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Noddy and the Magic Clock (PC/Mac)

Focus Multimedia Ltd
PC Fun Club: Noddy & the Toyland Fair (PC)

Focus Multimedia Ltd
Noddy - Let's Get Ready for School (PC)

BBC Multimedia
Enid Blyton: Famous 5 Kidnapped

Ravensburger

Kidnapped! is an interactive CD-ROM adventure inspired by the ever-popular Famous Five Books, and brings the classic tales to a whole new generation. Designed for 8 to 12 year olds, it follows two previous Famous Five stories (Treasure Island and Silver Tower) in being converted into a multimedia mystery adventure.
The Famous Five, namely Julian, Dick, Ann, George and Timmy the dog, are among perennial children's top-sellers with their tales of adventure, escapades and clever children outwitting evil baddies to win the day--it is almost inevitable, then, that they should make it to CD-ROM. The basic plot behind the story is that the Five go for a camping holiday on Kirrin Island where new friend Eddy manages to get himself kidnapped. The obvious thing to do is to rescue him, and that is what you have to make happen.
The CD-ROM is very nicely constructed with neat graphics and well presented characters. The point and click style interface is, importantly, easy to get to grips with. You get some practice in gathering materials for the trip, so that by the time Eddy goes missing you should have mastered the way everything works.
One of the engaging things about Kidnapped! is the way the story skips between animated sequences and situations in which you have to solve problems. This keeps everything running along at a fair pace, and really draws you into the story--you might find it difficult to break off for a rest. --Sandra Vogel
BBC Noddy : Lets get ready for school

Softkey
Enid Blyton: Famous 5 The Silver Tower

Ravensburger

Famous Five Silver Tower is another interactive adventure inspired by the classic Enid Blyton books. Here is a second opportunity to join the Famous Five, namely Julian, Dick, Ann, George (really Georgina) and Timmy the dog, in an exciting mystery adventure.
Julian, Dick and Anne are holidaying once again with their Uncle and Aunt and cousin George at Kirrin Cottage, and following their previous adventures on Treasure Island, are eager to visit Kirrin Island once again. However, Uncle Quentin has put a stop to their plans because he is conducting scientific experiments on the island and he has built a mysterious Silver Tower. The children are not allowed to visit the island, much to George's disgust. Strange happenings occur, and Uncle Quentin goes missing. Is there an intruder? Now it's your task to help the children to get to Kirrin Island and assist the Famous Five in unravelling the mystery. Look for clues, then solve them, search the Fisherman's cottage, negotiate treacherous rocks, and take part in all the various adventures the game has to offer.
The installation process is comparatively simple and is adequately explained in the accompanying information booklet. In the main, it is easy to follow and should definitely be read before commencing the game. Help is also available to solve the trickier puzzles.
The manufacturer's recommended age is 8-12--which seems accurate--but younger players may need assistance. Persistence is necessary as the game is not easy and it offers lots of challenges. It is suitable for both boys and girls. Also available: Treasure Island and Kidnapped. --Susan Naylor
Enid Blyton: St Clare's Friendship Kit

Ravensburger

Enid Blyton is well known for her tales of boarding school fun and adventure, and these are brought to life in the interactive Enid Blyton: St Clare's Friendship Kit. Explore the famous boarding school with twins Pat and Isobelle, meet the other girls Alison, Carlotta, Roberta and Hilda and join in the team spirit. Build your own friendship kit, play games, create projects, make a diary for school and home, join St Claire's club, take part in a quiz, design and print personal stationery and keep your secrets safe. Boarding school life always feature secret parties; so it is at St Clare's, but if you want to come to the feast, you must fill up the party box first by finding specific items as you explore the nooks and crannies in the school. Accompanying the CD-ROM is an excellent pamphlet, which explains everything about the kit. It should be read before beginning. Installation is comparatively easy, but younger girls may need help. The graphics are bright and colourful and the accompanying music is very catchy. There is no recommended age but a minimum age is set at 8-9 years.
The package consists of three completely different CD-ROMs which complement each other, offering many and varied experiences. --Susan Naylor
Noddy and the Magic Clock (PC/Mac)

Mindscape
Noddy Double Pack

Mindscape
BBC Noddy : The Magic of Toytown

Softkey
Noddy - Let's Get Ready for School

BBC Multimedia
Noddy and The Book of Time (PC/Mac)

Mindscape
Enid Blyton: Famous 5 Treasure Isla

Ravensburger

Treasure Island is an interactive adventure inspired by the ever-popular Famous Five Books, and will bring the classic tales to a whole new generation.
Brothers Julian and Dick and their sister Ann are staying with their cousin George (Georgina really) and her faithful dog Timmy, and George's parents, Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny, at Kirrin Cottage. However, they are not alone: a mysterious, scheming professor has rented one of the rooms in the cottage. The children soon become suspicious of the professor, when they discover that he is interested in an old shipwreck which had sunk off Kirrin Island many years before. The scene is set, the story unfolds, then players must find the clues, disentangle the secrets, solve the puzzles and lead the Famous Five into a thrilling adventure involving caves, secret hiding places, rowing boats, castle ruins, dungeons and hidden treasure.
The installation process is comparatively simple, and is adequately explained in the accompanying information booklet. In the main it is easily followed, and should be read before commencing the game. However, in the section "helpful hints for trickier puzzles" in which five difficult puzzles are written in secret code, it would have been more helpful if the words had been more thoroughly checked before publication as several mistakes are made. It would also have been advantageous if reference had been made somewhere in the pamphlet to the help available via the start menu: clicking on Start then Programs then Famous Five then Helpful Hints unlocks this section, where varying degrees of help are offered.
The manufacturer's recommended age is 8-12--which seems accurate--but younger players may need assistance. Persistence is necessary, as the game is not easy, and it must be remembered that only the tip of the cursor is used, when combing things together or using things.
All in all, the game is intelligent, interactive and challenging, with superb graphics. The game really brings the characters of the Famous Five to life. Also available: Silver Tower and Kidnapped. --Susan Naylor
Fun For Girls Triple Pack (Sabrina, Enid Blyton, Fairy Tale)

Play Zone

Fun For Girls Triple Pack is an attractively boxed package of three CD-ROMs, aimed at girls aged seven plus, one of which is based on a popular TV programme, another on a hit movie, and the third on a popular Enid Blyton story book
Sabrina the Teenage Witch, features the voice of Melissa Joan Hart and others from the hit TV series. Sabrina is in a predicament: she has accidentally miscast a magic spell and she has got herself trapped. It is now up to the player to explore Sabrina's world and take part in puzzling adventures. Consult the spell book, use the magic tools, and find the missing spell ingredients, and set Sabrina free. In so doing, you can eventually earn yourself an official witch's licence. Warning: use the wrong magic tool at the wrong time and you finish up in the "OTHER REALM"--Drell's crazy, surreal game world, away from Sabrina's world, where you must win your freedom by chance or skill. The CD-ROM is accompanied by an excellent booklet which should be read before beginning. It is easy to follow and uses vocabulary aged at the recommended age group of 8 to 12 years.
Fairy Tale: A True Story

How powerful is your child's imagination? What mental images does he/she conjure up? Do fairies feature in them? If so, this CD-ROM, based on the hit movie of a true story, will be an absolute winner. Children are invited to experience the film's captivating world of fairies and fantasy by exploring through scrolling a 3-D interactive fairy glen. Find the secret hiding places where fairies live, discover fairy dust, take photographs, visit the theatre, explore the house where Elsie Wright (of the Cottingley Fairies fame) lived, take part in a quiz, rescue Houdini, make a secret journal and learn lots of interesting and fun facts. Also included are 17 bonus film clips. Accompanying the CD-ROM is a pamphlet for installation instructions, but not much more. These are straightforward, but help may be needed to install QuickTime for Windows on your system. The recommended age is 7-11 years, but "fairy believers" of any age may enjoy the software. The graphics are very good and the commentary and instructions are clear and offer lots of choices. The only distractions are the American spellings.
Enid Blyton's St Claire's Friendship Kit
Enid Blyton is well known for her tales of Boarding School fun and adventure and these are brought to life in this interactive Friendship Kit. Explore the famous boarding school with twins Pat and Isobelle and meet the other girls Alison, Carlotta, Roberta, and Hilda, and join in the team spirit. Build your own friendship kit, play games, create projects, make a diary for school and home, join St Claire's club, take part in a quiz, design and print personal stationery, keep your secrets safe, and so on. Boarding school life always feature secret parties: this is just so at St Claire's, but if you want to come to the feast, you must fill up the party box first of all by finding the items as you explore the nooks and crannies in the school. Accompanying the CD-ROM is an excellent pamphlet that explains everything about the kit and it should be read before beginning. Installation is comparatively easy, but younger girls may need help. The graphics are bright and colourful and the accompanying music is very catchy. There is no age recommended age but a minimum age is 8-9 years.
The package consists of three completely different CD-ROMs which complement each other, offering many and varied experiences. Perfect entertainment that will keep young girls amused for hours. --Susan Naylor
Noddy - The Magic of Toytown

BBC Multimedia