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The Manhattan Project Review: Be the Leader of a Nation and Build Atomic Bombs

11/26/23, 0 comments

Mining yellowcake, enriching uranium, using the reactor to produce plutonium, graduating engineers and scientists at college, using spies, monitoring Air spaces and dropping bombs on your enemies. Build more atomic bombs and protect yourself from attacks in The Manhattan Project!

By Cesar Cusin

translated by Joey

revised by Tabata Marques

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during the Second World War. It was led by the United States, with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada.

The Manhattan Project, as it is a game that simulates historical facts, even though tragic or politically incorrect, has a lot to teach us about technology, history and planning.

About technology; it shows the complete and organized cycle, in its logical order, of what it takes to build a bomb and the materials you need to use.

History - this is where the game shines pedagogically. It depicts, truthfully, the whole Manhattan Project cycle in detail: the manpower necessary, how it all happened, the necessary installments for the production, and how it all went down. Unfortunately, there are parts of our history that we wish never happened. But when they do happen, we can't just pretend they didn't happen, and instead, we must learn from our mistakes to make sure we won't repeat them.

Regarding planning, I'll highlight the sequential order and actions that you must do logically to build something. In this game's case, it was bombs. Without planning and long-term thinking, you can't have success, not even in this game or in real life.

Enjoy what The Manhattan Project has to offer you pedagogically and have fun!

I strongly recommend The Manhattan Project for your collection!!!