futureU - Nintendo DS

I've taken the SAT and have used this for studying a bit. The fun factor is decent. It seems a bit kiddish with a little drawn up figure and the displays of the game, but it is helpful. There's math, reading, and writing. You do exercises similar to the SAT and extra types. My favorite was the game where you're given a word and you pick out the roots for it, such as with "many," you would choose "poly." This is helpful to get you thinking about words more consciously and their meanings. The writing section was helpful too. You are to decide if there's an error in the sentence, then you pick out where it is, and lastly, the correction for it. For the math, it seemed like basic math, way easier than what's on the real SAT. But I didn't go very far in math. If I happened to come across a problem I didn't know what to do for, there was no way of finding out. So if you feel confident in your abilities and just want some good practice, this game is a good buy. However, if you're rather rusty and don't know what to expect for the SAT, at least prepare yourself some. This game is quite useful overall.

Though more fun than the My SAT Coach game, I feel like FutureU compromises on the actual review. I actually question the validity of some questions and answers on this game. Many of the Reading and Writing sections' questions seemed to have incorrect answers labeled as the correct ones. I could be wrong, but since this game doesn't explain why the the "correct" choice actually is correct, I have no idea which grammar rules the creators are referencing and/or using to justify the answer. In addition, this game only has six activities, which is a bummer. I honestly feel that the questions (whether valid or not) aren't a good review. There just wasn't enough material reviewed and the questions lacked diversity in category (only three categories: Reading, Writing, and Math which review really only two types of problem each). I don't feel that I got my money's worth out of it and would not recommend to a friend. I would recommend My SAT Coach, though (haha, sorry if I sound like an ad, but it's true) Good luck in whatever you choose :)

This game is difficult, to say the least, confusing and out and out wrong in some instances. Purchased for my 11y.o daughter who is homeschooled and on an 8th grade level. I, myself, am a college graduate that holds a medical license. I was unable to follow some of the questions. The content is confusing.. some questions seem to be multiple-multiples, others not.We won't be keeping it. Unfortunately it was purchased ahead of time as a gift and the seller won't take it back in return.

My girls used this to prepare for their SATs which they did very well on. An excellent product that will keep you HS students attention.

I purchased this product for myself my ten year old has take over. He enjoys playing this and it has helped with improving his vocabulary.

My wife and I got this for our son to practice for the SAT's. He loved it and spent hours playing the game. If you kids enjoy there DS, they will enjoy this game.

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I bought the game for a fun, interactive way to study for the SATs and I suppose it is. It doesn't make me feel prepared, which is my fault for looking to a game so I wouldn't have to study. It is interactive and fun, but there aren't that many options and the questions aren't that difficult. So it was a interesting buy, I'd probably NOT buy it again, but I'm not dissatisfied.