The Oregon Trail 5th Edition: Adventures Along the Oregon Trail
Publisher: The Learning Company
Developer: The Learning Company
Category: History/Geography
Release Dates
N Amer - 10/02/2001
GameZone's Review
7.8
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 7.5 |
| Graphics | 7 |
| Sound | 7.5 |
| Difficulty | 8 |
| Concept | 7.5 |
| Multiplayer | 0 |
| Overall | 7.8 |
Reviewer: Michael Lafferty
Review Date: 12/06/2001
Oregon Trail 5th Edition does a nice job of coupling history with decision-making skills
Full The Oregon Trail 5th Edition: Adventures Along the Oregon Trail Review
7.8
Description
Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those courageous pioneers? Catch a glimpse of a sunset over Chimney rock? Explore Fort Laramie and ford the Platte River? With The Oregon Trail 5th Edition, you can almost smell the dust from the wagon train! Kids will build real-life decision-making and problem-solving skills as they choose their wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan their route, and guide their team through the wilderness. Develop solutions to help your friends and family survive the dangers of the long journey, including raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness, and starvation. Discover a learning adventure that's greater than fiction—about real people with real dreams, facing and overcoming real challenges.
Hardware Requirements
Windows® 95/98/Me/2000/XP; CD-ROM: 8x (or faster) CPU: 166-MHz Pentium® processor or better Ram: 32 MB RAM Hard disk: 100 MB hard drive space Video: 640X480 16-bit Other: Sound card compatible with Windows®. DirectX® 8.0 or higher (included on the CD) will be installed if needed. Video card compatible with DirectX®. Browser, such as Netscape Navigator® 4.0 or Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher (recommended. 28.8 Kbps or faster modem recommended). Mouse compatible with Windows®. Color printer (recommended). An additional 7MB of free hard drive space may be required to install Adobe®Acrobat® Reader. For Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, administrative privileges are required to install the program correctly. Windows® XP CPU: Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or better Ram: 128 MB RAM



