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Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego? turns history into a worldwide chase with one important difference: the criminals have the audacity to hide in the past. As the detective, you follow clues through different periods of American history, gathering information about locations, people, and events before deciding where Carmen and her gang have gone next. The educational material is woven naturally into the investigation, so learning facts never feels quite as painful as it sounds. Instead of simply memorizing dates, you use historical knowledge as evidence. The game also retains the playful spirit of the Carmen Sandiego series, making the chase feel more like an adventure than a textbook assignment. It is a clever mixture of geography, history, and deduction, and probably one of the few games where knowing who was president in a particular year can genuinely help you catch a criminal.