It is surprising that a 40 year old classic game called The Oregon Trail has made it’s way onto the iPad tablet. This old style game has been played by millions all over the world and now you can enjoy it on a multi-touch device. This classic educational iPad app travel game follows a family heading west,from Missouri to Oregon, during the gold rush in 1800’s.
The official Oregon Trail iPad app is being offered free for a limited time by developer Gameloft as a promotion for the release of its sequel, The Oregon Trail: American Settler.
We only have one complaint about this iPad app classic game. We would have liked to see the app refresh be optimized for the iPad. It looks great on the iPhone and iPod touch but easily could have been ported to the iPad. iPad 2 apps for education have done really well and the iPad platform is becoming a part of the educational landscape.
This classic iPad app game has been designed well and in line with the original intent of the classic game-play of the Oregon Trail. It has a lot of replay value and will keep you, I mean, children occupied for hours. You may need to make sure you monitor your child’s time because they will get sucked in. The good thing is that they will be learning while playing this fun game.
The Oregon Trail is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, requires iOS 2.2.1 or later and is free on the app store for a limited time so grab your copy today.
