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I bought this computer game years ago when I was still in grade school. I loved how this game incorporated various aspects of the actual travel for US citizens out west. It included (some) pieces of history, information about medicine, food gathering, and put a huge emphasis on illness. Even if it was realistic back then for people to get sick, it seems to happen all the time to people in your entire party. This gets a little frustrating. One of my favorite parts of the game is the hunting for food. They even account for the fact that hunting too much in one area with a gun will scare off the wildlife. The game was overall fun and amusing to me in those years. I'd recommend the game to anyone between the ages of 10-17 (or older if you are in a nostalgic mood).
I've read many places where people can't get this game to work on their XP machine. Just Google OT5Patch.exe, install, and you'll be able to play. The game has changed since I played the original on the old Apple ][ computers, and I seem partial to the vector graphics over the animated cut scenes and point+click interface. The new game has a lot more variables that make it challenging, and with the refinements, my 9yr daughter old got a little confused. But the game hooks you like the old one does and my daughter started asking questions about some of the real life elements in the game, which was a great way to pique her interest in history.
We have two "Oregon Trail" games. The first is an older version for XP and it runs great. (until my wife's old HP blew up) So we ordered a 2nd game for her Vista equipped laptop. Although the listing and the instructions say the game will run on Vista, it partially did. The game would play the music and show the main menu, but would not do anything else. So we contacted the seller who quickly gave us a thorough troubleshooting list. That led us to the publisher who in turn said we needed a patch so that Vista can run it. Problem solved! Taking the scenic route to play this game was not that big a deal considering the disaster "Vista" has turned out to be. The need for a patch is not the game maker's fault by any means... and the game is great fun and very educational. My wife and I highly recommend it. Our grand kids love it! As for Vista, it's junk. XP is just fine.Read full review
i love the older oregon trail games but they dont work on my computer, so i bought this one as it does. it's a great game, i loved it. you can pick berries etc, you get to pick what to keep or throw and look them up, and it's accurate so it's a little educational. i didn't like how at every hill up or down the wagon tipped 3 times before i could pass. and it was every one. other than that is was good. really easy though too, i beat it in about 2 hours total(split between 2 days). honestly i personally like the 3rd edition better but i would recommend this one also as it is almost as good/fun. :-)
* Make the wise choices as you avoid hazards and face the many challenges of frontier life * Go hunting, buy the right supplies, talk to Indians and fellow travelers and much more * Along the way you'll discover useful wilderness knowledge like avoiding poison and crossing rivers * Kids will also get to learn the complete story of the Donner Party * Ages 9 and up A decidedly low-tech era in U.S. history goes electronic in Oregon Trail 5th Edition, a game for children ages nine and older that pits players against all the hazards a wagon-train voyage can dish out. Following Captain Jed Freedman and a trio of young pioneers out West, this program teaches history, map reading, geography, and a variety of other skills. Players must keep their wits sharp if they want to keep their party healthy and well-fed all the way across the country. Oregon Trail 5th Edition offers a good all-around workout in reading skills and problem solving. Using limited funds, players must equip their wagons, balancing the need to survive on the trail with the necessity for moving quickly. Shortages will inevitably crop up along the way, and members of the wagon train can die of thirst, fever, snakebite, or many other perils... if you don't have the right equipment on hand to deal with the emergency. Even a well-equipped party can come to grief, though. Swamped wagons can lose critical supplies, and though there are people sprinkled along the trip who might provide help or trade goods, happening on the right trade is by no means assured. Except for being a bit slow-paced, Oregon Trail 5th Edition has few flaws. The people aboard the wagon trains come from a variety of cultures. Though the game glosses over the ugliest aspects of this historical period, it does not skirt them entirely. Players who over-hunt the resources of a particular native tribe are likely to hear about it. The game has a variety of features that flesh out the travel experience, like a trip diary and animated campfire tales--one of them about the Donner party--that effectively break up the pace of play. Platform: WINDOWS & MACINTOSH Publisher: LEARNING COMPANY Packaging: JEWEL CASE Rating: AGES: 9 AND UP Explore the West! Live the Adventure! Survive the Trail! Westward Ho! Are you ready to travel the Oregon Trail? It s going to take insight and careful planning to choose the right traveling companions gear and supplies. Even then there are countless unpredictable hazards like swollen rivers poisonous creatures and deadly diseases. You ll have to strategize and make quick decisions. And they ll have to be right.Create Your JourneyDecide your occupation who you ll take with you and where you re headed!Learn From the PioneersTalk with pioneers Irish African Americans Native Americans and other settlers. Share their dreams fears and adventures.Blaze a TrailFord raging rivers. Hunt fish and forage for food. Be a part of the taming of the wild West. From the banks of the great Mississippi to the sweeping Williamette Valley you ll carve your own trail through an historic adventure.Discover Jed s TalesThrough riveting mini-movies you ll befriend Captain Jed Freedman an experienced fur trader who is trail-wise and a great story-teller!Read full review
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