 "PC Mag" noted the game favors education over detailed graphics, animation, and action, though added it was able to frame tedious drills within an engaging setting.Literacy for Children in an Information Age noted the title's ability to teach parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, using words in context, spelling rules, word definitions, and dictionary skills.Ann Orr of Working Mother recommended the software as one of the best computer game "homework helpers" of 1998, noting the playful way it expands vocabularies.