A mouse-click on any one of the three figures brings up an illustrated story line with narration. The stories of all three major sea captains have similar formats. Theatrical vignettes, in the form of QuickTime movies, are cleverly integrated into landscapes. Textual material is accompanied by interesting ambient musical accompaniment. This prevents any feeling of redundancy in the material.
Subjects range from entertaining trivia to fascinating historical information.
In this case, I was amazed at the effectiveness of the native weaponry. The Macuahuitl sword, capable of beheading a horse with a single blow, often balanced the Spaniards' arsenal of horse and canon. Also illustrated are various aspects of life aboard ship. One amusingly ironic fact was that since most of the drinking water on the ships spoiled, two liters of wine were issued daily as a substitute. Hollywood-driven action movies sometimes pale in comparison to the dangers faced by seafaring individuals.