The Oregon Trail
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Current Version: 1.4.3 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested) released 2009-03-27
Price: 4.99
Category: Games :: Strategy
148Apps Review Summary
Our Rating: 
:: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :: Read Our Full Review >>
Finally... the iPhone version of the game that defined a generation. Well, maybe it didn't define a generation, but it definitely made 1st-3rd grade more fun.
App Description
Embark on Gameloft's refreshing revisit of the classic game you used to play on Apple II now.
The press already love it. Youll love it too.
**IGN: 8,5/10 + Editors's Choice Award: A smart remake of the acclaimed classic, complete with fantastic new visuals. You'll jam on it for weeks."
**Pocket Gamer: 9/10 + Gold Award - "An example of how classic games can be remade for modern play without losing nostalgic lustre or alienating with outdated design"
**Touch Arcade: The Oregon Trail for iPhone really does seem to make dysentary fun again!
**TapCritic: 5/5
**148Apps: 4,5/5
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Westward, Ho! Your favorite pioneering adventure game is back and takes you to an exciting, historical side-scrolling adventure entirely rethought to fit the Touch experience of your iPhone / iPod touch.
- All of the decision-making and problem-solving fun of the original game, plus additional parameters to take the Oregon Trail experience even further than you've played before.
- 8 skill-based mini-games, including 2 accelerometer-based challenges: hunting, fishing, river crossing, rafting, wagon repairing, telegraph, berry picking, and gold panning.
- Random events (disease, bandits, hitchhikers, etc.) faced by real pioneers increases the challenge.
- Side-missions add more excitement to your journey, affecting your westward trek.
- Prepare for your departure: Select the members of your party, choose your departure date and purchase supplies.
Highly recommended for fans of retro gaming, edutainment, educational games, and strategy.
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