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Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe takes the familiar Carmen Sandiego formula and launches it into orbit. Instead of chasing criminals between earthly cities, you investigate clues scattered around the Solar System and beyond, using astronomy and general space knowledge to determine where the villains have fled. The game combines detective work with educational material, asking players to recognize planets, celestial objects, missions, and other scientific details while following the trail. The result is an unusually entertaining way to learn about space without having someone announce that you are about to learn something. The Deluxe edition adds a more polished presentation to the experience, but the core remains a clever mixture of exploration, deduction, and trivia. It is particularly enjoyable for players who like their educational games disguised as adventures and their criminals apparently determined to make interplanetary travel unnecessarily complicated.