Carmen Sandiego Returns

Carmen Sandiego Returns
Cover art for game featured in teaser video
Publisher(s)	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Series	Carmen Sandiego
Platform(s)	Windows 8,[1] Amazon.com
Release date(s)	Spring 2015[1]
Genre(s)	Puzzle

Carmen Sandiego Returns is an upcoming 2015 video game based on the Carmen Sandiego franchise. It is being developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and uses Intel RealSense Technology in order to enhance the immersive nature of player interaction.^[2][3]

A video released on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's YouTube channel entitled ACME Alert: Carmen Sandiego™ is back with a new game! on 22 January 2015 said the game would be "available soon for free download on Amazon.com".^[2] A March 2015 edition of Edutainment Weekly, which included quotes from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt communications director Jennifer Berlin, said: "Stay tuned for developments about an iOS app".^[1]

Gameplay

Players have to travel across the globe, uncovering clues to work out where Carmen's crooks are hiding. In each location, the player hunts for clues using their naked eye, an x-ray, and ultraviolet light, similar to a hidden object game. Players undertake a street racing minigame when chasing down the crook. Each case has a time limit, with hours being used whenever the player goes to a new country. They can use coins to speed up this travel time. The game comes with an encyclopedia to help players who cannot decrypt a clue.

Intel RealSense Technology allows players to use gesture control to do things like pick up clues and fly a plane. The use of puns, which is a staple of the series, is continued here, with names of crooks including "Hal Apenyo" and "Bea Carefull".

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