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Chris Nashawaty
Chris Nashawaty is a senior writer for EW, and author of EW.com's DVD Insomniac column
Exploring Ancient Cities (Sumeria, CD-ROM for PC/Windows and Mac, $59.95) How ironic-ancient history on CD-ROM-but this richly detailed history lesson from Scientific American is a honey. On the tour you get Crete, Petra, Pompeii, and Teotihuacan, all bustling cultural capitals in their time. And with beautifully illustrated maps, an evocative soundtrack, and crisp photos of ruins, you really see what made them thrive. Two slight flaws: Historical overviews are a tad texty and the narration a bit dry. I guess even interactivity can't make history completely sexy. A- -CN
Posted Sep 16, 1994
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