Rating: (1-5)

Relevance to objectives: 5 (The game is clearly centered around the objectives which become evident just by reading the title.)
Provides practice of relevant skills: 5 (Students must build their knowledge of geography and use the included maps and other supporting pieces to figure out what each clue means.)
Likely to arouse/maintain interest: 5 (The graphics and sound should keep most students engaged in learning.)
Likely to be comprehended clearly: 4 (Some of the clues relating to the appearance of the criminals may be hard to understand.)
Technical quality (durable, attractive): 5 (Excellent use of computers graphics and sound capabilities, students should find quality of graphics and speech above average when compare to other educational type software.)
Game: Winning dependent on player actions (rather than chance):  5 (The player must interpret clues successfully in order to track the criminal and also to figure out what the criminal looks like.)
Simulation: Validity of game model (realistic, accurate depiction):  4 (Students imagine themselves as actual detectives sort of 007 like and can envision the excitement that would come from traveling all over the world.)
Evidence of effectiveness (e.g. field-test results): 5 (I have witnessed an increase in the amount of geographical data that can be remembered and it seems to be more easily accessed from players memory.)
Clear directions for play: 5 (The directions and help function are clearly very useful to the players.)
Effectiveness of debriefing: 3 (There is not a lot of debriefing that goes on except acknowledgment of a completed case.)