<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
wildlife	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Minnesota	O
Zoo	O
and	O
game	O
developer	O
company	O
Eduweb	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
solely	O
by	O
Eduweb	O
since	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
challenges	O
players	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
wolf	O
ecology	O
by	O
living	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
a	O
wild	O
wolf	O
in	O
Yellowstone	O
National	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
The	O
National	O
Science	O
Foundation	O
awarded	O
the	O
Minnesota	O
Zoo	O
and	O
Eduweb	O
a	O
US$	O
508,253	O
informal	O
education	O
grant	O
to	O
develop	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
funded	O
by	O
numerous	O
other	O
foundations	O
and	O
donors	O
(	O
including	O
Best	O
Buy	O
)	O
and	O
then	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Eduweb	O
released	O
a	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.7	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
and	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Eduweb	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
remake	O
and	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
series	O
has	O
received	O
many	O
revamps	O
,	O
updates	O
,	O
and	O
patches	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
most	O
notable	O
being	O
the	O
2.7.2	O
update	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
featuring	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
new	O
animals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cougars	O
,	O
foxes	O
,	O
and	O
ravens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Wolfquest	B-Application
2.7	O
,	O
a	O
greatly	O
improved	O
and	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Eduweb	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
with	O
releases	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Kindle	O
devices	O
coming	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
PC/Mac	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Eduweb	O
has	O
added	O
the	O
Lost	O
River	O
map	O
from	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.7	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
Slough	O
Creek	O
episode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
reimagined	O
Lost	O
River	O
DLC	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
episodically	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
episodes	O
now	O
form	O
the	O
main	O
single-player	O
game	O
arc	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
they	O
must	O
hunt	O
elk	B-Language
,	O
moose	B-Language
,	O
and	O
hares	B-Application
,	O
or	O
feed	O
off	O
elk	B-Language
carcasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
mate	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
first	O
earn	O
800	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
mainly	O
by	O
hunting	O
elk	B-Language
,	O
and	O
then	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
mate	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.7	O
added	O
many	O
new	O
customization	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
coats	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
injuries	O
and	O
a	O
radio	O
collar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravenous	O
bears	O
,	O
coyotes	O
,	O
eagles	B-Protocol
,	O
cougars	O
,	O
and	O
wolves	O
roam	O
the	O
earth	O
,	O
posing	O
a	O
new	O
threat	O
to	O
young	O
pups	O
as	O
they	O
wait	O
to	O
snatch	O
one	O
up	O
under	O
a	O
novice	O
parent	O
's	O
nose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mate	O
,	O
and	O
pups	O
will	O
run	O
into	O
grizzlies	O
,	O
coyotes	O
,	O
eagles	B-Protocol
and	O
drowning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
can	O
start	O
rallies	O
and	O
hunt	O
bull	O
elk	B-Language
and	O
moose	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bull	O
elk	B-Language
have	O
more	O
meat	O
than	O
cow	O
elk	B-Language
and	O
are	O
many	O
times	O
harder	O
to	O
kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moose	B-Language
are	O
far	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
hunt	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
elk	B-Language
,	O
and	O
will	O
take	O
some	O
time	O
to	O
kill	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
reward	O
of	O
meat	O
is	O
greater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
bite	O
elk	B-Language
in	O
the	O
neck	O
or	O
back	O
legs	O
while	O
hunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.7	O
added	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
Slough	O
Creek	O
mission	O
arc	O
,	O
so	O
players	O
can	O
raise	O
pups	O
together	O
and	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
rendezvous	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
map	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
held	O
an	O
"	O
idea	O
contest	O
"	O
via	O
the	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
Community	O
Forum	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Survival	O
of	O
the	O
Pack	O
:	O
Deluxe	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
,	O
2.5.1	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
minor	O
bug	O
fix	O
update	O
to	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.5	O
(	O
which	O
added	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
changing	O
times	O
of	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
phrase	O
chat	O
,	O
improved	O
lexicon	O
chat	O
safeguards	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
episode	O
3	O
and	O
an	O
episode	O
4	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
frequently	O
asked	O
questions	O
page	O
,	O
located	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
Community	O
Forums	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
're	O
glad	O
so	O
many	O
people	O
were	O
so	O
excited	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
episode	O
2.5	O
(	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
:	O
Survival	O
of	O
the	O
Pack	O
Deluxe	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
hoping	O
everyone	O
is	O
enjoying	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
you	O
all	O
should	O
be	O
aware	O
,	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
development	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
we	O
continue	O
to	O
discuss	O
possible	O
options	O
for	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
community	O
,	O
we	O
(	O
the	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
Team	O
)	O
are	O
not	O
currently	O
working	O
on	O
any	O
new	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
took	O
more	O
time	O
than	O
anticipated	O
,	O
and	O
platform	O
support	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
*	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
2.7	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
for	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Eduweb	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
*	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
underway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eduweb	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
as	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
PC/Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WolfQuest	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Persistent	O
elk	B-Language
herds	O
roam	O
the	O
mountain	O
slopes	O
,	O
while	O
wolf	O
packs	O
patrol	O
and	O
defend	O
their	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
praised	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
for	O
being	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
educational	O
way	O
to	O
teach	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
about	O
biology	O
and	O
ecology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randy	O
Salas	O
from	O
the	O
Star	O
Tribune	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Authenticity	O
abounds	O
in	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
seems	O
ideally	O
suited	O
for	O
its	O
target	O
age	O
range.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
updates	O
and	O
new	O
releases	O
,	O
reviewers	O
agree	O
that	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
offer	O
new	O
experiences	O
that	O
emulate	O
encounters	O
in	O
the	O
wild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christy	O
Matte	O
from	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
is	O
a	O
compelling	O
simulation	O
that	O
's	O
bound	O
to	O
draw	O
kids	O
into	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
like	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
wolf.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eduweb	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Wolf	O
Quest	O
:	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
(	O
Amethyst	O
Mountain	O
)	O
as	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
PC/Mac	O
on	O
25	O
July	O
2019	O
on	O
Steam	O
and	O
itch.io	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
significant	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
the	O
WolfQuest	B-Application
Saga	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
continue	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
:	O
time	O
will	O
pass	O
,	O
the	O
pups	O
will	O
grow	O
,	O
learn	O
to	O
hunt	O
,	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
litter	O
of	O
pups	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
disperse	O
--	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
,	O
year	O
after	O
year	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
player-wolf	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
