Title: Escape Series #1 The Car
Publisher: Afro-Ninja Productions
Release Date: 2006
Game Type: Puzzle
Game Summary: This is the first installment of the popular Flash based Escape series. The game is essentially a puzzle where the player must point and click their way around the game's universe in the hopes of finding items and highlighted areas. The player must use whatever tools are presented in a variety of methods to, escape from the car.
Educational Value: This game, as well as the rest of the Escape series games, have limited educational value. The game does promote a level of critical and analytical thinking that often times leads to "outside the box" solutions.
Opinion: The gameplay can get tedious, confusing and can be very frustrating as the player has to click directly on point for an action to occur. In addition, as the player is trying to solve the puzzle, the time is being loudly monitored through a ticking clock which can get very annoying. While I didn't know how to play at the beginning, there is a quick learning curve and I found myself very engaged and focused as I tried to solve the puzzle. I think this game could have some potential in the classroom to help students understand the potential relationship between objects (that may be outside the norm) and also as an analytical tool. My main concern with introducing this game would be the graphics that include some blood found in the trunk.
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