I was tuned onto this geography game by a co-worker a few weeks ago, and despite its simplicity, I was soon quite addicted to it. The game is pretty straight forward. A geographical place (usually a city or major tourist site) pops up on the bottom of the screen The player then needs to click the cursor in the space on the provided map that coincides with the place's location as quickly as possible. A score is produced based on accuracy and speed.
What makes the game particularly fun is that the map is relatively small and as you are asked to locate spots in more "clustered" areas (such as Western Europe), it takes some skill to pinpoint the right spot . I consider myself fairly knowledgeable in global geography but this game becomes pretty challenging, especially towards the last levels. I have always thought geography was an underrated subject in the American school system, and I think that many who play this game will realize how little they know about areas outside of the Western World. I for one have a hell of a time locating Russian and Australian cities.
Check this game out, its a good way to brush up on your world knowledge.
