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  @ Mixed reviews for this product overall Most Helpful Customer Reviews 71 of 72 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for everyone involved, April 11, 2006 By M. Hudgens "mhleigh" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)    Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  I was very happy with this game- it took the bets parts of the previous Oregon Trail incarnations and wove them together for a good overall product. I can appreciate a company which recognizes both the weaknesses and the strengths of their products and uses this information to get better. In this Oregon Trail you can once again chose how many you will travel with and name them (for some crazy reason this feature was eliminated in the 4th Oregon Trail edition), but you can also CHOOSE the times you stop to collect wild fruit or fish, instead of these circumstances just happening randomly (which does not make as much sense). To me, these were the biggest changes to previous games, but they were improvements. Aside from the above changes, the basics of the game remain the same, and it will look familiar to those who have played other editions. A few things have been updated, particularly some aspects concerning Native Americans and some geography, but the good times still keep rolling. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | Permalink Comment Comment (1) 67 of 70 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars I have all 5 version and this is the most fun!, November 16, 2003 By Tamara Beckner "tammybeck1" (Fontana, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Oregon Trail, 5th Edition (CD-ROM) Both my son & I started playing Version 1 (which is great for kids), but the graphics aren't great. Version 2 gives you more options, and I get to shop and keep a budget. Shooting food & steering down the rapids is more fun also. Versions 3 & 4 were more complicated because of more choices (who will you chose to be in your wagon, fishing, trading & plant gaithering). There's 3 disks with 3 & 4 and NO LEGEND (highscore list), but you do get to chose what you want to trade. VERSION 5 IS 1 DISK, but you can FISH,HUNT,GAITHER PLANTS,SHOP,TRADE(their choice)& log your high scores. Start out as a green horn; continue as an expert trailguide. If you're a farmer you don't have much money & must budget your supplies & money, but your score is times 4.5. While a banker has money, but really has to avoid the temptation of over loading his wagon. You can have 1 to 5 people ride in the wagon with you and you can name them or the computer will. When my son was under 11, he had me start the game by buying the supplies, then he'd take over. He loved the hunting and fishing. When I played the game I'd call him over to finish it by "riding the rapids" (with his fast reflexes, better than me). If you like making choices in a game this may be the game for you. Remember when gaithering plants the bright red berries are poisonous. If you have them for supper you die, game over. It helps to save your game before that happens, so if a mistake happens, you can exit and return. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | Permalink Comment Comment 69 of 74 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars More stable but less interesting than version 4, June 15, 2002 By paul (Atlanta Ga. USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Oregon Trail, 5th Edition (CD-ROM) Version 4 was full of bugs and agonizingly slow but it clearly reflected an effort to expand the game and make it more interesting. This version reverses direction. It is quite stable and should run on just about any recently purchased Windows comp Source: http://www.amazon.com/The-Oregon-Trail-5th-Edition/dp/B00005LBVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315237647&sr=8-1