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The Adventure Pals

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

The Adventure Pals is an epic adventure platformer fueled by imagination, friendship, and the dark side of hot dogs. Your dad has been dadnapped and you, your pet rock, and a tongue-helicoptering giraffe must fight your way through levels filled with platforming, bizarre enemies, and big bosses to save the world!

What works
  • Charming art style and animations
  • Fun local co-op mode
  • Lighthearted and humorous story
  • Accessible and relaxing gameplay
  • Creative level and character design
Things to keep in mind
  • Low difficulty and challenge
  • Some repetitiveness in level design
  • Lack of online multiplayer
  • Limited depth in combat mechanics
  • No language localization beyond english

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The Adventure Pals: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Violence.

Why this game works

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