LEARNING COMPANY The Oregon Trail, 5th Edition ( Windows/Macintosh ) | 
| From: Learning Company
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $2.15
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 70
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1
MPN: OREGONTRAIL5BX
UPC: 825247028309
EAN: 0825247028309
ASIN: B0009VLEYQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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Product Description
The Oregon Trail 5th Edition takes you along with a family as they travel 2000 miles along the legendary Oregon Trail!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 Fun for everyone involved April 11, 2006
M. Hudgens (Washington, D.C.)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
I was very happy with this game- it took the bets parts of the previous Oregon Trail incarnations and wove them together for a good overall product. I can appreciate a company which recognizes both the weaknesses and the strengths of their products and uses this information to get better. In this Oregon Trail you can once again chose how many you will travel with and name them (for some crazy reason this feature was eliminated in the 4th Oregon Trail edition), but you can also CHOOSE the times you stop to collect wild fruit or fish, instead of these circumstances just happening randomly (which does not make as much sense). To me, these were the biggest changes to previous games, but they were improvements.
Aside from the above changes, the basics of the game remain the same, and it will look familiar to those who have played other editions. A few things have been updated, particularly some aspects concerning Native Americans and some geography, but the good times still keep rolling.
 Does NOT work with Windows XP!!! September 19, 2007
MissVet2011
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
Don't bother purchasing this product if you are running windows XP. I figured I could take the chance that it wouldn't work because it was inexpensive, but even so it turned out to be a waste of my money. The game will install but it WILL NOT RUN. Don't waste your money.
Will not work on WIndows XP January 9, 2007
Richard E. Meier (Sandy, UT USA)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This game does not work on Windows XP. Warning: do not buy unless you computer is 5+ years old running windows 98.
 WINDOWS XP COMPATIBLE September 23, 2007
RaccoonGirl
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the same game that many of us enjoyed in middle school. This version is just a more updated version.
I just wanted to let people know that this version DEFINITELY works on Windows XP. I use that operating system. The only thing I had to do was download a quick fix patch, and it worked perfectly. I got the information from the manufacturer's website. Here is the link to it: http://support.riverdeep.net/fix.asp?isid=44621&prog=1294820236
Of course, I hold no responsibility for anything going wrong. I'm just saying that this is what worked for me, and the game makers led me to this. Hope it helps somebody else, and reassures others that this game DOES work on Windows XP.
A Wonderful Cumputer Game! July 8, 2006
S. J. McHall (Newport, DE USA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purcheshed Oregon Trail 5th edition to long ago to remember the exact time, but it is a really great buy. In this game, you are a pioneer that gets to set out on the oregon trail to make a new life for yourself. The game starts off by you filling in information about yourself like your name, what year you're leaving, where you're starting and going(depending on the year, you may have different choices), and who's coming with you. Then, you much purchace all the sublies that you need. I reccmond getting the basic subbly package and adding on to that. And the the hardest part is over! Now you can set off on the Oregon Trail.
Just like our pioneer ansesters, you get to hunt, fish, collect plants, and trade as often as you like. You also need to check your supplies often to know when you need to do these things. Also, one of your party(people coming along with you) may get sick, and you'll need to treat them as well as you can.
Along the way, you'll see landmarks that our ansesters also saw, and you'll have to think quick when crossing rivers so that you're wagon douesn't tip over. Also, you'll periodically see video clips of the Mogramy Family's journey. These clips will give you history, insite, and tips about the Oregon Trail. And sometimes, they're just quite fun to watch!
You alos have a diary. It fills itself with a little information almost every day, but you can make small entrys, too.
Overall, DO NOT rent this game. It is too good for that. Instead, buy it right away.
~S.J.M.
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