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Mother Loose

Author:Irene Callaci
Genres:Adaptation>Literary
Children's
Released:1998
Review:

Gentle children's story with plenty of whimsy. You're in a land of nursery rhymes come to life--Humpty Dumpty is trying to get down from that wall, for instance--and you can't seem to find your mother, either. Generally appropriate for kids, though a few of the puzzles might be too difficult, and there are some red herrings that might be confusing. Lots of alternate solutions, lots of replayability; at the end, in fact, you're given suggestions for replaying, specifically how to get through the game without causing so much (or so little) trouble. Well-crafted and well-written, with a hint menu.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (16 Jul 2000)

Competitions/
Awards:
6th place, rec.arts.int-fiction competition 1998
Finalist, Best NPCs, Xyzzy Awards 1998
Finalist, Best Individual NPC, Xyzzy Awards 1998
Play Online:Play it at ifiction.org: Release 1, original competition entry
Play it at ifiction.org: Release 2
Related Links:SPAG review
Downloads:
loose.z5 (199.50 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 1, original competition entry)
loose.z5 (201.50 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 2)


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