Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective
Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective | |
---|---|
Single-player[1] |
Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective (sometimes referred to as Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition, Junior Detective Edition, or Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition) is a 1995 education game in the
Production notes
Although Zack, Ivy,
ACME's Stretch the Crime Dog and Stretch's nemesis Carmine, Carmen Sandiego's pet cat, are introduced in this game. According to the game manual, Stretch captured so many V.I.L.E. agents as a puppy that ACME gave him "The Golden Snout Award", its highest K-9 honor. Stretch later appeared in one episode ("The Remnants") of the Earth series.
Geographical errors
Notably, this is the first post-Cold War version of the World game, meaning it is the first to feature Russia instead of the Soviet Union. However, the map of Asia used in the game inaccurately shows Sakhalin to be under the dominion of Japan. In actuality, the island is under the control of Russia, as it was at the time this game was produced.
Gameplay
The game is played on a device called the GizmoTapper 586-LC which includes DeeJay, an
A simplified version of the "warrant" function is also included. At each location, a bumbling photographer attempts to take a picture of the crook, but only gets a portion of the criminal's portrait. One or two pieces of the crook's picture are captured in each destination. The user must place these pieces together in a wanted poster located in the bottom right corner of the GizmoTapper. Failure to do this will result in the culprit escaping at the end of the case. As the game progresses, the wanted poster will have more pieces to it, making it increasingly difficult to assemble. The user is not required to answer questions in order to be promoted.
Critical reception
Publication | Score |
---|---|
PC Player | 70%[3] |
Publication | Award |
---|---|
Codie award | 1995 Best Early Education Program[4] |
Newsweek | 1996 Editor's Choice Award[5] |
Family PC | Family Tested Recommended Award[5] |
The German PC Player gave the game a score of 70 out of 100.[3]
Lisa Karen Savignano of Allgame gave the game a rating of 4 stars out of 5, which is broken down into 4 stars for graphics, 4 stars for sound, 4 stars for enjoyment, 3 stars for replay value, and 4 stars for documentation.[6]
The game received the 1995 Codie award for Best Early Education Program.[4]
References
- ^ "Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition - PC". G4TV. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Savignano, Lisa Karen. "Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition - Synopsis". allgame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition - The Press Says". MobyGames. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Broderbund Software reports 133% increase in net income for second quarter. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ a b "Broderbund - Awards Showcase". Broderbund. August 1995. Archived from the original on April 11, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ Karen, Lisa. "Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective - Review". allgame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
External links
- Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective at Great Deals Software at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-04)
- Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective - from CDAccess.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-08-18)
- Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective :: Software :: Childrens Software Educational Software Cheap Software Kids Software at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-01-24)
- Carmen Sandiego Junior Detective Edition (on villagetrading.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-06-03)
- The Daily Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- New Technologies for Education: A Beginner's Guide - Ann E. Barron, Gary W. Orwig - Google Books