[Image] ~ WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? ~Pack-in Video / Broderbund SoftwareCD-ROM1990 While I like to praise the oft-disparaged geniuses who developed games for Pack-in Video every chance I get, I guess they don't deserve a whole lot of credit for this menu-driven mystery title being a quality product. After all, Broderbund is the company that crafted the original computer-based version and came up with the concept for the game in the first place. Then again, this is a fantastic port, one that'll appeal most to us old folks who chased after crime-lord Carmen and her crowd of crooks back in our junior-high days. New sleuths with no nostalgia for the game should still get a couple of hours of fun out of it, and it probably won't cost more than a fiver to acquire. It's too bad that Where in Time wasn't brought over to the PCE as well. [Image] Stay hot on the trail of ever-on-the-move criminals by garnering information about their exploits in the cities you tour...
[Image] ...and learn about the histories, geographies, and economies of said cities while you're at it.
[Image] It usually isn't difficult to figure out where to go next, but even though this is an easy game, it isn't a dull one... [Image][Image] ...thanks in part to the funny animated bits that play out when you're on the right path.
[Image][Image] The places you visit look pretty nice, and the appealing imagery is accompanied by appropriate location-exclusive tunes.
[Image][Image] Lock up Carmen's cronies one by one, and then go after the ringleader herself.
"Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"
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