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- REVIEW
- ONE WORLD & ONE TRIBE from VIRGIN
- FORMAT: PC/CD-ROM
- DATE: NOVEMBER
- PRICE: US $49.99/$69.99
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- Virgin's "One World Atlas" is the newest geographical atlas available on the
- market and it is surely among one of the best. With a coverage of 235
- countries, "One World" provides very accurate political maps in a forever
- changing world. Each country comes with maps and facts about statistics,
- meteorology, politics and topography. More than 600 color maps are featured
- in the atlas with over 1,100 photographs that nearly show every area of the
- globe.
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- If you are looking for geographical & cultural data, "One World" is bundled
- with over 50,000 facts about cities, rivers, mountains and more, and also
- 10,000 cultural facts.
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- The overall presentation is a bit unusual compared to others but once you
- get used to it, it is something you will miss when trying the competitors.
- For example, twenty-five minutes of cultural music from all over the world
- will accompany you during your exploration. You will have the possibility
- to zoom in satellite generated geosphere maps and also to enlarge portions
- of every photograph you view.
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- "One World" brings many new features compared to the other similar titles
- available on the market, and still remains an excellent atlas.
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- The first interactive encyclopedia of people and cultures, "One Tribe", is
- now available from Virgin Sound and Vision.
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- Pip Dann from MTV will be your host assisted by Brad Lavelle during the
- interactive documentary programs of over one hour. Each continent is
- reviewed with pictures, music and a total of over 30 minutes of BBC video
- footage about cultures and people is packed with "One Tribe". There are
- over 3,000 photographs of around the globe taken by top photographers that
- can be enlarged as in "One World".
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- Music is always present in "One Tribe" with a rich selection of music from
- 15 areas in the world coming from Peter Gabriel's "Real World Music Label".
- The encyclopedia also features interactive quizzes, 25 theme slide shows with
- regions, temples, conflicts, etc..., 600 color maps which cover 235 countries
- and thousands of cultural and geographical facts.
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- The presentation, like "One World", is nothing we can compare with, because
- it is so different from what we expect of a multimedia encyclopedia.
- Its best quality is probably more attractive for the younger audience who
- might consider the other multimedia encyclopedia too serious. "One Tribe"
- brings authentic and accurate information while providing the audience with
- a smell of entertainment.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: │
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- 386 DX-33 MHz or better,
- Min 4 MB memory,
- Windows 3.1 or later,
- Hard drive,
- VGA 256 color graphic card and monitor,
- Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible,
- MPC compatible sound card.
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- ┌────────┐ ┌─────┐ │Virgin Sound and Vision,
- │GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 88% │ │122 South Robertson Boulevard,
- │SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 85% │ │Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- │MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 85% │ │Tel: 310-246-4666
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- │INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 85% │ │
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- │GRAPHICS├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │
- │SOUND ├─────────────────┤ 87% │ │
- │MUSIC ├─────────────────┤ 92% │ │
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- │INTEREST├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │
- └────────┘ ONE TRIBE └─────┘ │
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- │OVERALL ├─────────────────┤ 90% │ │
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