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{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL, activation | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125105243/http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Wheres-Waldo/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80458410a01|title=Where's Waldo - Xbox.com|date=2024-05-11}}</ref> <br/> {{DRM|SecuROM PA||GFWL|SSA=yes|ZDPP=no|local=no}} |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
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  |language  = English
 
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==Network==
 
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===API===
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 17:52, 11 May 2024

Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey
Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey cover
Developers
Ludia
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows September 22, 2009
macOS (OS X) September 22, 2009
Taxonomy
Genres Hidden object
Series Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey on MobyGames
Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey on Wikipedia
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo? At the Circus 1995
Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey 2009

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Requires online activation
[1]
SecuROM PA and Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Ludia\Waldo\
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Ludia\Waldo\
macOS (OS X)

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
In-game resolution maxes out at 1024x768.[2] Both menus and gameplay are Pillarboxed.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
[3]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz AMD Athlon or Intel Pentium 3 or better
System memory (RAM) 512 MB (XP), 1 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible


Notes

  1. Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, requires a Microsoft account - local profiles are not supported.

References

  1. Where's Waldo - Xbox.com - last accessed on 2024-05-11
  2. Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-08-20
    No setting in-game. Use of SpecialK confirmed the max resolution of the game being 1024x768.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-08-20
    Tested with SpecialK and a 144hz display set to 30, 60, 120 and 144hz. In all cases, framerate has not exceeded 30 FPS.