Game Classification

Mean City: Learn English or Die! LanguageArts (Finland), Sanoma Magazines Finland (Finland), 1997  

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Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Educative message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old / 8 to 11 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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Mean City is an interactive adventure game in which the player has 10 hours to save Harry, a television reporter you meet in the beginning of the game. Mean City is being terrorized by an evildoer, the Jinx, and you have to find out why and stop him by interacting with various characters - in english of course.

The game consists of various grammar and vocabulary related puzzles which are accompanied by real actors and video sequences which advance the story. In addition, there is an excercise book bundled with the game. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PC (Windows)

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