Game Classification

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Brøderbund Software (U.S.A.), Brøderbund Software (U.S.A.), 1989  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Keywords

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:

Similar games


Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? You start out as a rookie detective whose job is to track down a crop of thieves stealing the world's most precious treasures. After each assignment briefing, you'll be given a deadline to capture the thief that stole the artifact using clues dealing with your knowledge of geography.

The game is an updated version of the original Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, featuring enhanced graphics, sound effects, and additional control schemes, such as joystick support for computer platforms. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Amiga - Apple II - Atari ST - PC (Dos) - Genesis (Megadrive) - Super Nintendo (SNES) - TurboGrafx CD (Turbo CD)

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