Customer Reviews
our favorite of all the Scooby Doo Case Files 
2008-06-26
We borrowed several of the Scooby Doo Case File games from our local library. I was trying to decide whether to purchase them. My son is a HUGE Scooby fan, so I figured if the games are easy enough for a 3 year old and can hold his attention then I'd buy them.
First, the graphics and voices are true to the tv show, so this game really holds my son's attention. I like that there are 3 levels of difficulty. We stuck to the "spooky" (easy) level.
The main menu screen puts the gang in the middle of Egypt. They can basically go in 3 different directions to explore: to the Sphinx, to the pyramids, or to the bazaar. This will bring them to a "sub-menu" screen that offers additional choices of where to explore. For example, at the bazaar, you can explore a shop keeper's tent or go to the pizza parlor. Each area has suspects to interview, and items to pick up. This format is similar to the other Scooby Doo case file mysteries we have rented. Once you find all the clues, you can guess at which of the suspects you think is the thief and then learn the secret identity of the ghost.
Now, my son is probably on the young side for this game, and searching for clues and interviewing suspects was a little over his head. In some cases, you have to go into one building and talk to a suspect who will tell you that they need a specific item. Then you have to go to a different building to find the item and bring it back to the suspect. Not a problem for a slightly older child, but a little too complicated for us.
What I liked best about this game though (and what made it different from showdown in ghost town) is that there were several little mini-games within the game to earn scooby snacks or extra clues. In the Bazaar, there is a matching memory game. In the main screen there is a game where scooby tries to catch falling fruit into a basket, etc. There was just more to do with the software (outside of looking for clues to solve the mystery). My son liked revisiting the games and getting better at them each time he played. After playing a couple of times, he could remember exactly how to get to each game and could play by himself with no difficulty.
Some reviewers mentioned that once you solve the mystery, the game is no longer a challenge. I can see that point. The clues are always found in the same locations. But the clues themselves change so that the end result is that a different suspect ends up being the villain each time. There are I think 5 or so different suspects, so there must be an equal number of endings (we've only made it through 2 of them so far). Again, my son is only 3, so finding the clues in the same location each time is a good thing for us- it reinforces his ability to remember how to get through each clue.
Sorry for such a long review, but bottom line is that this one is actually pretty good for younger kids. Parents may have to help them get through it the first couple of times, but after that, even young kids can do this on their own. Great Game.
Good, clean fun and the kids like it too! 2008-06-23
We have had the Jinx at the Sphinx for a year now. My 6 and 8 yr old sons both still enjoy it! There is some learning, a mystery to solve, and three levels of challenge to choose from, so the game grows with your child. I'm very pleased with it, and I am going to buy another Learning Company Scooby Doo game as soon as I'm done writing this review!Scooby-Doo: Jinx at the Sphinx
Okay, but won't keep attention for long 
2005-05-03
You get what you pay for....my kids enjoyed this and played it constantly for 2 weeks. Then they went back to Reader Rabbit which they have enjoyed for months.
Thank goodness it was a gift! 
2003-02-26
I wouldn't buy this for my kids. Thankfully it was a gift for my 8-year old daughter. She tried to play it on her own at first and couldn't really figure out what to do, I guess she didn't read or listen to the instructions. The instruction file was enormous and complicated to follow for the specified age group. I played it on my own later to see what in fact this was all about. I solved the mystery and actually enjoyed myself, then my daughters(4&8) played it and the mystery was exactly the same for the next 3 times they used it. Maybe I haven't found how to change the level of difficulty, but I felt that everything was too obvious and not really a "mystery". I felt the kids were being humored and this game was really dumbed down. We haven't picked it up again since then, it has been a couple of weeks now. They'd much rather stick to "Clue Finders" and other such programs or the written word than play this game. They may give it another shot soon. Bottom line, this game just doesn't suit our tastes.
Not as good as I suspected. 2003-01-31
This game is rather easy an does not contain many challenges for my 4-year old. The game was very easy to complete. The game becomes boring rather quickly at times because you had to keep going back and forth from place to place to solve the game. Sometimes you get stuck and am not sure where to go next until you explore some of the places again because the scenes change as the game progresses. The game has excellent graphics and sound but a mediocre story. The game needed more action.
Not as good as I expected. 2003-01-06
Scooby Doo and the gang arrive in Egypt to find that Thelma, Velma's cousin is missing!
You'll have to uncover clues and eliminate suspects as you explore the ancient tombs and ruins.
OOOOOOO IS THIS BAD! RATHER EAT DOG FOOD 2002-12-03
AWFUL AND NO EDUCATIONAL VALUE FOR YOUR CHILDREN
Love it! 2002-11-16
I got this game for my granddaughter who is almost 4 and a real Scooby Doo freak! She loves it even thought some of it is beyond her understanding. Even at her level she can play with it and be totally entertained for a long time. She loves the graphics and action.
My 4 year-old loves it! 
2002-09-08
I purchased this game a couple of weeks ago for my daughter, who is almost five, and she loves playing it. It has different levels of difficulty and she is ecstatic that she has been able to solve the first level mystery so far. She needs a little bit of help with the reading parts, but she loves the matching games and the ones for scoring scooby snacks. She often plays with her Dad and they enjoy trying to solve the mysteries together. The only negative with the game is that the animation is a little jerky; but, at her age, she doesn't seem to mind.
Scooby Dooby Dooooo!! 2002-08-03
I bought this game for my daughter when she was six years old. She's seven now and still loves it and the other Scooby games! She especially enjoys the carpet matching game and the machine in the pizza place. I had to help her some with the math game at first, but now she is really beginning to understanding fractions!
