Operation Weather Disaster
© 1995 Forest Technologies
Children must save the world by unraveling mysteries of weather. The solutions are found by researching and applying basic principles of weather. For the most part, testers loved the program— a major feat considering the potential for dull subject matter. Playing the game, however, could have been much more straightforward and intuitive. In addition to being hard to figure out at first, even with their parents' help, testers were unable to solve some of the puzzles. This problem was sometimes fatal, causing testers to quit half way through the adventure. If your kids come with a solid dose of persistence, and you don't mind lots of requests for help, this enjoyable CD is worth the purchase as it presents weather basics in a very engaging way.
$39.95, Mac CD-ROM, Windows CD-ROM
Teaches: weather, earth science