Browser Game Pick: Roll Roll Pirate (DevilishGames)
Roll Roll Pirate is incredibly fiddly, not at all original... and yet so addictive. Roll Pirate's treasure has been scattered across the land, so it's your job to roll him around and claim it all back again.
The control scheme feels pretty odd at first. Pressing up and down will roll him as you'd expect, but moving left and right is a different matter - not only does he get moving, but he brings the screen with him in a sickening rotating motion that can be hard to judge at times. And yet you'll point out of all the game's flaws to yourself... then you'll carry on playing. It's just one of those games.
Roll Roll Pirate is over on CandyStand.
Comments
DevilishGames! They're Spanish, I love their games =)
Posted by: Daz | July 30, 2009 8:59 PM
if the roll wasn't "slippy" and you only rolled while the key was pressed it would make the game much better IMO
Posted by: robolee | July 31, 2009 12:10 AM
I find the game controls as it is to be more challeging, making the game more fun.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 31, 2009 1:35 AM
"not at all original"
Given the entire point of the game is mastering the bizarre rotating motion, doesn't that the gameplay super original?
I really haven't seen a game like this before. It's definitely not a Super Monkey Ball, Wood Labrynth, or Marble Madness clone. What gameplay does "Roll Roll Pirate" copy?
Posted by: Jimmy McPuzzled | July 31, 2009 1:57 AM
Video Walkthroughs:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf-0d1Doeio
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wi750ZTYqs
Please SUBSCRIBE & ENJOY!
Prid
Posted by: Prid | August 1, 2009 2:53 PM
"incredibly fiddly, not at all original... and yet so addictive"
dude, backhanded compliment =(
Posted by: Anonymous | August 1, 2009 6:48 PM