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Guide Your Canoe on a Wild Rainforest Adventure Through the Amazon! Build real-life skills in decision-making and problem-solving as you navigate the Amazon River on a wild rainforest adventure. Experience the mysteries of the rainforest as you build your understanding of history and science. Will you successfully navigate the 4,000 mile journey along the largest river in the world? Your survival depends on the many decisions you make along the way! Plan Your Trip - Choose a guide with strong skills, stock up on food and equipment, and begin your adventure from the old port city of Belém. Plot Your Course -Discover the rich history of the Amazon by talking to conquistadors, naturalists and modern day inhabitants. Use their advice, maps, guidebooks, and your own instincts to navigate the river. Explore the Amazon - Enjoy canoeing, fishing, and rainforest exploration. Step into the jungle to identify and photograph hundreds of unique animals and plant species. Real Life Skills: Problem-Solving; Decision-Making; Critical Thinking; Map Reading; Science; History; Social Studies; Geography; Botany; Zoology - nt & Animal & Habitats. Enhanced photo-realistic 3D graphics bring the Amazon to life. Over 100 types of plants animals and fish to identify. 3 levels of difficulty. First person perspective adventure - with canoeing fishing photography & rainforest exploration. Interactive video of historical figures and native people. 17 critical assignments. ... Read more

Features

• Build real-life skills in decision-making and problem-solving as you navigate the Amazon River
• Experience the mysteries of the rainforest as you build your understanding of history and science
• First person perspective adventure. 17 critical assignments. 3 levels of difficulty.
• Real Life Skills Developed: Critical Thinking; Social Studies; Geography; Botany; Zoology; and more!
• Plan Your Trip. Plot Your Course. Explore the Amazon {Windows 95/98]

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" One Of The Best CDs Ever Made! "
This game is so fun and exiting in every aspect.Not only do you learn about the Amazon river and the citys in Brazil, but you learn about diseases and plants and the different wildlife in Brazil.You can learn history in this game and about the Incas.Get this game, itll be worthwhile! ... Read more

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Experience the diverse people and cultures of Africa! Take an adventure through Africa's history, geography, and culture as you challenge the actual 12,000-mile world-record setting bike trek. You get to make critical decisions as you plan and execute your trip. ... Read more

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The Amazon Trail 3rd Edition: Rainforest Adventures - from the creators of The Oregon Trail, the leading curriculum title used by schools today - combines decision-making, critical thinking, history, geography, ecology and science into one thrilling, suspense-filled adventure in this rarely seen part of the world. ... Read more

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Experience the swashbuckling world of Pirate Hunter and run amuck through the Caribbean. Through 16 scenarios, grow your riches as you steal ships, plunder towns, and earn bounties placed by town governors. Stay vigilant to avoid treachery, mutiny and defeat or else youâll end up in Davey Jonesâ locker. ... Read more

Features

• 12 authentic ships; real-time 3D damage--watch them sink and burn
• Rule the Caribbean with the power of a fearsome Armada
• 16 huge scenarios, each with dozens of challenging missions
• 60 different Caribbean towns--build alliances or seize and destroy
• Hunt pirates, attack convoys, and lay waste to towns and villages

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eYaargh!
Reviewers below complain that Pirate Hunter is too slow, but that's the life of authentic sailors, boyo! The wind programming in this game reproduces all the frustration encountered in sailing into weather with a square rig, and it's just part of the pirate skill set that one must master! If the wind is wrong, a tiny skiff will outsail a giant ship of the line and there's nothing that can be done. The graphics are rich, and the experiences varied enough that plenty of fun, and booty, are to be had!

Hunting for Disappointment!
I had high expectations with this game as it touted the many missions, quests, and adventures you will embark on throughout the game.However, as you soon find out, the game is monotonous.Apart from sailing port to port and engaging pirates there is, honestly, nothing else you do in the game.And, the engagements/attacks against pirates are boring themselves.All you do is try to out maneuver the pirates and blast away at them.(not hard, and after a few engagements, not fun anymore!) There is no swashbuckling, there is no interaction with your crew, there are no dangers from sailing in general.The game needs no manual because there is nothing creative you can do in the game.This game should have just been available as a free download because of its lack of complexity or creativity.The game is a huge disappointment, with no creativity in design, and a waste of money.

Almost like Pirates, But Not Quite
I assume that for many who are attracted to this title, the appeal is to capture the fantastic fun and excitement you enjoyed 25 years ago playing Sid's Pirates! on a C64.This is almost there, but doesn't quite make it.So many of the elements from the original are in this game:buying pieces of a treasure map, working for one nation or another, hunting down the treasure fleet, even getting married.

And yet, Pirate Hunter misses in significant ways.In the original, for one, land and sea battles came to a magnificent climax as you lead a sword fight, usually against ridiculous odds.That part of the game is missing; there is no sword fight.Sea battles can be won against odds, but lack that edge of your seat excitement.Battling towns requires no strategy or skill; go in with enough ships and men and it's a foregone conclusion to trod through.Though still amusing in some hard-to-define way, the game can quickly become tedious.

Don't get me wrong.This is a fun little game and priced right.If you don't have Pirates! to compare it to, there's a lot to enjoy.If you're looking to relive Pirates!, you'll find some amusement here, but it still really doesn't hold a candle.

Pirates
I've played the Demo for this title and it is Sid Meyers Pirates redone or as close as it can get without violating copywrite laws. It has almost everything the original Pirates had. The only thing I didn't see in the Demo was the sword fighting section when you try to capture someone in a town. It may be there in the full game. The Demo played smooth and the graphics were very good. If you liked Pirates you will like this one. ... Read more

Features

• Includes: Learn About Dinosaurs, T. Rex, and Walking with Dinosaurs
• Design dinosaurs, dig for fossils, and travel through time
• Encounter dozens of dinosaurs; play 20 spine-tingling activities
• Watch over 40 enthralling videos; print color dinosaur pictures
• Amaze friends with dinosaur facts; over 24 PC screensavers

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Hooked!
I wish I bought it sooner! My 3 Yr old is a dinosaur Fan - He is fascinated with them...His Library is 20 books or so and Differnt Dino Movies.. Aladar by Disney was his Fav movie...and all the Jurasic park.. We bought this CD game for him thinking he can grow into it.. It was a huge hit immediately Its Positively Great!He loves it..Its so age appropiate for him.Music, Games, Ryming cool songs a Match T-rex game.Well worth the Money!He Loves it and takes it to school and can load himself! He's obsessed with learning about Dinosaures, we like the fact the Narriator tells him about select Dinosaurs Carnivor plant eater and the times the were in Jurrasic, Triassic...andgreat interactive bio info......He got his first T-rex for x/mas 1 yr ago and 1 year later has over 50. Everyone gives him books!!!.. he knows over 40 differnt names and can tell you what all of them are do etc..
Thi Walking with Dinosaur clips and Interactive games are the best for kids to learn on their own! His Vocabulary has grown already from it.. And we all sing the songs their really catchy and cool!

Very disappointed
It has 3 cd's. The T. Rex one has a very boring game. The Learn about Dinosaurs cd is animated which was very boring for both of my grandsons. The third cd, Waling with Dinosaurs was hard to install and the videos are not very good to watch. Don't waste your money on this software. ... Read more

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Take a journey back in time to the peak of the Aztec civilization. Through the eyes of a young hunter, your quest is to solve two mysteries: the murders of several high-ranking officials and the strange illness that has afflicted the Aztec people, causing death to rapidly spread throughout the empire. Experience the life of the Aztecs in this story. Solve challenges while avoiding danger at every turn. Use your investigative abilities to piece together the clues in your quest for the truth. ... Read more

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No walkthrough needed!!!
This was the first game I've played that I didn't need a walkthrough. After playing Versailles 1685, Pilgrim and Paris 1313, I needed a break. The progression of the Sacred Amulet was logical and direct - if you are paying attention. After making adjustments to the extreme speed of the cursor, off I went. The amount of interaction between characters was just right. I found the graphics and music to be attractive and appropriate. The puzzles were interesting but not so difficult as to cause a migraine!! The puzzles were also logical and fitting with the situation at hand. There are lots of helps within the game in case you get stuck. There is a flower you must locate at one point that I just couldn't seem to find, even though I was in the only place the thing could be. I looked in the encyclopedia within the game to find out what the thing looked like and viola! I was standing right next to the flower I needed. In my gaming experience, I have found that most any game created by Cryo is top notch. Way to go Dreamcatcher for snagging the U.S. distribution rights! Keep 'em comin'!

Historical adventure
This game is one of Cryo's edutainment games.It has a built-in encyclopedia, and a tour feature that lets you tour the ancient Aztec world without playing the game.The graphic quality is good, and the developers did a good job in recreating the environment.You can see homes of farmers, city people, the market place, the royal palace, and many of the temples.This is well worth the price of the game by itself.

The game has a nice story and the puzzles are interesting.The game world is quite large and there are places you see during game play that aren't on the tour.There are free walk-throughs online that you can follow to see the whole story and all the environments, if you don't care for puzzle solving, or if you're a parent or grandparent helping grade school kids play.

I'd recommend that parents of young children review the material first, before letting young children play, because, though it's handled very tactfully, the game deals with the ancient Aztec culture, aspects of which might be a little too gruesome for sensitive young children.

If you like to wander around and explore graphical recreations of ancient places and learn about how the people lived, you'll like this game.The system requirements are low, so it'll work on older machines.I think it's quite a bargain!

Not bad...not really good either....
This one was half good and half bad. I liked the storyline and the characters ...I liked the basic premise of the adventure, however, I cannot stand games that make you go back and forth from one place to another to bring things here to there to assemble something...etc. It was too much hassle and not much fun because of all the tedious travel. The "puzzles" (which weren't many) were easy and not much mystery was behind them. So all in all it wasn't terrible, but it could have been ALOT better.

sacred amulet
I thought this game had potential, but I was disappointed. Translation was clumsy, animation stiff . As with SO many of dreamcatcher games,controlling the cursor is frustrating.It's so fluid that it's hard to do a simple quarter turn; you wind up doing a 360!! Not many puzzles really, but a lot of running around.You want a great adventure game??? Try LIGHTHOUSE or TIMELAPSE.

A nice try...
The Sacred Amulet is a game that takes place durring the time of one of the greatest empires in world history. However, the gameplay is very poor and there is no true 3d graphics. the graphics engine is comparable to Quick Time VR with 3d panoramic views. This just did not foster good gameplay. Also it was very tedious at times. The included Aztec encyclopedia was a very nice touch. It was not mandatory for game play, but the information is there in case you are interested. It does provide some insight into the culture as you play. The graphics themselves are alright although not 3D. I wouldn't recomend this game to those interested in the action genre or even anyone who engoys RPG games because it simply fails to entertain through its gameplay. However, the graphical content does succeed to allow one to see a small peak into the lives of the Mexica (Aztecs). ... Read more

Features

• In this fascinating role-playing strategy game, players become the famous hero known as Robin Hood
• Take up medieval weapons like the bow, spear and sword and survive Dark Age combat
• Use your strategic skills as you engage in siege warfare and full army battles, to take the throne from evil Prince John
• Conquer 38 territories with help from friends like Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet and more
• Multiple endings that depend on your in-game choices -- eight possible outcomes

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not worth the time it took to unwrap the package
same, old boring plot that the first version back in the 80's had -- they add new 3d-ish graphics and a wee bit more detail to the game and re-release it. there are plenty of free games that do a whole lot better than this puppy.. ... Read more

Features

• Explore the Hamster's cool world
• 2 exciting comic book adventures
• Lots of puzzles and matching games
• Learn about gravity
• Practice your math skills

Features

• See if you can survive the deadly jumps, flips and crashes on 11 photo-realistic tracks
• Drive as one of six amazing characters -- all sure to test your driving skills to the limit
• High-powered cars take you through deadly curves and devastating crashes, from New York to Los Angeles
• Upgrade your vehicles and get some practice in bumper tag -- you'll need to evade the cops(or catch the crooks)
• Exciting two-player mode for extra thrills while chasing speed freaks with a friend!

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Play as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Learn to master all things magical in a world filled with wizardry, fun, and danger. The adventure begins at Privet Drive, then moves swiftly to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Attend lessons, learn and cast spells, and explore characters such as Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, and Rubeus Hagrid. Overcome physical, mental, and magical challenges to defeat the evil plans of You-Know-Who.

Sneak, climb, and jump as you explore 3-D environments based on Hogwarts and its grounds. Learn to fly on a broomstick and play fast-paced, arcade-style Quidditch and win house points for Gryffindor. Battle evil creatures using all of Harry's abilities while uncovering special items including the invisibility cloak, wizard sweets, potion ingredients, Chocolate Frog Famous Wizard Cards, and broomsticks.

Journey into the world of Harry Potter and interact with more than 20 characters from J.K. Rowling's magical world, including Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid, the Dursleys, and Albus Dumbledore. This is the only licensed interactive Mac game of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone bestselling book and motion picture. ... Read more