Science Fiction Video Games thought the game was "gently amusing", and targeted towards more adult adventure game players than other Sierra adventure games. Every Family's Guide to Computers asserts that the game teachers through a "learning by contrast" technique in which an incomplete historical scenario is presented, which the player has to correct thereby realigning the historical facts.
Science Fiction Video Games considered the game to be "mildly entertaining", and aimed at more mature adventure gamers than other Sierra adventure games. Every Family's Guide to Computers states that the game teaches through a "learning by contrast" technique, in which an incomplete historical scenario is presented, which the player has to correct thereby realigning the historical facts.