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By Erin Bell
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Frontier building sim a fun, entertainment-focused sequel.
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The Oregon Trail: American Settler
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What's It About?
The Oregon Trail: American Settler offers an experience similar to social games like FrontierVille. In this simulation game, players create a frontier homestead by adding buildings, tending crops and animals, and maintaining settlers' happiness. Players can join Gameloft's social network, Gameloft Live!, to recruit neighbors and share status updates.
Is It Any Good?
THE OREGON TRAIL: AMERICAN SETTLER is far removed from both the original educational classroom PC simulation of the 1970s, and the Oregon Trail app. Instead, it bears a striking resemblance to the social game FrontierVille, complete with prompts to invite friends to the Gameloft Live! social network to become neighbors, buy the game's premium currency, and share status updates. The game is polished and enjoyable, but is much more designed for pure entertainment rather than edutainment.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Learn more about some of the historical figures players meet in the tavern. What role did they play in American history and frontier life?
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Social Studies : historical figures , history
- Skills : Collaboration : cooperation , Responsibility & Ethics : honoring the community
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : November 17, 2011
- Genre : Simulation Games
- Publisher : Gameloft
- Version : 1.0.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.1.3 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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