Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: The Learning Company
EAN: 0772040808495
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Weight: 31 hundredths-pounds
Label: The Learning Company
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: The Learning Company
Model: 380849
Packaged Height: 130 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 750 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 20 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 540 hundredths-inches
Platform: Windows 98
Platform: Windows 2000
Platform: Windows Me
Platform: Windows XP
Platform: Windows 95
Publisher: The Learning Company
Release Date: 2001-10-19
Studio: The Learning Company
Product Description:
Scooby Doo and the gang arrive in Egypt to find that Thelma, Velma's cousin is missing! You'll have to uncover clues and eliminate suspects as you explore the ancient tombs and ruins.
Customer Reviews:
 our favorite of all the Scooby Doo Case Files, 2008-06-26
We borrowed several of the Scooby Doo Case File games from our local library. I was trying to decide whether to purchase them. My son is a HUGE Scooby fan, so I figured if the games are easy enough for a 3 year old and can hold his attention then I'd buy them.
First, the graphics and voices are true to the tv show, so this game really holds my son's attention. I like that there are 3 levels of difficulty. We stuck to the "spooky" (easy) level.
The main menu screen puts the gang in the middle of Egypt. They can basically go in 3 different directions to explore: to the Sphinx, to the pyramids, or to the bazaar. This will bring them to a "sub-menu" screen that offers additional choices of where to explore. For example, at the bazaar, you can explore a shop keeper's tent or go to the pizza parlor. Each area has suspects to interview, and items to pick up. This format is similar to the other Scooby Doo case file mysteries we have rented. Once you find all the clues, you can guess at which of the suspects you think is the thief and then learn the secret identity of the ghost.
Now, my son is probably on the young side for this game, and searching for clues and interviewing suspects was a little over his head. In some cases, you have to go into one building and talk to a suspect who will tell you that they need a specific item. Then you have to go to a different building to find the item and bring it back to the suspect. Not a problem for a slightly older child, but a little too complicated for us.
What I liked best about this game though (and what made it different from showdown in ghost town) is that there were several little mini-games within the game to earn scooby snacks or extra clues. In the Bazaar, there is a matching memory game. In the main screen there is a game where scooby tries to catch falling fruit into a basket, etc. There was just more to do with the software (outside of looking for clues to solve the mystery). My son liked revisiting the games and getting better at them each time he played. After playing a couple of times, he could remember exactly how to get to each game and could play by himself with no difficulty.
Some reviewers mentioned that once you solve the mystery, the game is no longer a challenge. I can see that point. The clues are always found in the same locations. But the clues themselves change so that the end result is that a different suspect ends up being the villain each time. There are I think 5 or so different suspects, so there must be an equal number of endings (we've only made it through 2 of them so far). Again, my son is only 3, so finding the clues in the same location each time is a good thing for us- it reinforces his ability to remember how to get through each clue.
Sorry for such a long review, but bottom line is that this one is actually pretty good for younger kids. Parents may have to help them get through it the first couple of times, but after that, even young kids can do this on their own. Great Game.
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