Figure 1 Eurotalk Interactive has received several British product and export awards, and their product advertising cites positive reviews from The Times, Multimedia Magazine, and other media. Catalan CD-ROM runs quickly, smoothly and consistently. I tested it on both the PC and Mac platforms. Iindeed, while I was drafting this review, my Macintosh G3 was upgraded to OS9, and I retested the disk with no problems. Navigation is icon-based, and the icons are generally intuitive.
Screens are clear and uncluttered, and learners can move easily through the activities in any order.
Each thematic module is presented in a similar format, although obviously with different pictures, providing good consistency throughout. The recording feature worked smoothly. Scores are recorded and previous game scores may be consulted to measure progress. Learners can print out awards once they have attained certain scores. Despite claims of interactivity, the responses and feedback are rather mechanical.