Africa Trail
Africa Trail is an educational computer game developed by MECC and published by The Learning Company. The gameplay resembles that of MECC's other "Trail" games, in which players must prepare for a long…
Africa Trail is an adventure developed by MECC, released 31 December 1995 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Africa Trail is
Africa Trail is an adventure game developed by MECC and released in 1995. It was published by The Learning Company. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The object of the game is to make it to Cape Agulhas, South Africa in a limited number of days. First the player must pick a route, going for the longer route from Bizerte, Tunisia or two shorter routes from Lagos, Nigeria or Nairobi, Kenya. Next the player must pick three out of six possible teammates for the team. Teammates differ by profession, skills, biking experience, travel experience, and trek preferences. Certain teammates will make the journey easier and more likely to reach the final destination in good time. The player's team will start with a bike each, basic supplies and money to buy food, additional supplies and lodging. Then the player needs to buy spare parts for the bikes…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Trails series
Africa Trail is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Trails series. The next entry was The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I - IV & Trails into Reverie Complete Box in 2022.
What it launched against
Africa Trail launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.
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