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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail is a strategy video game developed by Gameloft New York and Gameloft Shanghai and published by Gameloft. It was released for Java ME-based mobile phones in 2009; a high-definition version was…

11 March 2009

The Oregon Trail is a strategy developed by Gameloft, released 11 March 2009 on Nintendo DSi, Android, BlackBerry OS and iOS.

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What The Oregon Trail is

The Oregon Trail is a strategy game developed by Gameloft and released in 2009. It is available on Nintendo DSi, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Windows Phone.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Oregon Trail is a strategy video game developed by Gameloft New York and Gameloft Shanghai and published by Gameloft. It was released for Java ME-based mobile phones in 2009; a high-definition version was later released for iOS the same year. The game was then ported to DSiware, followed by a number of other mobile operating systems and devices. The game was followed by two sequels: The Oregon Trail: Gold Rush and The Oregon Trail: American Settler.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational, fantasy and historical.

What it launched against

The Oregon Trail launched on 11 March 2009, within three weeks of Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Empire: Total War.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Empire: Total War.

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When did The Oregon Trail come out?
The Oregon Trail was released on 11 March 2009 for Nintendo DSi, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Windows Phone.

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