Adiboo The Mysterious Music Machine

• Platform:    Windows, Macintosh
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

Adiboo and his pals arrive in a strange world and are surprised to discover a bee that doesn't buzz but sounds like a horn. After a short boat trip they find a bird that imitates a helicopter and a leaf that explodes. They have arrived in the land of the mysterious music machine. In a conversation with Adiboo, the sad music machine admits he's feeling miserable because he has lost his sounds, the unusually named zicabongs, and as a result all the inhabitants of the land have started to make strange noises.

The aim of the game is to help Adiboo bring back all the zicabongs to the music machine so he can play his tune again and restore the proper sounds to the land around him. Children are encouraged to find their way around the colourful and imaginative land and carry out various tasks before they can successfully retrieve the zicabongs. In one of the challenges, you have to drag a singing shell through a set of pipes that play different noises; and in another you have to assemble an animal band who play different instruments.

Games can be set at different levels and there is a booklet to guide you. Children will learn how to put low and high sounds in the right order; how to distinguish between rising and falling sounds and they are encouraged to detect the tones of instruments which are being played at the same time.

This is a fun, highly imaginative title but it will probably need a bit of initial supervision from parents as children become familiar with all the different zicabongs. --Justin Hunt

Manufacturer's Description
Adiboo introduces children to the wonderful world of science and nature. By completing a series of mini-missions, children help Adiboo to solve puzzles, discover secrets, meet friends and have fun as they travel through the magical interactive environment. If children manage to complete all the missions, a unique Booster Code is unlocked for an extra special surprise.

No-one knows what the mysterious music machine is for but you can help Adiboo solve the mystery by finding all the missing sounds in this fun-packed adventure full of music.

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