7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not engaging at all, Mar 5 2008
By Paul Gifford - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Math Success Deluxe 2008 (CD-ROM)
I bought this for a 4th grader in advanced math. To be frank, the software is boring. You can be lectured to in one program or take quizzes in another. There's no interactivity - kids will become tired of this software quickly. The publishers quality control is lax too - one screen showing topics to be quizzed on listed "Additionition" among its offerings.
The grade range says grades 4-12 but it has concepts (like addition) suitable for lower grades. Kids in those lower grades will find the software even more boring.
I had no trouble installing the software and running it under Vista, though it takes a really long time to install and uninstall. I'm returning this software - don't make the same mistake I did and skip this product (I bought it in a store on impulse...no reviews to guide me.)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for all ages if you want an excellent review!!!!!, Oct 10 2007
By Soph "Bruin Grad" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Math Success Deluxe 2008 (CD-ROM)
I'm about to take the GRE and needed to refresh my math since I haven't taken it since high school. I did the review from addition all the way up to Geometry, and my GRE math score increased by 200 points on the practice test! It can seem a bit remedial at first, but then you get over it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
DIDN'T WORK, Jan 10 2008
By Nathaniel T. Parsons "ntucker@earthlink.net" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Math Success Deluxe 2008 (CD-ROM)
Waste of money. I bought it for my daughter, loaded it on her XP machine and it just locked up. I contacted Topics and they have a downloadable fix... but of course that only works if you got it to load right in the first place. Infuriating that software vendors can get away with this and I have to waste my precious time getting their products to work, and when I seek a refund they tell me I'm out of warranty. Finally you just throw in the towel and kiss your money goodbye. Isn't that called fraud? I will never buy a Topics product again. This event (along with many others like it) convinced me to migrate my family over to the Mac platform, where programs actually work!