The Oregon Trail: American Settler
The Oregon Trail: American Settler is a freemium game developed by Gameloft and released on November 17, 2011. It is a spin-off of the 1982 video game The Oregon Trail.
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Developer(s) | Gameloft |
Publisher(s) | Gameloft |
Series | The Oregon Trail |
Platform(s) | iOS |
Release | November 17, 2011 |
Genre(s) | Freemium city builder |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Taking place narratively after a player completes a standard game of The Oregon Trail, players of American Settler have to build a new town in the frontier. Like many other freemium titles, players have to acquire money and use it to purchase buildings and other goods to keep production flourishing.[1] The game play is similar to other games from the same genres of farming simulator, such as FarmVille, and FrontierVille sharing the same top down perspective of the landscape.[2]
Release
American Settler was released November 17, 2011.[3]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 66[4] |
Publication | Score |
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GameZebo | [3] |
Multiplayer.it | 65/100 |
The game has a Metacritic rating of 66% based on 4 critic reviews.[4] Multiplayer claimed the game was fun at first, but soon went downhill. They gave the game a 65/100.[5]
References
- Erin, Bell. "The Oregon Trail: American Settler - App Review". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- "The Oregon Trail: American Settler Review". TouchArcade. December 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- Jim, Squires (November 17, 2011). "The Oregon Trail: American Settler Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- "The Oregon Trail: American Settler (iOS) reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- Pugliese, Tommaso (December 15, 2011). "The Oregon Trail: Pionieri d'America". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved October 27, 2014.