16 of 17 customers found the following review helpful:
 Excellent thinking game, 2002-03-02
This is a good, clean game that will provide hours upon hours of entertainment. It has a lot of puzzles at various difficulty levels that make it fun for beginners and those looking for a challenge. The game is very addicting, guaranteeing that you'll get your money's worth out of it. An excellent way to exercise your brain and have fun at the same time.
14 of 14 customers found the following review helpful:
Parent of pre-teen and college kids, 2002-01-06
I chose this game as a Christmas gift for my 11 year old daughter, after reading the reviews on Amazon. This was the hottest gift in the household. My 19 year old son and 23 year old daughter and her husband all enjoyed the game. Everything about this game is well done. Good sound, graphics, variety, and appeal to various ages. It provided many hours of family entertainment and was a vehicle for building teamwork and self-esteem.
32 of 32 customers found the following review helpful:
Very addictive puzzle solving game that is often overlooked., 2001-10-11
Every once in a while, a company manages to release a simple puzzle solving or trivia based PC game that hooks a dedicated fan base everywhere. The Incredible Machine series is one of those titles. The Even More Contraptions edition comes with approximately two hundred puzzles arranged in order of difficulty and an editor that allows you to make your own contraptions.If you're not familiar with the Incredible Machine series, it's a layman mechanical engineer's dream. If you've ever watched a movie with a stereotypical nutty professor that has a contraption set up involving ten to twenty devices all reacting to each other in a "domino chain" to complete one simple task you already have an idea what the puzzles are like. In other words, a can opener with a can of tuna causing a cat to move which pulls a string that starts a fan which blows a wind chime that somehow turns on the TV. :D That's how the puzzles are set up but many of the key components are left out and provided to the gamer to figure out how to get the device to work and complete the goals listed. Many times your solution is completely different from the given solution and the game doesn't limit your creativity. Over a hundred different pieces are including various gears, fire starting devices, animals, platforms, floating mechanisms, etc. Only a few picked by the original programmer are included in each puzzle but if you make your own puzzles you can pick from any device in the game. There are also various websites set up by fans that allow you to download different creations. A fun game that you can keep coming back to as you attempt to complete the many puzzles provided.
9 of 18 customers found the following review helpful:
Well, the demo is fun...., 2001-07-07
I'm just wondering how the guy in Michigan was able to review this game, seeing as it won't be released for over a month yet. I figured I'd give it 5 stars based on potential. All the other versions of The Incredible Machine have been very fun and addictive, and the demo of this new version is fun, too. I plan on picking this one up when it comes out, but until then customer reviews are sort of pointless I guess.
12 of 22 customers found the following review helpful:
No brains, No Game, 2001-05-23
If you are good at thinking, you'll be good at this game. The Incredible Machine contains lots of complicated puzzles for you to solve. Again, be prepared to think! Not only are these fun, but you learn at the same time. This game teaches you about science, electricity and much more! You probably wouldn't notice, but it's no lie. Also, The Incredible Machine is one of those games that you can't stop playing. Not for anything!
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