The player travels to different hideouts, and plays math-related minigames such as Atom Smasher, Crimewave Sensor, and Microchip Decoder, which when completed provide passwords.

The crystal hideaways are bleak and dull, and you don't really seem to be catching thieves", and adds that her "eight-year-old daughter, Julia, who actually asks us to buy math workbooks, quickly gave up".

[11] Larry Blasko of The Bryan Times said that "the visuals here are top-shelf, and the animations and music move smoothly, with nicely places sound effects and artistic flourishes".

The Ohio newspaper noted however that it was impossible to uninstall the program, which is a negative as parents often needed to rotate the edutainment games on the computer to prevent their kids from getting bored.

[12] The Illinois-based South Holland Star News thought the game "adds plenty of enjoyment to the rapidly multiplying world of Carmen Sandiego adventures".