As a maths tutor I've been recommending it to all my younger students. Exam success is vital these days and speed of the essence. If you can calculate fast then you increase your thinking time for maths concepts and this is a key to success. So yes, it is a little tedious if you are good at maths, and yes number recognition for 4 and 8 can be tricky, but if it gets kids making basic maths techniques second nature it's brilliant...and practice in this case certainly makes faster and more accurate if not perfect. Dropped the star only for the recognition flaws which badly affects your time...perhaps they could freeze the time if you need to go back to re-enter in the next version?

If you are anything like me, you will find this game a great way to boost your confidence with basic maths.

I am postgrad educated BUT maths has always been my weak spot and I have always been under confident especially doing calculations in my head. This game starts off VERY basic such as 2+2 and flash cards with a certain number of symbols on that you have to count etc.. but gets your brain working and does get harder and harder as you go through the exercises. No its not degree level or even A level standard, more akin to basic GCSE arithmetic but if you practice a little every day like me you get better and better and soon when someone says "What's 8 9's again?" or " What's this add this?" you will be the one to answer them.

The game consists of daily tests which after several days of play change to a harder level. You can then either have a go on the hundred cell calculation method which is great for getting your brain working on simple calculations or work your way through the exercises which go from simple times table practice to long division and multiplying large numbers.

A must for under confident people who need a refresh, but not suited for people who are already great with maths as it will be too easy.

Infact extremely annoying. They did some of the worst midi files and whenever you write down an answer you hear a wierd jelly noise, I hate it really.

Fortunately the game itself isn't half bad, but could have been MUCH better. There isn't a lot of content and can become boring quite quickly. This is a game for the kids under 10 I would say.

The menu and everything is very chunky so you can't miss a thing, but maybe too chunky for my liking. Your tutor/coach is complimentary about...EVERYTHING. Seriously, even if you got the worst score in the history of forever that coach will still say you did well and should aim for the top 3. It's very irritating.

The main reason I gave it a 3 is because I hate it but I somehow find myself going back to it all the time, it's the strange thing about this game. It's like having a small child, annoying as hell, but you don't have the heart to leave it in the dark.

It's strange, I think it's why most people here rated it high, but if your looking for a maths game, I would say look else where, unless the other reviews convince you enough.

I really like this game. It does start off easy. But you move up a level after 5 days, so it does get harder. Lots of practice excercises and I like the 100 cell calculation as well. I agree though with one of the previous reviews about the handwriting recognition. With me it has a problem recognising the number 14. When this happens obviously it affects your score. It's good for adults and also for kids to learn their times tables. Have dropped one star because of the handwriting recognition, but overall a good game and would recommend.

I hated this game, too easy and the music is sooo annoying. I played it for about 15 minutes before I decided to trade it in. If you want to practice your maths skills your`d be much better off with (more) brain training

not what i expected at all. Its just too easy. definately for the children. i expected it to be challenging like the brain training but its the complete opposite. plus it doesnt quite pick up the numbers i write in, which can be irritating.

This title does what it claims to, my only niggle is that the handwriting recognition isnt as good as some other titles, but its not annoying enough to stop you wanting to carry on training

Having really enjoyed brain training; i thought this would be a bit more of the same. However the format and layout of it was very disappointing and the games pretty boring to be honest. It was ok and the puzzles fine but overall not too great.

This game is ok. It works your maths knowledge and helps you improve by moving you up a level every 4 days or so. However, I have found it very simialr to brain training. Although there are more exercises on it, and most (if not all) are unlocked when you first start, some are bit a repitive.

However the 100 cell maths problems are very good and definitely test your maths and speed! Overall I like it and play it most days!

You start off on level 1 which is easy and then it increased your levels as you play each day.
They also 10 levels of practice, where they is a timer to beat. They lots of different math activities like, flash cards, sentence sums, time tables, etc...
It good for all the family. My son is learning his eight times table from this game.