The mischievous Carmen Sandiego sneaks her way onto Nintendo Wii consoles today to help children (or anyone who wants to) brush up on their math skills and learn new tricks, all while embarking on a case to put a stop to the woman’s evil plans. The game, billed as an “Edutainment” title, works to teach children in the 4th and 5th grade age-range new math skills that will help them in their studies or their daily lives.
Nintendo’s page for the game describes its story thusly:
Bad news, detective! There’s trouble in Moscow, Russia. St Basil’s Cathedral has disintegrated! All that’s left is a giant pile of sand.
The Chief wants ACME’s best agent on this case, and that means you, detective. Get to Moscow fast and find out what’s going on before any more monuments turn into giant sand castles.
Carmen Sandiego is back and only you can foil her V.I.L.E plans. Travel the globe, solve brain-twisting math puzzles, and catch the villain behind the Crumbling Cathedral.
Crack the case of the Crumbling Cathedral in single-player Story Mode. Perfect your math skills in single-player Practice Mode. Challenge your friends and family to solve math puzzles against the clock in Multiplayer Mode.
In Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math, you practice your math skills and use them to fight crime. Ideal for grades 4–5, math topics include arithmetic, logic puzzles, fractions and much more!
The game is available today via the Wii Shop for only 600 points. If you’ve been wanting more Carmen Sandiego over the years, or are just looking for a fun title to help your children brush up on their math skills, this game will surely meet both those desires!
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