Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Well, she’s right in the palm of your hand! Because starting today you can leap into the newest entry in the Carmen Sandiego Series on iOS and Android, but only if you’re a Netflix subscriber.
Carmen Sandiego, as you might expect focuses on the titular criminal turned vigilante as she takes on her former allies in the secret criminal syndicate V.I.L.E. Sandiego will trot the globe as she works to track down and capture agents of V.I.L.E. with a little bit of exploration, subterfuge and the occasional hang-gliding minigame to help her along.
It may be a bit different from previous entries in the series which mainly focused on point-and-click mechanics, and most importantly saw Sandiego cast as the villain. However, the fact that Carmen Sandiego is now available to play on Netflix even ahead of consoles and other platforms demonstrates just how key this reinvention of her as a globe-trotting vigilante has been.
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It should be little surprise that Netflix is so eager to get Carmen Sandiego on their platform early, as Gameloft’s first foray into major multiplatform releases could represent a real AAA-style experience for fans. It also means that Netflix subscribers might see a bit more value if they’re getting top launches like this earlier than most.
And with a bevvy of features, it seems that Gameloft’s first major effort in this sort of genre might be a winner, but we’ll just have to see how Carmen Sandiego is received.
In any case, if you’re a fan of finding out the latest releases why not check out our regular feature Ahead of the Game? This week Catherine dives into the dungeon-crawling multiplayer release Gold & Glory to find out just how gilded this treasure-grabbing simulator is.
