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Google Maps Meets Carmen Sandiego

Posted by Zonk on from the they-go-from-nashville-to-norway-down-there-to-zimbabwe dept.

Craig Miller writes "What better way to end the weekend than by playing a game of Brewster Jennings Protects America? This new game is a Google Maps mashup with the classic 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego' style of game. Run around the world trying to stop a terrorist from carrying an attack. Pretty amusing game and it shows what you can do with the Google Maps API and a little imagination." Despite the jingoistic title and concept it's a lot of fun, and quite challenging on hard.

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  1. Whoa by isaf · · Score: 3, Funny

    This would be so much cooler with real time satellite feeds and orbital laser command at your control

  2. I guess... by Nolkyan · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Brewster Jennings couldn't stop the incoming terrorist attack on his server...

  3. The only thing I found by 13bPower · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that Bostons roads are REALLY messed up.

  4. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? by x0dus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google helped me found her.. She's in Cairo, Egypt.

  5. Tip by daniil · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you want to find out where she is hiding herself right now, just ask Google: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

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  6. Are we missing something? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, holy fuck, it's a game, not a goddamned graduate level course at Yale!

  7. Re:They did a poor job at teaching history. by nosredna · · Score: 3, Funny

    To be fair, neither did history class in high school.

  8. Re:What in the world by Traegorn · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know whether to feel too old or too young for this comment.

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