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WHERE IN EUROPE IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?
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It's the start of another day as a gumshoe detective. I enter the office, walk
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up to the computer console, and sign in, just in time to hear the telephone
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ringing. Maybe it's a new assignment. I pick up the phone.
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"Andy, this is the chief. I've just received a call from East Germany. Bach's
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harpsichord has been stolen by a masked male. Head for East Berlin right away.
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You must track the thief to his hideout and arrest him. You must apprehend the
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thief by Monday, 11 PM. Good luck, Andy." I rush to the airport in time to catch
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a plane for Berlin, and the chase is on.... (This review is based on the
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Macintosh version.)
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The object of WHERE IN EUROPE is to figure out which of Carmen Sandiego's 25
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accomplices (or herself) committed the crime, and to follow the clues left
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behind by going to the airport and catching a flight to the appropriate country.
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You enter characteristics regarding the criminal (sex, favorite movie, hair
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color, etc.) into a crime computer (which is a Mac II), and you apply for an
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arrest warrant. If you catch the crook before you have a valid warrant, or if
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your time runs out, you lose. The game includes a quick reference card on each
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thief; it provides a name, a small picture, description, and a short piece of
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information.
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WHERE IN EUROPE pays excellent attention to detail, with a smooth user
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interface that any Mac user will love. (You use the keyboard only to enter your
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name at the start.) Most (all?) countries in Europe are depicted by great
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black-and-white drawings, specifically created for the Mac. As an added bonus,
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some graphics display in color on the Mac II. The game also offers good sound
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effects and animation sequences in various places.
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WHERE IN EUROPE works best with more than one player; single-player games
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become too boring after a while. The advertising on the box claims the program
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is good for teaching geography; this is an understatement! You'll swear some
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places don't even exist until you find them on a map. The documentation includes
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a Rand McNally ATLAS OF EUROPE, which you'll need (along with any other good
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atlases of Europe you might have) to help you get started. There's also an
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excellent manual describing gameplay and operational details.
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This version of the program requires a minimum of 512K of RAM, and runs on the
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Mac 512KE, Mac Plus, Mac SE, and Mac II. I was unable to test compatibility with
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the Mac IIx, Mac IIcx, and Mac IIci, but it should work fine with these
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machines, as well. The 512K Macs require two floppy drives or a hard disk. The
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program uses key-disk protection.
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WHERE IN EUROPE IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? is an interesting, educational, and
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all-around fun game that looks and plays great. It should make an excellent
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addition to the game collection of both young and not-so-young Mac players!
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WHERE IN EUROPE IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? is published and distributed by Broderbund.
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*****DOWNLOADED FROM P-80 SYSTEMS (304) 744-2253
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