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Thomas & Friends  Building the New Line

Thomas & Friends Building the New Line

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: I wish I could install this so I could see what it is about.
Review: Amazon.com listed that this game would work with Windows 95. After many failed attempts to install it, I read on the packaging that it only would work with Windows 98, and above. How can we review it, if we can't even install it. Ordering online it is very important that all system information is correct. This wasn't. Too bad, my son will miss not being able to play Thomas as promissed.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Is that it?
Review: As others have mentioned, there really isnt a lot here. Despite the appeal of the Thomas characters, my 2 1/2 year-old was bored very quickly.

We also have a very well-worn copy of Thomas and the Great Festival Adventure, which actually has puzzles and seems to teach something other than just mouse skills. I was expecting something of at least that quality as was very disappointed.

Also I should mention that whilst the interminable instructions are being recited, the mouse cursor is hidden. This caused a great deal of confusion as my son couldn't work out why the mouse wasn't working all of a sudden.

In short, a regrettable purchase (I will check the reviews next time!)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: does it stay working?
Review: i havn't bought this game for my 5 year old but i really don't want to try. he is so upset that the gsmes always freeze that he has stopped asking for them. after all that money spent another try is not worth the saddness.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: My 2 1/2 loves it!!
Review: My 2 1/2 loves this game. Once he learned to use the mouse. He could play this game for hours. I bought Jumpstart Toddler to help him practice using the mouse. Now that he is a pro he can play Thomas for hours by himself. This game works on our OS-Windows 2000.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not impressed
Review: My son is 3 1/2 and a Thomas crazed child. He seems to like this game and has been playing with it consistantly for the last few weeks. However, the game is not very impressive, as other reviewers have already stated. It's very limited and does not do nearly as much as the game that comes with the Thomas attachment for the keyboard. (He has that one too) If you are debating between spending the $40 on the other game or getting off cheaper with this one, get the one with the attachment. That has at least 5 times more content to it and will last alot longer. Plus my son loves getting to actually drive Thomas. This game is a short lived Thomas fix for those children who love Thomas. It's not a bad game, there just isn't very much to it. My son had completed the three locations and the 5 track layouts in less than an hour (on both levels) I know I was bored to tears with it after 10 minutes.
It will help a child learn mouse skills (since it's a mouse driven game, the one with the attachment does not use the mouse at all).

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: skip this one
Review: My son is also an avid Thomas Fan and we bought this since he had played the Great Festival Game several times. We run Windows XP and couldn't get the game to load properly. When we finally got into the game there wasn't much to do. The Great Festival Game is a much better deal.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not impressed
Review: My son received this as a present for his 4th birthday. He has all the other Thomas games and likes it as much as all the others. He likes being able to choose which train he wants to drive.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Lots of fun for pre-schoolers
Review: My son received this as a present for his 4th birthday. He has all the other Thomas games and likes it as much as all the others. He likes being able to choose which train he wants to drive.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent for a 3-year old!
Review: My son was able to play this game immediately. He couldn't be torn away from it to open more Christmas presents. Not educational in any way, but for "Thomas-philes" it's perfect! The software was simple to load and run.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent for a 3-year old!
Review: My son was able to play this game immediately. He couldn't be torn away from it to open more Christmas presents. Not educational in any way, but for "Thomas-philes" it's perfect! The software was simple to load and run.


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