Rating: (1-5)

Relevance to objectives: 4 allowed me to investgate many areas of history.(There was a sound clip of the Harry Trumanspeaking about the Truman Doctrine)
Provides practice of relevant skills:4  Yes it does allows students to get their feet wet on topic areas without being overwelmed on facts and content area.
Likely to arouse/maintain interest: 3 remains intesting with many multi media outputs such as sound and picturs and movies.

Likely to be comprehended clearly: 4 very easy to understand with easy to use symbols and

Technical quality (durable, attractive):  4 The quality is good but it comes opn two Cd's and students could be changing them often witch could cause them to scraced rather easily.

Game: Winning dependent on player actions (rather than chance):  3 The game can be won using guessing but also to reach the goal the student must  have a grasp of the topic area.

Simulation: Validity of game model (realistic, accurate depiction): 2 THe game is not ment to be realistic but does give the feeling of going through a castle maze.

Evidence of effectiveness (e.g. field-test results):  3 good qustions rangiong from avary easy-hard.  But when you did not know the answer it dod not give you the correct answer.

Clear directions for play:  3 clear directions all you have to do is answer qustions and reach the door.  It could take a long time or a short time it all has to depond on chance of witch doors will be deadends.

Effectiveness of debriefing:4.5 The game was very effective and useful as a classroom tool. Iwould recomend to teachers and would use it my own classroom some day.