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Amazon Trail II

Amazon Trail II is an educational game and the sequel to The Amazon Trail. In this game you have to canoe up the Amazon River. Before starting, it is obligatory to choose yourself a guide - each of the four…

31 December 1996

Amazon Trail II is an adventure developed by MECC, released 31 December 1996 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Amazon Trail II is

Amazon Trail II is an adventure game developed by MECC and released in 1996. It was published by SoftKey Multimedia. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Amazon Trail II is an educational game and the sequel to The Amazon Trail. In this game you have to canoe up the Amazon River. Before starting, it is obligatory to choose yourself a guide - each of the four available candidates has a special skill that may help you on your journey. In the course of the game, you need to manage the supplies; meet, talk, and trade with different people presented by live actors in FMV; read maps; and decide how much to eat, when to rest, and how fast to paddle. The game also contains a huge amount of information about the science and history of the Amazon rainforest. It is possible to explore the rainforest along the route spotting one of 100 different species…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Amazon Trail II launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Amazon Trail II come out?
Amazon Trail II was released on 31 December 1996 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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