Science Horizons Survival facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Survival |
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| Developer(s) | Five Ways Software |
| Publisher(s) | Macmillan Software Sinclair Research |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum |
| Release date(s) | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation, educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Science Horizons Survival is an exciting video game made for the ZX Spectrum computer. It was created by Five Ways Software and released in 1984. The game was published by Sinclair Research with Macmillan Education.
This game is all about learning! It's an educational game where you get to play as different animals. Your main goal is to find food and water to stay alive. But watch out! You also need to avoid dangerous predators who might try to eat you.
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What is Survival About?
This game teaches you about food chains in nature. A food chain shows how living things get their food. For example, a mouse eats plants, a snake eats the mouse, and a hawk eats the snake.
In Survival, you learn how different animals fit into this chain. If you play as a small insect, your life might be short. You are always in danger of being eaten by a bird. But if you play as an eagle, you are at the top of the food chain! Your only real dangers are humans or not finding enough food.
How Do You Play Survival?
In Survival, you can choose to be one of six different animals:
The game world looks like a big grid that scrolls as you move. At the very top and bottom of the map, you'll find ice caps. You move your animal one square at a time across this map.
Staying Alive in the Game
Your animal's visibility changes depending on what animal you pick. For example, a small mouse might not see as far as a big lion. As you move, you must look for food and water. You also need to keep an eye out for predators that want to eat you!
The game ends when your animal dies. This can happen in a few ways:
- If you don't find enough food, you will die from starvation.
- If you don't find enough water, you will die from dehydration.
- A predator might catch and kill you.
- Your animal might simply die of old age.
The game helps you understand how animals survive in the wild. It shows you the challenges they face every day to find food, water, and stay safe.
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Screenshot of the game Survival showing the grid-based world.
