Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy
| Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy | |
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| Developer | Kutoka Interactive[2] |
| Publisher | Kutoka Interactive |
| Platforms | Macintosh, Windows |
| Release | November 1998[1] |
Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy is a 1998 video game developed and published by Montreal-based studio Kutoka Interactive.[1] The game is aimed at children age 5.[1]
Gameplay
In Mia: The Search for Grandma's Remedy, players accompany a young mouse on a quest to find a cure for her sick grandmother. Acting as Mia's guide, children ages five to nine navigate through a series of nine language-based puzzles, each unlocking vital clues that propel the journey forward.[3]
Reception
PC Magazine rated the game a 3 of 5 saying "Mia, though very well done will not do this for younger kids. For the older set, however - and especially for the girls - Mia should be a lot of fun."[4]
Macworld rated the game a 4 of 5 saying "The dazzling artwork and sound complement the learning tools as children ages five to nine try to decipher where Mia should go next"[3]
Game Vortex rated the game a 9 of 10 saying "If the engine were a bit smoother -- jumpiness on a 450 MHz machine is just frightening, considering the minimum system is a P100 -- this game would be practically perfect in both presentation and usefulness. As it is, Mia: The Search for Grandma’s Remedy is still a great game, marred by a few speed problems that detract only slightly from the enjoyment of a well-put-together edutainment title"[5]
PC Alamode Magazine said "All in all, not a bad program for the kids and you may be quite pleased with it"[6]
Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy was given a 2002 Computer Software, & Games Award by the Canadian Toy Testing Council.[7]
Sales
The game sold 40,000 copies by April 1999.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Hundreds being hired for new operations". Montreal Gazette. April 10, 1999. p. 34. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kutoka Interactive launches its new CD-Rom for children Mia: The Interactive Animated Story that is also a Learning Adventure". Kutoka Interactive. February 1998. Archived from the original on May 11, 2000. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Charming Mouse on a Quest". October 1999. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "After Hours". PC Magazine. September 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Bordelon, Phil (1999). "Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy". Game Vortex. Archived from the original on December 28, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Review- The Search for Grandma's Remedy". PC Alamode Magazine. May 2001. Archived from the original on July 28, 2003. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Toy Report 2002" (PDF). Canadian Toy Testing Council. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2026.