Oh dear....., 28 Dec 2008
Do not buy this game, it is terrible, the concept seems intersting and you would think that you could make a decent game out of it, but no. it takes ages to do anything and I ended up making tiny profits e.g. $5 per screening, and you had to spend that on buying the food, i tried every strategy that I could think of but I never managed to do anything signifigant, don't buy this game it is truly terrible.

Oh dear....., 28 Dec 2008
Do not buy this game, it is terrible, the concept seems intersting and you would think that you could make a decent game out of it, but no. it takes ages to do anything and I ended up making tiny profits e.g. $5 per screening, and you had to spend that on buying the food, i tried every strategy that I could think of but I never managed to do anything signifigant, don't buy this game it is truly terrible.

Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware), 04 Oct 2007
Having bought the Mavis Beacon typing tutor I thought I was on to a good thing here as the teaching style of that piece of software is excellent, with LOTS of interactive exercises which reinforce the learning material. BTW, the ONLY reference to Mavis Beacon I have seen so far in this product is her picture on the outside of the box. Everything including the help file is labelled 'all in one office training', which is fine but in my view misrepresentation.

On my machine, P4 with win XP & 1GB ram, a reasonable box, selecting ANY of the exams produced 'Please wait, exam loading', still like that after half an hour. Contacted customer support after searching the faq page on the web site for the product, which had one entry, and although they were quick to respond, their complex solution did not solve the problem.

I based my purchase on the Mavis Beacon name and the single 5 star review listed here. After purchase, I checked other reviews made by the same reviewer. Only GSP software (the publishers of this product) and all reviews have 5 stars, my my. I will be interested to see if this review makes it into the lineup and I will be carrying out a bit more research on my software purchases in future.

Excellent software, 04 Apr 2007
This interactive learning software is better than any other "learn Microsoft Office" title I've tried.

This is the most non-intimidating interactive learning software ever. You go step by step from the absolute beginning to the more advanced techniques. Main menu navigation allows you to skip what you may already know, enabling you to zero in on what you may want to work on at the moment.

You are not only shown what you want to know, but then must do it yourself. NOTE: you DO NOT need to have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. All the interactivity exists in the program.

Constant exercises, end of chapter reviews, and chapter quizzes make this a great way to learn Microsoft Office anytime and anywhere. I strongly recommend this to any serious learner.

Oh dear....., 28 Dec 2008
Do not buy this game, it is terrible, the concept seems intersting and you would think that you could make a decent game out of it, but no. it takes ages to do anything and I ended up making tiny profits e.g. $5 per screening, and you had to spend that on buying the food, i tried every strategy that I could think of but I never managed to do anything signifigant, don't buy this game it is truly terrible.

Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware), 04 Oct 2007
Having bought the Mavis Beacon typing tutor I thought I was on to a good thing here as the teaching style of that piece of software is excellent, with LOTS of interactive exercises which reinforce the learning material. BTW, the ONLY reference to Mavis Beacon I have seen so far in this product is her picture on the outside of the box. Everything including the help file is labelled 'all in one office training', which is fine but in my view misrepresentation.

On my machine, P4 with win XP & 1GB ram, a reasonable box, selecting ANY of the exams produced 'Please wait, exam loading', still like that after half an hour. Contacted customer support after searching the faq page on the web site for the product, which had one entry, and although they were quick to respond, their complex solution did not solve the problem.

I based my purchase on the Mavis Beacon name and the single 5 star review listed here. After purchase, I checked other reviews made by the same reviewer. Only GSP software (the publishers of this product) and all reviews have 5 stars, my my. I will be interested to see if this review makes it into the lineup and I will be carrying out a bit more research on my software purchases in future.

Excellent software, 04 Apr 2007
This interactive learning software is better than any other "learn Microsoft Office" title I've tried.

This is the most non-intimidating interactive learning software ever. You go step by step from the absolute beginning to the more advanced techniques. Main menu navigation allows you to skip what you may already know, enabling you to zero in on what you may want to work on at the moment.

You are not only shown what you want to know, but then must do it yourself. NOTE: you DO NOT need to have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. All the interactivity exists in the program.

Constant exercises, end of chapter reviews, and chapter quizzes make this a great way to learn Microsoft Office anytime and anywhere. I strongly recommend this to any serious learner.



Pretty good..., 19 Apr 2002
This CD Rom does pretty much what it says. Instructions etc. are fairly clear, and each aspect is treated in sequence. What are lacking are a few project type exercises to put new skills into practise (eg. type a letter; edit this text; produce a table or diagram etc.).
In other words, the CD Rom enables you to familiarize yourself with all the functions, but you still need practical exercises to bring the whole thing together.