Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

reviewed by Whitney Tarin, age 11, from US

 

Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? is a fun game to play. It is a detective game that promotes you when you solve a case. You find out details about your suspect by following the clues provided. You can ask people questions along the way. When you think you know who did the crime, you get a warrant for their arrest. If you run out of time, you suspect will get away.

Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? comes with an atlas that helps you to find where to go. I liked the atlas and can use it for other things, such as homework. When you travel to a location, it shows you a picture of the place and you can listen to music of the country. Sometimes you will hear the language of the country. The graphics are great and the characters are really funny. Sometimes the music can be annoying, but you can just push the mute button to stop it.

This is the best CD-ROM I have ever owned. I would recommend this game to my friends. In fact, it is really fun to play with a friend!

Available from The Learning Company

Recommended ages: 9 and up

Requirements

Windows 3.1 or 95:

33 Mhz 486 or faster, 66 MHz 486 recommended
8 MB RAM
Requires approximately 1 MB hard disk space
2X CD-ROM drive or faster
SVGA monitor/display card (640 x 480, 256 colors), thousands of colors supported
Windows compatible sound device

Macintosh:

20 MHz 68040 processor or faster, Power Macintosh native
System 7.0.1 or higher
8 MB RAM, 5 MB free
Requires approximately 1 MB hard disk space
2X CD-ROM drive or faster
Monitor: 13" or larger color, 256 colors; thousands of colors supported on Power Macintosh