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I Spy Fun House

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3.5 Good

The Bottom Line

Fun for younger fans of the I-Spy books—though the books are better.

Pros & Cons

    • The I Spy puzzles incorporate well onto the DS platform.
    • Gameplay gets repetitive relatively quickly.

I Spy Fun House Specs

ESRB Rating: E for Everybody
Genre: Board/Puzzle
Platform: Nintendo DS
  • Platform Tested: Nintendo DS
  • Genre: Board/Puzzle
  • ESRB: E

    The I Spy books are well regarded for their beautiful artwork, in which you must find an impressively large number of camouflaged objects. While the concept translates well to digital platforms, the DS screen is a bit small for it; you need to scroll around to see the whole picture, which takes a little away from the experience. Once kids have solved the puzzles, there's no real reason to go back to them; luckily, riddles and several minigames extend the life of I Spy Fun House.

    For more on this game, see 1Up.com's review of I Spy Fun House.

  • Final Thoughts

     - I Spy Fun House

    I Spy Fun House

    3.5 Good

    Fun for younger fans of the I-Spy books—though the books are better.

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    Carol Mangis

    Carol Mangis

    Managing Editor

    My first editorial job (as a nascent copy editor) was at PC Magazine. I started working here in 1997, when print was huge (as was the magazine itself), personal computers were well on the way to becoming mainstream, smartphones didn’t exist, and floppy disks were de rigueur. I worked up to Senior Editor, then left in 2010 for Consumer Reports to work for its electronics team. After spending one lost year in marketing, I happily returned to PCMag in 2016 to edit and produce the PCMag Digital Edition, which I’m still doing today, along with various other projects as they arise. 

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