Africa Trail - Windows XP / Macintosh Compatible (Jewel Case)

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Product Features

• Get Ready for Hours of Fun Learning (Ages 10 - 16)
• Adventure through Africas history, geography, and culture
• Challenge the actual 12,000-mile world-record setting bike trek. 1,000 photos and video clips.
• Complete with detailed maps, a guide book and entries from the trek leaders journal.
• Authentic music score and sound effects. [Windows 98/Me/XP, Mac OS 7/8/9/X Classic Mode]

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• ASIN: B0005MYJ0A
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 3, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,554 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

Product Description

Product Description
Bike across Africa in a world-record adventure! Take an adventure through Africas history, geography, and culture as you challenge the actual 12,000-mile world-record setting bike trek. Make critical decisions as you plan and execute your trip. Choose your team members, supplies and equipment. Learn to use the many maps and keep a travel log as you go. And with road-rally action, bike repairs and tests of endurance, theres never a shortage of excitement. Get Ready for Hours of Fun Learning. Africa Trail packs in hours of fun and learning with over 1,000 photos and video clips from the actual bike trek. The adventure comes complete with detailed maps, a guide book and entries from the trek leaders journal. Plus, an authentic music score and sound effects accompany your entire trek. Test Your Limits. Ride your bike from the sweltering days and freezing nights of the Sahara, through rainforests, and across savannahs. Heat exhaustion, rough roads, flat tires, and other obstacles make the adventure realistic and challenging. Experience a New World. Youll meet the people of modern-day Africa whose cultures are as diverse as the terrain youll cover. In every place you stop, you'll learn about the history and culture from the people who live there. Broaden Your Horizons. From Tunisia to the tip of South Africa, discover Africas richly different surroundings. Meet the Fulani of northern Nigeria and other African people in cities and villages throughout the continent.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go to Africa!, January 10, 2006

By	David WIERDA "de Labe" (Zeeland, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have spent months on the road in Africa, though in bush taxis and not on a bicycle. I have also lived as a Peace Corps Volunteer and have traveled through areas similar to some of those traveled on this trip. I love how this software has captured the textures and flavors of so much of Africa. I only wish that computer software could communicate smells and tastes. One little thing that I wasn't expecting at all was how well the bargaining compares to the real thing--and how it changes from one part of Africa to another.

One thing that is important: when I first ran the software in Windows XP, it was real little and disappointing. Make sure you set the software to run at 640x480 resolution (in the shortcut properties in Windows XP). That will make the program run full-screen and you will see it as intended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Africa Trail, February 21, 2007

By	Shulamit "Bronte" (Florida) - See all my reviews

What a wonderful adventure.
This would make a great learning tool for kid's of all ages.
I know that my grand-daughters are loving it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Africa Trail, November 25, 2008

By	Sondra Schmid - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This game was purchased for my younger daughter (11) who thoroughly enjoys travel games. She became bored within the first few days and hasn't played it since.