Manufacturer: The Learning Company Find all The Learning Company reviews ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Platform(s): Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 95 Release Date: October 25, 2001 Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $19.99 Online Price: $4.10 A discount of $15.89! * Price is subject to change.
Features: Solve 9 perplexing puzzles, such as binary addition dilemmas when playing Boolie pinball Develop skills in algebraic thinking, data analysis, logical reasoning, graphing and mapping, pattern finding, problem solving, statistical thinking, and more Learn advanced concepts like binary numbers, binary computing, networks, and permutations Puzzle reformulation gives you a new game each adventure 3 levels of difficulty

User Submitted Zoombinis Mountain Rescue Reviews (cont...)

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This is the only software out of dozen's and dozen's I have purchased that I cannot get to run on any of my PC's. My recommendation to anyone would be to borrow a copy and try it before you purchase. I am extremely disappointed in this software!!!

Date: 2002-01-25
Totally Awsome Game
This game is really, really cool! I've played this before at my old elementary school.It is really cool.You get to make your own kind of weird people and send them on a mission. If you read this I hope it makes you want to buy it.This game is sooooooooo much fun!!!!!!!!!!

Date: 2002-01-16
zoombinis mountain rescue
My children loved Zoombinis 1, and were delighted to find Mountain Rescue in their Christmas Stocking. What a disappointment. After three weeks of trying we have only been able to get as far as the title page when the program crashes and we have to press the "reset" button and restart the computer. Communication with Broderbund/Learning Co has proved unhelpful as so far they have only come up with the standard advice of update drivers, delete temporary files, close down unnecessary programs etc. Three weeks after Christmas Day my children have still been unable to play with their present. A big thumbs-down so far, I'm afraid. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has had the same problem - particularly is they have managed to resolve it!

Update - it's now April - nearly four months after Christmas - and we have got no further with playing this. Other friends have tried it on their PC's with the same results. Borrow it first, before spending your money!

Nearly the end of August now - and still trying. Keep visiting support to see if any patches come out (they haven't) and updating drivers to see if that makes any difference (it hasn't).

Date: 2002-01-01
Excellent game!
Zoombinins Mountain Rescue may not be quite as good as the original title, only because it is a bit more challenging, but it is still an excellent game..far, far better than most games out there! We own the original game, and sure, it is easy to get attached to it. The truth is, this new game is enormously educational and worth every penny. The graphics are better, but that's not as important as the fact that the logic puzzles are just as outstanding if not better than the original. This game is better for kids about 9 and up, while the original one could be played by kids a bit younger.

Date: 2001-12-26
Think BEFORE you buy
Our family has eagerly anticipated the new Zoombinis Mountain Rescue because we loved the original Zoombinis so much. Mountain Rescue has been a big disappointment. Some of the games are difficult to understand based on the instructions given. Even the very easy levels are hard for my children. This was not the case with the last Zoombinis. There seems to be alot of hesitation on the computer both during and after completing some games. Even the voice of the narrator sounds as if he is bored. The graphics are good, but everything else that made the first one wonderful is missing. I would stick with the first one if you haven't already gotten this one.