A classic made to last, you will never forget your time spent in Zoombini-ville.
Console: PC
Company: Broderbund
Graphics: 6
Story-line: 4
Controls: 8
Overall: 9
Also commonly known as the Logical Journey of the Zoombinis. There have been released a number of different games following the Zoombini people over the years. Find the latest information on the Broderbund website.
I looked up this game, as it was one of the main games I played as a kid. I must say at first I found it a little odd - sure there was a good 10 years time gap - but I had always remembered the game as very challenging. Now, when I play it, its the easiest game ever. But none the less, it was worth re-downloading again. And if you have kids, I definitely say its worth getting for them.
- Graphics -
The graphics and nothing like people are used to. They are quite frankly old - but hey the game is old too! Despite this, they aren't horrible. It is one of the few games of its time that has successfully created decent graphics that look good for an old style. Basically, they didn't try to over do it and create something that ended up in a flop. They kept with very basic character designs.
- Story-Line -
The story line is very simple, but since its target audience is for 8 - 10 year olds it passes. Essentially the zoombini characters need rescuing, and you are their guide! The entire story line involves you leading them along a path or two, where along the way you encounter many puzzles.
For example, you can encounter the pizza monster(s) - depending upon your level how many there are - who demand you make them pizza (and possibly dessert and drinks). However each pizza monster likes a certain type of pizza, whether its a straight plain base to lots of cheese to pepperoni. A child may be tempted to just click random buttons and generate these pizza's, however it requires a bit more strategy than that. You only get a certain number of tries per character, and there are several choices to choose from. By simply adding ingredients one by one, keeping those they like and removing those they dont, you can find out which pizza is their ideal pizza. At which stage their hunger is satisfied, they move aside and let your characters pass.
- Controls -
The controls have been designed simple, since it came from the "dawn of the computer era". Its just a simple matter of point and click with a mouse.
I attempted to use the touch screen on my tablet pc, however no luck. But thats understandable.
- Overall -
So overall, this game is a many favourite to people out there. I found many people were purchasing it, downloading it, and just talking about it, and all because they remembered that they loved it. In fact, its one of those things that many people pass down to their kids. Though kids in today's world are used to high details, blood and other violence. This game gets them to think, with a bit of a challenge but not enough to turn them off the game. It's a refreshing change, showing that some old things were meant to last.
I never completed the game as a kid or an adult, for different reasons of course :P. But I hope you do, and/or your kids do. It's well worth it.