Oregon Trail 3 Ages 10 and Up

Product Description

Review Young pioneers will want to hitch up the wagons and hit the Oregon Trail in this revamped version of the popular history title. The trail starts in Independence, Missouri, where you pick your travel partners and outfit your wagon. Once you're on the trail, you've got to ration your supplies while making the crucial decisions necessary to keep you and your companions happy and healthy all the way west. A helpful handbook loaded with tips and facts proves a vital resource for greenhorns and old coots alike. Likes: "I liked how we got to go hunting." Bruno "I like the trail and how fun it is to travel to Oregon." Kiah "I liked that the people were lifelike. I also liked that they talked Western." Jimmy Dislikes: "It is hard to get out of a store or a hotel." Jolie "It won't let you go on the real trail without talking to a fake Western person for 20 minutes." Mandy Rating:3/4 ©1999 MacAddict -- Product description Windows 95-98-2000-ME XP From the Manufacturer Experience the adventure of the Oregon Trail and stake your claim in the Old West! Survival hinges on the many crucial decisions you'll make. The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition - Pioneer Adventures allows you to choose who will travel with you, based on the individual's skills and supplies. Also included are new activities-fishing, gathering and first-person perspective 3-D river crossings. The choices you make result in a different outcome each time you play, so there's no end to the fun! But time's-a-wastin'. Hit the trail!

• Enhanced 3D gameplay for fishing, hunting, and river crossings • Historical-based subject matter covers elements of US history, social studies, geography, geology, botany, zoology, plan • More than 100 "real-life" events can be encountered during the westward journey • Includes broken wagon wheels or axles, illnesses, severe weather, buffalo stampedes, trading posts, landmarks, nefarious individuals, and so forth • The objective of the game is to reach Oregon City in about five to six months of trail time