Английская Википедия:Amazon Trail II

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Amazon Trail II is a simulation video game developed by The Adventure Company and published by MECC for the Macintosh and Windows.[1] It was released in September 1996.[2] The game is a spin-off of The Oregon Trail.

It is the second video game in the Amazon Trail video game series, succeeding The Amazon Trail and preceding Amazon Trail 3rd Edition.[3]

It was included in a games bundle with the Quantex 5500,[4] and in the Trail Mix Social Studies Bundle with The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition and MayaQuest: The Mystery Trail.[5] The Quantex QP6/333 M-1c package also included the game in its software package.[6]

Production

The aim of this educational video game is to teach players about the "culture, ecology, and history of the Amazon River".[3] Richard D. Thompson was the game's video director.[7]

The game was donated to The Strong National Museum of Play.[8]

Plot

The game starts with a mysterious incident at the Museum of Ancient Art, which results in the player ending up in the Amazon.[9] Players are then sent to find a local cure to a disease,[10] with the end goal being to reach the city of Vilcabamba.[11]

Gameplay

Featuring "the same gameplay and educational styling"[12] as The Oregon Trail, players take a virtual trip up the South American Amazon River in a canoe[3] in an interactive learning journey.[13] The game has 3 levels of difficulty.[14] Players receive points by remaining healthy, using their resources wisely, and conversing with characters correctly.[14] The best players have their names put into a high score list.[14] A fishing meter shows how hard the harpoon is thrown when fishing.[14] Tour guides ask the player questions which they must respond to further the game.[14] The game includes four river guides, 17 assignments, and 50 characters.[14]

Critical reception

Janice Reutter wrote in the Science and Children journal that the game is "an exciting, adventurous journey" with "attractive graphics", "mysterious and intriguing sound effects", and "beautiful 3D...scenes".[14] The Boston Herald favourably compared it to its "pretty simple" and "not very attractive" predecessor Amazon Trail, deeming it a "good buy for families who don't yet have Amazon Trail".[15] Computer Shopper said a software package that included the game was a "great starting point for the first-time buyer".[6] The Washington PostШаблон:'s review included testimony from their "kid software tester" Sarah Phillips, who said that parts of the game could be "pretty neat" or "extremely frustrating".[16] MECC deemed it "one of the most compelling interactive adventures ever".[17] TESL-EJ described it as "wonderful" and "imaginative".[18]

References

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Further reading

Шаблон:The Oregon Trail

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite bookШаблон:Pn
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite bookШаблон:Pn
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite book
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite bookШаблон:Pn
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite bookШаблон:Pn
  14. ↑ 14,0 14,1 14,2 14,3 14,4 14,5 14,6 Шаблон:Cite journal
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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