Roman Town Review
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Roman Town (Windows)

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Incredibly in-depth archeology sim brings history to life.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Roman Town is an educational, Windows computer game that puts kids in the role of archaeologist, digging up artifacts (including some bones) from the site of an ancient Roman city. While chock full of educational content, the material is all presented in a game format, so kids should be kept entertained throughout.

Educational value: Kids will learn tons of info about ancient Rome and how archaeologists work. In addition, they'll have their logic and verbal skills tested by some mini-games (such as word searches and matching games). They'll get to work on spatial relations as they piece together artifacts like a puzzle, and practice their reading comprehension as they choose words to fill in case reports after each dig.
Positive messages: The game promotes curiosity and an interest in world history. It makes discovering facts about the past a fun and entertaining pursuit.
Positive role models: The game itself is a fabulous role model, as it presents history in such a fun and entertaining fashion. This is a game that can make kids very excited about learning. Plus the Roman children who appear in the game are always polite and helpful, as is the professor that you work for.
Ease of play: The controls work well for a mouse-based game. Nothing should be too difficult to kids to follow.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: There is a verbal mention of wine, which the ancient Romans drank.

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  • Families can talk about the benefits of educational video games. What are some of the many lessons learned from this game? After playing a game like Roman Town, do you feel your time has been better spent than if you played a purely entertainment-based game?

  • Have you played any other history games?

What's the story?

What's the story?

As a virtual archaeologist in ROMAN TOWN, you will get to dig up artifacts, piece them back together (in both 2-D and 3-D puzzles), and uncover loads of fascinating information about the lives of ancient Romans. At the end of each dig, you'll be tested on what you learned by having to fill in the blanks on written case reports. And you'll get to explore recreations of the buildings you're digging in, displayed the way they would have looked like back in the days of the Roman Empire. There are a slew of mini-games as well -- matching games, puzzles, word searches etc. -- even an old Roman-style board game.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

ROMAN TOWN does a fantastic job of presenting world history in a fun and entertaining context for kids. Part simulation game, part puzzle game, part mystery -- and with a great variety of mini-game material thrown in -- this is an educational game that shouldn't bore kids for even a second. Even when you're not actively piecing together a three-dimensional ancient urn or unearthing centuries-old bones, you're taking in some really fascinating trivia about the ancient world. The graphics may be unimpressive in the story-telling scenes, but the rest of what you get in Roman Town is so well done that it hardly seems fair to complain. Roman Town is a great way to get kids excited about and absorbed by history.

Game themes & details

Game Details
Available on: Windows
Not available online
Genre: Educational
Developer: Dig-It Games
Released on: August 18, 2010
Price: 39.99
ESRB Rating: NR
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This review was written by Christopher Healy
 
 

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