| 词条 | Amazon Trail II |
| 释义 |
| title = Amazon Trail II | image = Amazon_Trail_II_Cover_art.jpg | caption = Cover art | developer = The Adventure Company | publisher = MECC | series = The Oregon Trail | engine = | platforms = Windows, Macintosh | released = {{vgy|1996}} | genre = Simulation[1][2] | modes = Single-player }} Amazon Trail II is a simulation video game developed by The Adventure Company and published by MECC for the Macintosh and Windows.[3] It was released in September 1996.[4] The game is a spin-off of The Oregon Trail. It is the second video game in the Amazon Trail video game series, succeeding The Amazon Trail and preceding Amazon Trail 3rd Edition.[5] It was included in a games bundle with the Quantex 5500,[6] and in the Trail Mix Social Studies Bundle with Oregon Trail 3rd Edition and MayaQuest Trail.[7] The Quantex QP6/333 M-1c package also included the game in its software package.[8] ProductionThe aim of this educational video game is to teach players about the "culture, ecology, and history of the Amazon River".[5] The game was donated to the Strong Museum of Play.[9] The bulk of new content to The Amazon Trail series is not added in this game, but rather to its own sequel The Amazon Trail 3rd Edition: Rainforest Adventures.[10] Richard D. Thompson was the game's video director.[11] PlotThe game starts with a mysterious incident at the Museum of Ancient Art, which results in the player ending up in the Amazon.[12] Players are then sent to find a local cure to a disease,[13] with the end goal being to reach the city of Vilcabamba.[14] GameplayFeaturing "the same gameplay and educational styling"[15] as The Oregon Trail, players take a virtual trip up the South American Amazon River.in a canoe[5] in an interactive learning journey.[16] The game has 3 levels of difficulty.[17] Players receive points by remaining healthy, using their resources wisely, and conversing with characters correctly.[17] The best players have their names put into a high score list.[17] A fishing meter shows how hard the harpoon is thrown when fishing.[17] Tour guides ask the player questions which they must respond to further the game.[17] The game includes four river guides, 17 assignments, and 50 characters.[17] Critical receptionJanice Reutter wrote in the Science and Children journal that the game is " an exciting, adventurous journey" with "attractive graphics", "mysterious and intriguing sound effects", and "beautiful 3D...scenes".[17] The Boston Herald favourably compared it to its "pretty simple" and "not very attractive" predecessor Amazon Trail, deeming it a "good buy for families who don't yet have Amazon Trail".[18] Computer Shopper said a software package that included the game was a "great starting point for the first-time buyer".[8] The Washington Post{{'}}s review included testimony from their "kid software tester" Sarah Phillips, who said that parts of the game could be "pretty neat" or "extremely frustrating".[19] MECC deemed it "one of the most compelling interactive adventures ever".[20] TESL-EJ described it as "wonderful" and "imaginative".[21] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.journal.su.ac.th/index.php/suij/article/view/84/83|title=Computer-Assisted Language Learning: An Overview|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://web.warwick.ac.uk/CELTE/tr/ovCALL/booklet1.htm|title=Advantages and Limitations of CALL|website=web.warwick.ac.uk|access-date=2016-09-08}} 3. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3T2QCwAAQBAJ|title=Cultural Code: Video Games and Latin America|last=Penix-Tadsen|first=Phillip|date=2016-02-12|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=9780262034050|language=en}} 4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BGxLDlrhp0C|title=The Complete Sourcebook on Children's Software|last=Buckleitner|first=Warren|date=2001-03-01|publisher=Children's Software Revue|isbn=9781891983054|language=en}} 5. ^1 2 {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhsQAQAAMAAJ|title=Software and CD-ROM Reviews on File|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Facts on File, Incorporated|language=en}} 6. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wEAAAAAMBAJ|title=Maximum PC|last=Inc|first=Future US|date=1999-07-01|publisher=Future US, Inc.|language=en}} 7. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CV7R818xEl0C|title=Homeschooling Almanac 2002-2003|last=Leppert|first=Mary|last2=Leppert|first2=Michael|date=2001-01-01|publisher=Prima Pub.|isbn=9780761528562|language=en}} 8. ^1 {{Cite journal|date=1999-03-01|title=Quantex QP6/333 M-1c: Quantex ups the entry-level ante.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53703828.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194916/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53703828.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2016-10-08}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.museumofplay.org/online-collections/22/66/109.10725|title=Amazon Trail II: Science & History|website=www.museumofplay.org|access-date=2016-09-08}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pcmuseum.ca/details.asp?id=36787&type=software|title=The Personal Computer Museum, Brantford, Ontario, CANADA - Recycle, donate, and browse your old computers, electronics, video games, and software|website=www.pcmuseum.ca|access-date=2016-09-08}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/intothewoodsjr/behind/home.html|title=The Artistic Team|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/amazon-trail-ii|title=Amazon Trail II|website=Metacritic|access-date=2016-09-08}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://au.ign.com/games/amazon-trail-ii/pc-758767|title=Amazon Trail II (PC)|website=IGN|access-date=2016-09-08}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/amazon-trail-ii/3030-35894/|title=Amazon Trail II (Game) - Giant Bomb|website=www.giantbomb.com|access-date=2016-09-08}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://classicgames.about.com/od/computergames/fr/OregonTrail_2.htm|title=The Oregon Trail - Edutainment's First Video Game Hit - Apple II|access-date=2016-09-08}} 16. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7IHbAAAAMAAJ|title=CD-ROMs in Print|date=2001-01-01|publisher=Meckler|isbn=9780787633561|language=en}} 17. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://search.proquest.com/openview/a5bffc66d3e9fc242423fab6b0009e0b/1?pq-origsite=gscholar|title=Amazon Trail II - ProQuest|website=search.proquest.com|access-date=2016-09-08}} 18. ^{{Cite journal|date=1997-03-30|title=Kid tech.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56419982.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008195013/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56419982.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2016-10-08}} 19. ^{{Cite journal|date=1997-03-14|title=Keep on Trackin'|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-706221.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008201833/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-706221.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2016-10-08}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mecc.co/mac--pc-products/trails/amazon-trail-ii.html|title=Amazon Trail II {{!}} Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium|website=www.mecc.co|access-date=2016-09-08}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume2/ej08/ej08m1/|title=Oregon Trail II|website=www.tesl-ej.org|access-date=2016-09-08}} Further reading
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