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EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest

If you like wandering around lush forests and interacting with wee beasties, and performing heroic deeds while being presented with educational tit-bits along the way, as I do, then you'll enjoy this game. However, if you prefer your action to come fast and furious, then this gentle, thoughtful game might not appeal. But you do get to play around with an e-corder.

Released respectively in 1991 and 1993, Ecoquest: The Search for Cetus and Lost Secret of the Rainforest chronicle the adventures of a blonde, blue-eyed, environmentally enlightened boy, Adam Greene. As in most entertainment geared to kids, the parents are introduced early and then ushered off stage for the duration. It's parent singular in this case because Adam has no mother. He mentions this fact in passing in The Search for Cetus but doesn't go into detail. That's just fine because the games aren't really about Adam. They're about being aware of what you do, about paying attention to detail and about listening to others and being responsible for your actions. Adam is the ultimate every-kid, the model boy, the perfect child every parent wants. Despite his shiny veneer he's an open-hearted good kid, eager to please and fun to be around. Do I sound surprised? I am. I was. Let me explain.