Jolly Rover
| Jolly Rover | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Brawsome |
| Publisher(s) | Brawsome |
| Designer(s) | Andrew Goulding |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | June 8, 2010[1] |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Jolly Rover is a 2D adventure game developed by Brawsome. The game was released in early 2010 for the PC, distributed digitally.
The game takes place in an 18th century pirate setting in which all of the characters are dogs. The game's story revolves around a sausage dog named Gaius James Rover, who is kidnapped by a crew of pirates, before becoming a pirate himself. The game play, characters, and story are comparable to the Monkey Island (series), which the game makes multiple references to.
Gameplay
Jolly Rover is a traditional point-and-click adventure game in which players control the character of Gaius James Rover. The player must explore a range of environments, and solve a series of puzzles in order to progress through the game. The majority of the game's controls are performed with the use of the cursor, as the player uses Gaius to travel through different environments, pick up items, combine items, examine objects and converse with various non-playable characters.
Hint System
At the beginning of the game, Gaius meets and befriends a parrot by the name of Juan Leon. The character of Juan Leon doubles as a hint system throughout the game, as Gaius may ask Juan questions in order to receive subtle hints. The player may also use Gaius to feed Juan crackers in order to receive increasingly stronger hints from the parrot.
Plot
While sailing his ship out in open water, aspiring clown Gaius James Rover is kidnapped by a crew of pirates captained by a bulldog named Howell. After initially trying to escape the clutches of Captain Howell, Gaius soon realizes that he has little choice but to join Howell's crew, choosing to work aboard his ship.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 78.15%[3] |
| Metacritic | 72 out of 100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Adventure Gamers | 3.5 out of 5[2] |
Though the game was met with little response, the feedback that it did gain was generally positive. One reviewer citing it as "strong and original" and stating that it "brings some interesting new ideas to the point-and-click adventure genre."[5]
It was given a Metascore of 72, based on 10 reviews[6] , and a GameRankings score of 78.15% based on 10 reviews[7].
Video game talk show Good Game's two presenters gave the game an 8 and 7 out of 10 calling it a "a nice short and sweet experience" as well featuring amusing gameplay.[8]
Gregory finished it in 3h while it should takes more than 20h to complet
References
- ^ Jolly Rover, GameArena, Retrieved 2010-8-28
- ^ McGovern, Merlina [1], Adventure Gamers, June 7, 2010, Retrieved 2010-08-29
- ^ "Jolly Rover Reviews". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "Jolly Rover PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Jolly Rover (PC), Gamervision, 16 July 2010, Retrieved 2010-8-28
- ^ "Jolly Rover PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Jolly Rover Reviews". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ "Good Game stories - Jolly Rover". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-06-14.
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