Egypt Kids

2001 video game
  • FRA: December 1, 2001
  • POL: July 11, 2002
  • RUS: July 26, 2002
  • DEU: 2004
  • WW: February 17, 2009
Genre(s)Educational, adventureMode(s)Single-player

Egypt Kids (French: Égypte Kids) is an educational video game, released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by EMG and published by Cryo Interactive under the Cryo Kids brand. The game was made in association with Réunion des Musées Nationaux. The Russian version was localised by Nival Interactive. The game is available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Polish.[1][2]

Plot

The game is set in Heliopolis, a city located on the banks of the River Nile, in Ancient Egypt. The player solves mysteries to learn about subjects like life in Egypt and the Egyptian Gods. Dragoo, a mischievous young dragon, is the player's guide through the game. The game also includes an Ancient Egypt multimedia encyclopaedia.

Gameplay

The game consists of many interactive and educational workshops, each revolving around a theme such as architecture, hieroglyphs, religion, and music.[3]

Development

This was Cryo, the Louvre and the Réunion des musées nationaux's third collaboration after Egypt and Egypt II.[3]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Adventure Spiele100% (received AVSN award)[4]
Meristation7/10[5][6][7]
Adventure-archiv64%[8]
Gry Online4.5/10[9][10]

Olaf Szewczyk of Polygamia thought the game offered a pale representation of the interesting Egyptian culture.[11]

See also

  • Egypt: 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh
  • Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy
  • Egypt 3: The Egyptian Prophecy

References

  1. ^ "Microïds". www.microids.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  2. ^ "Dzieci Egiptu, Egypte Kids (PC) | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. ^ a b "Egypte kids". www.historia.fr.
  4. ^ avsn-Nikki (June 13, 2005). "Egypt Kids". Adventure Spiele.
  5. ^ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (4 January 2002). "Viaje a Egipto con los niños". meristation.as.com.
  6. ^ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (4 January 2002). "Viaje a Egipto con los niños". meristation.as.com.
  7. ^ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (4 January 2002). "Viaje a Egipto con los niños". meristation.as.com.
  8. ^ Slydos. "Adventurearchiv - Kurzbeschreibungen von Adventurespielen - Startseite". www.adventure-archiv.com.
  9. ^ "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com.
  10. ^ "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com.
  11. ^ "Dzieci Egiptu - Polygamia". polygamia.pl. 30 August 2002.
  • Egypte Kids at Microïds
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