''Castle Explorer'' is an educational video game by

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, released in 1996 for

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and

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. It allows players to discover the inner workings of a castle structure within a Medieval context. It is based upon the ''Incredible Cross-Sections: Castle'' book by illustrator

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and author Richard Platt. The player is a page who is given the task of being a spy to enter the castle and gather information for the king. ''

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'' described it as "compelling, fascinating and informative". GeekOut UK thought it "wove RP and intrigue into the educational content". Feibel said it was "Elaborate, exciting, informative. Mandatory!". Sun Sentinel said the educational content was let down by poor gameplay. Meanwhile, a book that explored the series felt it was a good mix of the two.

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{{Reflist Educational video games 1996 video games Classic Mac OS games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in castles Video games set in the Middle Ages Windows games