The Math Rocket!

I downloaded the educational game "Rocket Math" and I had a blast playing with it. There is one version that is free and another version that is 99 cents. This game allows for 5 players to play at one time and the main purpose of the game is to make your rocket fly the highest or the longest. The user actually gets to design their own rocket by adding boosters, fins, and engines. Another large part of this game deals with money and each part you add to the rocket costs money. To get more money, you have to solve math problems and you receive more cash as a reward. The different math concepts on this app include addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, evens and odds. You can even adjust the difficulty for meet the skill level of the student. This game had good music and I found it to be very user friendly. I think if you give students a chance to play with it for a few minutes, that they will be instantly addicted and want to solve more math problems to get more money to try different rocket ship designs. I app-laud this app as an excellent tool for students to have fun while learning a few math skills.
The first time I used this app I was a little bit confused on what I was supposed to do because the directions are not exactly clear but eventually I figured it out. It is a very flashy game and it seems that math is not the first priority to the game. It is fun and the students can be creative when designing their rockets but that might be all the students focus on, instead of the math. Here is the link for the app--> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rocket-math-free/id408770902?mt=8