• Challenge your child to pick out the clues in the collages -- each clue helps them get closer to finding hidden treasure
• Put all the clues together to get the map
• Explore interesting places like lighthouses, train stations, forts, and more, while using & developing kids' rhyming skill
• Once you're done, you put together the puzzle to go off in search of the treasure left behind by pirates ages ago!
• OS Requirements - Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Mac System 7.6.1 or later and OS X (Classic mode only)

Pirate's plunder rewards players who discover all of the hidden objects and decipher the riddles in I Spy Treasure Hunt. But there's also a bounty of booty on the path to that treasure as players discover this captivating world where closer inspection invariably reveals a new surprise.

This program is based on the award-winning I Spy books written by Jean Marzollo and photo-illustrated by Walter Wick. From the very beginning, this program immerses players, just as the books do: as a train pulls into the station in the town of Smuggler's Cove, the point-of-view is from inside the passenger car, looking out the window. Once off the train, this quaint seaside town with a secret is yours to explore. Potential riddle spots reveal themselves when a cursor sweep causes an object to respond with movement and sound. A tackle box, a deserted ruin, and a lighthouse are just a few of the 20 spots ripe for discovery. Scenes change swiftly, considering the vast amount of detail each contains. When explorers find a riddle area, a cluttered panorama appears onscreen and a child's voice reads the sentence below that always begins with the phrase "I spy...." Then players must find and click on the objects listed in the sentence. This isn't as easy as it seems; for example, finding three "fours" sounds simple, right? But the task gets complex when one numeral is hidden in the grain of a wooden tabletop, the other is written out in letters on a menu, and the third is a pair of dice showing a three and a one.

Successfully finding all the "I Spy" items in a scene yields a scrap of a treasure map. But building the map doesn't automatically reveal the treasure--that'd be out of keeping with this game's complex character. There are three different treasure-hunting scenarios, and each requires gathering a completely different set of clues around the town of Smuggler's Cove. The attention to detail that the books are famous for is abundantly present here: sound permeates the different "sets," from waves breaking on the shore, to the slow tick of a clock in the general store. Find and click on a skull-and-crossbones--it scowls and growls. Find and click on an oil lamp--it flares up briefly and then goes out with a delicate puff of smoke. And no, you can't cheat by just holding down the mouse button and scanning over a picture hoping to hit a required item. I Spy Treasure Hunt is a wonderfully absorbing program that slyly sneaks in a vast amount of learning. Mapping, reading, rhyming, and problem solving occur incidentally as players are drawn into the mysteries of Smuggler's Cove. And it's the only program we've ever encountered that elegantly illustrates that "four" and "4" and "." + "..." all equal the same thing. (Ages 6 to 10) --Anne Erickson

Embark on an adventure to Smuggler's Cove, a community bursting with pirate history, elusive clues, and hidden treasures, while building essential skills. Solving I Spy riddles reveals pieces of three mysterious treasure maps. Once assembled, the maps lead players on a hunt to discover treasure left behind by legendary pirates.

Explore the town, search out hidden treasures, and solve riddles at unique locations throughout Smuggler's Cove. Visit the ice cream shop, an abandoned fort, a deserted island, and more. Carefully search Shipwreck Shore to solve the riddle and earn another map piece. The words highlight as each object is found. Once all of the map pieces are assembled, kids can play a pirate map game. Use critical thinking skills to follow the clues on a search for the treasures.

I Spy Treasure Hunt is a great new game that takes kids on a spy adventure through a quaint seaside town.

We own all the I Spy computer games. Both my 4-y-o son and 6-y-o daughter love to play them. They definitely learn a lot and are really using their thinking skills. Recommend them all!

My son is 5 and thoroughly enjoyed this game. The only problem was the reading of the clues was not consistent. It would drop the last half of the sentence, therefore I had to help him read every clue. He also plays I Spy Spooky Mansion and I Spy Fantasy and we had no sound problems on those games.
He loves finding the clues and then using the clues to find the treasure. He plays for hours!

I played this game with my 7 and 3 year olds, and enjoyed it as much as they did. Younger children enjoy looking for the hidden items, older children navigating through the various scenes. Some of the scenes were wider than my screen, and I did not know how to reduce them, which made finding some objects difficult. I plan to buy several more of these to give as birthday gifts.

Love the game, my 5-year old can play by herself, she can read the items to find or have them read to her when she has difficulty.
One drawback, had to get out an old Mac, this game will not work on OS X native, it requires OS 9, will not play well unless the computer boots in OS 9.

I've purchased a few I SPY games for my son. These are great games for ALL ages. I even enjoy playing them. Uses memory skills and are fun to play together.