Game game Save a well -known thief from the past. Carmen Sandiego returns to the 40th anniversary after the departure of his first match and thanks to a series that handed him in 2019.
The origin of Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego is, of course, any young girl, as it might appear for the character of this game. And he was born in the 80s of the last century. Carmen is the protagonist of a series of educational video games which was originally created by the Broderbund software company.
Since birth, in 1985, nothing more and nothing less than twenty video games with her has been published as a protagonist. His success was such that, around him, A world of saga products has been created. Among them, two series of animation (this game is inspired by the latter), television competitions, board games, books …
The success of this “anti-hero” is that it is a saga with cultural aspirations. He is oriented towards children and seeks to teach matters such as geography and history, and even mathematics. It is for all this, that it results from the pleasure of parents because it was not a series of drawings to use.
And in this game …
In this new episode of Carmen Sandiego, we are faced with a Adventure game, mixed with puzzles and light keys of the walking simulator and action. In this new “Lore” which established the Netflix 2019 series by Carmen Sandiego, it is a spy that works to end a group of dangerous thieves of an evil group called Vile Carmen, it has gone from the stitch, to be the persecutor, with the ACME detective agency of this dangerous organization.
The dynamics consists in visiting countries and places of the world. There, we will have to question people to discover clues about the suspects of each case. In each country, we will have to carry out small actions so as not to lose our suspects in the form of persecution. Meanwhile, we will resolve a puzzle and make a decision to proceed. And, once we are clear who is the culprit, we make an order to stop the key attacker where he can escape. All this while we are subject to a time established in several days or that the criminal will disappear forever and fail.
Learn by investigating
The educational elements that characterize this saga are always very present. These are well mixed with the mechanics of the game. It is therefore easy for the player to learn a curious fact on a country, his flag or a characteristic or historical character. Of course, we must not forget our detective work and we will have to gradually extract data or characteristics from suspects.
For example, a witness who saw the thief can tell you that he was not blond or that he had blue eyes, that he seemed to speak French or that he had a German dictionary. With these clues We must filter our suspects with a database in the purest style Who is who And at the same time, the target / the following destination of the thief. All this while we have decided on our next trip and if we have time to continue to question this witness or to search for clues in a place, or it is better to pass data because time ends.
Chart…. Speechless
It is true that even if the tone is educational, this is well integrated into the structure of the game, alternating different historical or geographic “lessons” with phases of action and espionage or a small puzzle. Not having a little voice conditions and us forces us to generally read the attention, so we cannot limit ourselves to pass texts to continue because we cannot make sense decisions and we will make you lose a little or fail in our mission.
This is why the sound appearance is very rare. Fortunately, the graphic aspect, drawn to the Netflix series, is so beautiful and colorful that it attracts attention.
Conclusions Carmen Sandiego
The game, although it is oriented towards an audience of around 9 to 15 years, does not seem to try to try to make the game accessible to this audience. The forces to read a lot, without having any voice that support or simplify this task. This obliges to read continuously, which may not be appreciated by a childhood child.
In his favor, it must be said that The mixture of several genres makes him fun and pays a beautiful tribute to the classic gamesBeing able to enjoy a kind of vitamin versions of classic games.
In conclusion, we can say that it is a fun game and that it also serves to learn geographic, historical, cultural or political data. Although it is true that, for the little ones, the company of an adult who can help him by guiding the steps, because some questions can be complex for small players.
Pro.
- Didactics and funny
- Nostalgic with its old game version
Extraterrestrial extermination. Jugon and film buff
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