''Search'' no more! Children ''find'' their Olympic spirit with Waldo at the Wacky Worldwide Games; new CD-ROM teaches geography in a fun-filled Olympic-style setting.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1996--As Olympic athletes from around the world gather to compete in Atlanta, children and their parents can bring home the Olympic spirit with ``Where's Waldo? Exploring Geography.''

In this wacky and exciting new CD-ROM title, kids 5-12 join Waldo on a quest to locate missing athletes and the Champion's Cup to save the Wacky Worldwide Games.

Through Olympic-style competitions and worldwide adventures, children not only help Waldo save the games, they also learn cultural and geographical information about each continent -- enabling them to better appreciate this summer's Olympic Games.

The games begin with a world-class soccer match where participants must match country names and flags to actual country locations. Players also enter the Track and Field arena by running a transcontinental relay race, and then competing in the ``Human Travelin' Javelin'' -- a team-member toss based on geographic clues.

Every step of the way, Waldo is there to cheer kids on as they compete against their own level of geography know-how.

Along their journey, children meet athletes of all shapes and sizes, and fans from all nations. They are also greeted in each continent by an official ambassador -- seven different athletes, including Kim Kan Jump, Gaucho Marx and Slam Dunkin', who help them as they search for the missing athletes and Champion's Cup.

Spanning the globe over all seven continents and more than 130 countries, children engage in more than 20 different educational exercises. Key lessons include facts on physical and geographic characteristics of countries, as well as country landmarks, capitals and flags.

As players enjoy the original musical score and colorful, captivating graphics, they also develop critical thinking, problem solving, matching and memory skills.

All of these activities incorporate the search-and-find exercises made popular by the best-selling ``Where's Waldo?'' children's book series.

``Where's Waldo? Exploring Geography'' is a fun-filled, exciting way to explore the cultures of various countries as their real-world counterparts gather together in Atlanta for the Olympic Games.

``Where's Waldo? Exploring Geography'' is available wherever software is sold, for around $29.95. Consumers can call 800/MY-DEALER to locate their nearest retailer and may preview the game by downloading a free demo from Inscape's World Wide Web home page at http://www.warneractive.com. -0-

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