Where in time is Carmen Sandiego?

Carmen Sandiego and her band of no-good bandits have done it again. time, their crimes threaten to change course of history! That is, unless you go back in time and recover the stolen items.

Eighteen time-traveling adventures await each player, beginning with a visit to the tombs of Ancient Egypt. You'll get your clues as you learn how to mummify the body of a recently deceased king. And one of the neat things about this program is that if you want to learn more about a particular period of history, you can click on the Chronopedia--an electronic reference book--and find all sorts of interesting facts.

Carmen's crooks cover 3,000 years of history, including stops in Ancient Rome, Colonial America, and right on through the modern space race. Along the way you'll meet historical figures like Christopher Columbus, Ben Franklin, and Queen Elizabeth I--all while searching for Carmen and her V.I.L.E. villains. Net surfers can even go to www.carmensandiego.com for helpful strategy tips and hints, and to find history articles from Britannica Online for more in-depth learning (for instance, if you wanted to do a school report on one of the time periods you've explored).