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OWR: Oregon Trail

Welcome to One Word Review, GamerNode's unique take on videogame critique. Every Sunday, we will present a single game, reviewed with but a single word from each of a handful of reviewers.

You may not always find our words in your standard dictionary, but we have faith that you will catch our meaning, nonetheless. Videogames are so often rated, reviewed, and discussed to exhaustion, so while some may call OWR a creative way to be lazy, we call it succinct, sincere...and fun. We love reader input at GN, so be sure to throw your own OWRs in the comments section, too.

Oregon Trail is a game that will seemingly live on forever, at least in the hearts and minds of those who played it. It was a common sight in many-an-elementary school computer class, and fording the river, buying oxen, and catching deadly cases of malaria somehow manage to stick with you. This surprisingly fun game was considered educational more than a decade ago, and I, for one, am grateful for that.

So how do the GN writers and editors sum up Oregon Trail in just one word?

Brendon's OWR: "Dysentary"

Eddie's OWR: "Perilous"

Demetri's OWR: "Survivalism"

Creighton's OWR: "Fifthgradey"

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