 minutes of bumbling around the first "room" in the Mansion I'd had enough and got back to work.
A few days later, my son was in the office for about an hour so I let him "test" the game for Macaroni Kid. Well he got out of that first room in about 30 seconds and proceeded to collect all kinds of clues and solve some neat puzzles. When I told him it was time to go, he didn't want to leave. He wanted to keep playing. He was finding hidden pictures in the wings of butterflys and exploring other rooms. When I asked him for his review, he gave it a big thumbs up. Recommended for kids aged 6-12.
You can download the with a free 1 hour trial here. http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/6731/i-spy-spooky-mansion/index.html
If your kid likes the game, then you can buy it for $6.99. Not a bad deal considering it will keep them busy for several hours.
Eric
