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Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

GSC Game World

Date of production:

2005

Name of Distributor:

Akelote ir Ko

Technical Requirements:

Win 2000/ME/XP; 512 MB RAM; 64 MB Video; 2,5 GB free HDD space;

Cost of product:

11.99 USD

Type of videogame:

Strategy

Genre of videogame:

Historical
War

Type of game visual:

Isometric

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer online

Help:

Presence of initial training
Presence of textual tutoring during the game
Presence of audio tutoring during the game
Presence of avatar tutoring during the game

Interaction:
Dialogue with other characters:

Poor0123456Excellent

Driving Vehicles:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explorability of environment:

Poor0123456Excellent

Memory of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Complexity of logic succession of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Number of alternative game paths for solution of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Game interface:

Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

Text
Bitmap
3D

External hardware:

Mouse, keyboard

THE EDITOR

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

No

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

No

Level of editing:

2D / 3D License:

Commercial

>Cost of software(�):

11.99 USD

Where to find it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cossacks-II-Napoleonic-Wars-PC-New-Sealed_W0QQitemZ150192259324QQihZ005QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:

Game allow us to initiate XIX century Europe wars, present historical facts and persons. Game educates economics, diplomatics and army management skills.

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Algirdas Lancinskas

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Lithuania

Date of Evaluation:

07/06/2007

Blackboard: