Five Jr. Titles Feature Original Animation

  • 02/01/96

Humongous Entertainment offers five new CD–;ROMs in its Junior Adventures and Junior Field Trips product lines for the Macintosh.

Junior Adventures let children direct a story by deciding where to go, with whom to talk and what to do next. New titles are: Putt–;Putt Saves the Zoo and Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds.

In Junior Field Trips, co–;published with Random House, students visit places and investigate the areas that interest them. New destinations include the airport, farm and jungle.

The programs' hand–;drawn animation and original characters create a film–;like experience for players. Humongous Entertainment, Woodinville, WA, (206) 485–;1212. M

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