{"id":5700,"date":"2012-04-05T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T14:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10rate.com\/?page_id=5700"},"modified":"2012-04-05T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T16:39:26","slug":"viva-media-00228-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10rate.com\/viva-media-00228-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva Media 00228 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nAn educational computer game that children will want to return to frequently, Crazy Machines lets you experiment with levers, pulleys, cranks, gears, and other tools to create robots, blimps, cannons, catapults, and much more. The game also includes over 200 puzzles that take some ingenuity and creativity to figure out. With so much freedom in designing your own contraptions, adults will recall the inventions of Rube Goldberg. It’s just as much creating your own inventions on the screen and watching them work. An entertaining game for the budding engineer, Crazy Machines costs just $6.51.
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\n Strengths<\/span><\/p>\n

Allows players to build Rube Goldberg-like contraptions, robots, gears, explosives, etc.<\/p>\n

Includes over 200 brainteasing puzzles <\/p>\n

Teaches kids about gravity, air pressure, electricity, and particle effects<\/p>\n

Prompts kids to experiment with levers, cranks, catapults, pulleys, etc.<\/p>\n

Great game for siblings and friends to play together<\/p>\n

Provides hours of creative exploring<\/p>\n

Weaknesses<\/span><\/p>\n

Some consumers report minor bugs<\/p>\n

May require installing Rosetta based on your computer system<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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