Serious Game Classification

The Secret Codes of C.Y.P.H.E.R.: Operation Wildlife Tanager Software Productions (U.S.A.), Tanager Software Productions (U.S.A.), 1991  

Informations Analyses Discussion
 

Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Keywords

Adventure - Ecology - Educational - Math

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Educative message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Ecology

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12-16 / 17-25 / 8-11
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
0 analysis

Similar games

Jump Start Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective Jump Start Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective
Miss Spider\'s Scavenger Hunt Miss Spider\'s Scavenger Hunt
Adventure Workshop: 4th-6th Grade - 5th Edition Adventure Workshop: 4th-6th Grade - 5th Edition
Treasure Cove! + Treasure Mountain! Treasure Cove! + Treasure Mountain!
Masters of the Elements Masters of the Elements
Pettson o Findus i trädgården Pettson o Findus i trädgården
Maya the Bee: What a Thunderstorm Maya the Bee: What a Thunderstorm
Jump Start Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain Jump Start Adventures 3rd Grade: Mystery Mountain
Jump Start 6th Grade Adventure Jump Start 6th Grade Adventure
Adventure Workshop 4th-6th Grade Adventure Workshop 4th-6th Grade
The Secret Codes of C.Y.P.H.E.R.: Operation Wildlife This educational game teaches children about mammals and about logic and language skills by utilizing 5 decoder alphabets: English, American Sign Language, Braille, Morse Code, and Semaphore.

You play as a C.Y.P.H.E.R. (Courageous Young Partners in Hush-Hush Electronic Radiotelegraphy) who must locate and decode CYPHERGRAMS and then deliver them to your client. Since you are an agent for Operation Wildlife the secret messages will involve a variety of clues about mammals. Agents must beware of L.U.R.K.'s (Loathsome Underhanded Rotten Krooks) who will try to steal the CYPHERGRAMS.

Players will learn about 87 mammals and their habitats and will also be able to access the built in FunCyclopedia, which contains over 1,000 facts about mammals. In addition, basic cryptography is taught with the 5 decoder alphabets.

Players can select from 4 levels of difficulty. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PC (Dos)

Links

Update this description