The Adventure Pals
An amusing 2D action-adventure game for PC and consoles, in which you play as a little boy accompanied by a giraffe and a friendly stone. The production features a fairy-tale-eque atmosphere and a local co-op multiplayer mode.
developer: Massive Monster publisher: Armor Games Official website
The Adventure Pals is a 2D action-adventure game inspired by such productions as Zelda 2, Adventure Time, Castle Crashers and Banjo-Kazooie. It focuses on exploration and features a fairy-tale-eqsque atmosphere. The game was developed by Massive Monster.
Plot
You play as a little boy, accompanied by a giraffe and… a friendly stone. The boy tries to save his father from a terrible fate—being turned into a hot-dog.
Mechanics
The game utilizes a side view perspective, most of the time a side-scroll one, although sometimes you can move in other directions than left and right. When exploring the in-game world, you jump on platforms, gather items, and fight enemies, including large bosses that can take up a big part of the screen. Your companions, the giraffe and the stone, have special abilities supporting you during combat and exploration. There are five locations in the game, each with unique quests and atmosphere.
Mechanics
The Adventure Pals features a single player mode and a local co-op multiplayer mode.
Technical aspects
The Adventure Pals features 2D visuals, resembling a picture books for children. It's rich with vibrant and pastel colors, and the character designs are amusing and nicely done. The visual style of the production is pleasing to the eye.
Last updated on 30 March 2018
Game mode: single / multiplayer Multiplayer mode:
PEGI rating The Adventure Pals
The Adventure Pals System requirements
PC / Windows
- Minimum:
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4 GB RAM
- graphic card 512 MB Radeon HD 5450 or better
- 1500 MB HDD
- Windows 7