Thomas and Friends Trouble on the Tracks :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Great for kids!

2006-11-10
My 4 year old is a Thomas fan & just had to have this. I had my doubts about whether he would be able to play it, but the game is excellent for young children!

It has lovely graphics of all the favourite Thomas characters, great puzzles that have 3 stages of difficulty so it will keep them amused for longer, and of course, a wonderful moral throughout the whole game.

Overall, a definite MUST-HAVE for the kids!

Good Game, not malware

2006-07-22
Another respondent has suggested that "Thomas the Tank Engine: Trouble On The Tracks" destroyed his computer. I seriously doubt this. It sounds like he unknowingly bought a pirated version that had a virus on it; or, more likely, this was just a coincidence of the person installing the Thomas CD, just when a virus was set to detonate.

This game is lovely for young children and, if you can still find it, well worth the its budget price. This is not high-end, 3-D, cutting edge software. It is just some simple games structured around a Thomas theme. I don't think kids over 8 would like it, but for the younger ones, this is a good buy if they are Thomas fans.

In other words, this software is about as exciting as the show. If a kid is young enough to think the show is exciting, then he or she will likely enjoy the game. If the kid thinks the show is dull, he or she will probably think the game is dull too.

This is a great game

2006-06-28
This is the 3rd time I have purchased this game for my children. I have not had any trouble with the game, it's just that little hands aren't always careful with it. My 6 and 4 year olds have been playing it since they were 4 and 2 both of them love it. I Highly recommend this game.

We love it!

2005-11-13
I can't believe this product is getting such bad ratings. Our 3 year old Thomas fan loves this game! We had minimal work at teaching him the navigation of the game, he easily figured it out himself through the verbal directions. It has continued to entertain him for the last two months. As well, it was easily installed on an XP operating system with absolutely no complications.

A Fun Thomas Computer Game

2004-10-28
My son first played this game at our local public library and immediately fell in love with it. So, when we purchased our own computer, this was one of our first software purchases. The interaction in the game is great and allows the user the chance to do lots of different things, such as loading coal into a truck or connecting gears in the proper sequence to enable a crane to remove a disabled train from the tracks. It encourages critical thinking from the child while providing hours of fun. The graphics are very bright and colorful as well. Installation on my system was smooth and easy, and I haven't had any problems running the game since. I recommend this game very highly. There are many different activities for both boys and girls, and they will surely enjoy the bright and fun Thomas activities.

Thomas and Friends Trouble on the Tracks

2004-10-22
James has derailed and it's up to Thomas and all of his friends to help him get back on track. Includes eight engaging activities, 3D graphics, eight jigsaw puzzles. There's a job for everybody to do in this story that proves how useful teamwork can be.

WARNING - Windows Killer!

2004-02-12
I bought this game last night for my two-year-old, and installed it right away. Installation seemed to go smoothly, until it reached the point where it had to restart the system.

I wish I hadn't clicked on "OK" so quickly. It would have been nice to say goodbye to a lifetime's worth of data and work.

Yup, "Thomas the Tank Engine: Trouble On The Tracks" killed my computer dead. Windows is utterly corrupted, and I am now the proud owner of a $2,000.00 paperweight.

"Windows must be reinstalled"..."Kernal32 corrupted"...and then nothing. I've never seen Windows deader than this, and I can't even reinstall. I've got a boot disk and will try again tonight, but at this point I have no way of knowing if ANY of my data has survived.

The game cost $9.96 at Wal-Mart. It wasn't worth it.

Short shelf life 2003-03-08
My 3 1/2 year old son loved this CD for exactly 2 days, then became bored with it and hasn't picked it up since. The games on it are one-dimensional and not geared for long-term play.

A So-So game. 2002-12-28
My 4 year-old played with it for about 2 weeks and then she has never asked me to play it again. It's just not that interesting and challenging. You have to go at the software's pace of things, which is annoying since you may already be familiar with the instructions. So because the longevity factor doesn't last too long and the challenge factor is not there, I cannot recommend this game.

SO SAD 2002-11-25
I am so disappointed with the Thomas the Tank Engine CD ROMS. I will never buy another one. SO SAD. My son loves Thomas so I bought the CD ROM game hoping it would different then the one I bought last Christmas that DIDN'T WORK. And yet again, my system is still not adequate enough for this game. I can run every other CD ROM I have purchased from other companies EXCEPT these. I cannot believe companies can get away with this. These Thomas CD's freeze up my system, prompt consistently with error messages, prompt that I need a new sound card and video card. WHAT A SHAME!!!!! ...