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Summary: Not the Best
Review: This game may look fun, but it is not as fun when you play it. There are many things that you cannot do and can. You can fish, and gather plants. But you can only have two partners. When you finally get to Oregon (which is the only place you can go) you usually end up in a Hospital. You also have to start from Independence. The hunting is good. You have lots of game and you have a wide view.
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Summary: A Really Great Game
Review: This game really amazed me as a ten year old. I liked every single part of it! I especialy liked hunting and fishing(gathering isn't so fun). I don't want to make you think this game is perfect because it isn't. It freezes the computer and then(unless you saved)you have to start over. It is better than the third edition because it actually shows the path your going in and what kind of weather it is. On the third edition it just showed a map and a read line to mark your path. It also shows the food and water supply just right on the main screen. This is a really great game!
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Summary: Frustrating Beyond Belief
Review: This game was extremely frustrating. As one reviewer pointed out, you must switch between Quick Time 4 and 3 to be able to begin to use the game. Furthermore, even after doing that, I had additional problems with DirectX. After hours of communication with The Learning Company to resolve these problems (unless everything is set up perfectly, there is no way to find companions to start the game), TLC simply refered me to the manufacturer of my computer. Extraordinarily poor design and follow-through. My computer is a relatively new HP 4445 that far exceeds the recommended needs to run this game, yet nothing works. Simply put, do not buy this game unless your idea of family fun and education consists of repeated and futile exchanges with the consumer service division of The Learning Company.
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Summary: Not very challenging...but still good
Review: This is a good educational game for kids. I was somewhat disappointed to discover the relatively slow gameplay and a game engine plagued with bugs and errors. Gameplay is easy enough to understand and despite some technical flaws, will provide endless hours of enjoyment for the children.
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Summary: a good game
Review: This is a good educational game for kids. I was somewhat disappointed to discover the relatively slow gameplay and a game engine plagued with bugs and errors. Gameplay is easy enough to understand and despite some technical flaws, will provide endless hours of enjoyment for the children.
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Summary: It Is GREAT!!
Review: This is absolutley the best game I have ver played! You need to get it!! It's educational and fun! that's 2 great things for the price of one!
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Summary: Technical difficulties ruin the fun
Review: We excahnged our first copy of this game because it kept freezing the computer when we put in the second disk. The new disk has the same problems and we've never gotten beyond the first disk. The kids have stopped trying and I'm sorry that I did not ask for a full refund. I thought we were doing something wrong until I read the other reviews and see that many people have had the same problem. Big dissapointment:-(
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: We never could get it up and running for very long, despite having a technical whiz in the family. We could not get any telephone help from the manufacturer, and the online help was skimpy. I would like to have a working product for my children, but am hesitant to buy any more Oregon Trail Products.
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Summary: Quick Time Blues
Review: We purchased this product for our child based on a review in Consumer Reports Magazine. The program requires Quick Time 3, and will not run if you have Quick Time 4 installed on your computer. Some of our other children's software includes Quick Time 4 as part of the installation procedure. As a result we must uninstall Quick Time 4 , and reinstall Oregon Trail 4th Edition each time we use the program.
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Summary: fun at first
Review: when i first got oregon trail 4, i was really excited! i got my dad to install it right away! i had a lot of fun for a few days, but then all of a sudden it quit working! now all it does is plays the sounds- no picture! i wouldnt buy this product- i wouldnt take it if someone gave it to me! it would be fun if it worked.
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