Cheap Instant Immersion Japanese Deluxe (Software) (Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP) Price

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Customer Reviews of Instant Immersion Japanese Deluxe

Pretty good
Many people I've noticed complain of not knowing where to start. True, I already knew some Japanese when I got the program so hopping right into some of it didn't kill me, but I didn't find it a daunting task to figure it out where others would be good to start. For those who don't know any of the particle words, word order, numbers, etc., when it loads the main set of links, click on the lower left corner where there's a pile of books. It should say something like "reference"-it should help you out. <
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>I've really enjoyed this program thus far. True the menu style is rather simplistic, but I can't imagine how you could get too lost when if you roll over a link it'll tell you where it goes. My favorite of its features is the "dialouge" section where you hear a voice say something to you in Japanese and you have to respond. (You need a microphone for this!) If you roll over key words, it will tell you the definition. If you aren't sure how to pronounce the responce, double-click the sentence and it'll tell you. Which you can then replay as you need and even try prounouncing it yourself, which it will then rate how well you said it and even allow to see which part of the sentence you're having trouble with. (You can also replay past times you've tried pronouncing it, but I've never really found that necessary) <
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>The audio CDs aren't bad, but I'm honestly not sure I'll ever use them. The JquickTrans looks confusing-especially compared to the simplicity of the actual program-but after looking up words to see what's doing what, it wasn't so bad. When you double click the kanji it will tell you the strokes that make it up, which helped me remember them. You can add to a "study list"; another thing I've liked. When you click to show flashcards, you can go through all on your list and: practice drawing the character/word, guess the word, and guess its meaning. When guessing the word and meaning, it'll give you red if you aren't close, yellow if you are, and green if you got it. <
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>Don't know if this helped anyone or not, but...personally, I'd recommend it. Once you figure out how everything works, it really is a great program. I give it a four out of five: they could have been more straightforward in how to get started, but it's still a good program to help you learn Japanese. (Sorry if this was a little long!) <
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>(EDIT:) Looking at past reviews, some people seemed to have trouble with it running. Not sure about that; it works fine on mine. I also noticed people complaining it didn't teach you and you had to look up words on your own, which made me laugh a little. Though true, it's also how you learn things-by looking it up. It's self-teaching that's helping you out, not a class with easy answers. Perhaps it doesn't work for some, but I personally remember things better when I have to look it up. Even if it didn't teach you as much as you may have liked, it really should have made much easier for you to learn more. I'm sure this will annoy someone, but think of it this way: it took you a nice long while to learn your native tongue, and it takes the Japanese a nice long while to learn theirs as well. Do you really expect a program to teach you EVERYTHING? <
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>I get the impression this was created to give you the hang of the language so learning new words is much easier. I'm honestly not sure what more you expect, but I still think its a good program.

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Very cool!
I love this Japanese software because it's very cool! I really love the audio CD's because they're helping me learn more words. The collest thing about this software is you can practice your speaking skills and choose a level you're on. That's awesome! I really love this software because it's helping me learn Japanese!

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Gets you lost easily
I've learned more about japanese on free websites than with this expensive piece of software, there is no definitive guide as to where to begin, when you run the software, you're not sure as to where to go to, the interface is childish, it resembles more an interfaceprogram for 5 year olds.