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Reviewed by Yuri Storchak

American history simulation where player have to travel to western borders of incipient future US. The main task is to manage your wagon party and supplies and solve all the problems in the face of obstacles. Have an exciting westward journey in history in the role of emigrant. Playing the game you are learning a great amount of interesting historical facts which enrich your knowledge in history and other aspects of life. You have a lot of possibilities in the game's options, as for example: you can choose a traveling companions, supplies, destination, type of wagon train and much more or you can just push .Quick Start. button and everything will be selected automatically. You may also choose one of three difficulty levels, either Greenhorn, the easiest one, or Adventure, medium difficulty, or try yourself in the hardest one, Trail Guide. Oregon Trail fifth edition humorously was discontinued.

Oregon Trail 5th Edition is an exciting game with the graphics on the medium level. Everything doesn't look bright enough to attract children's interest. As for the game's sound system, everything is done on the high level. The sounds suit the overall action perfectly. The game is good for children as it bears educational character, develops critical thinking, improves reading skills and much more.

Below is a link to Oregon Trail Deluxe, released in 1992. : Click

And here is a link to Oregon Trail Deluxe 5th Edition, released in 2002. : Click

Offline gameplay: 1 player Multiplayer: No

Publisher: The Learning Company ESRB Ratio:

Extras and features: a) Three Difficulty Levels: Greenhorn, Adventure and Trail Guide. b) Different Rations: Bare Bones, Meager, Filling. c) Changeable Game Options.

Drawbacks: a) The graphics must be improved. b) It is not a good game for those who want to play an entertaining game.

Requirements: Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/XP Pentium 166 MHz 32 MB RAM 16 MB Video Accelerator with DirectX 8.0 complian ,  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP