Reviewed by Yuri Storchak
Genre and what to do:
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.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
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. :
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And here is a link to Oregon Trail Deluxe 5th Edition, released in 2002. :
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Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
The Learning Company |
ESRB Ratio: |
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Extras and features: |
a) Three Difficulty Levels: Greenhorn, Adventure and Trail Guide.
b) Different Rations: Bare Bones, Meager, Filling.
c) Changeable Game Options. |
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Drawbacks: |
a) The graphics must be improved.
b) It is not a good game for those who want to play an entertaining
game. |
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Requirements:
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/XP Pentium 166 MHz 32 MB RAM 16 MB Video Accelerator with DirectX 8.0 complian
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Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP |