How important is the name of something? Well, pretty important I must say. In the world of games, titles are meant to be informative ways off telling us a little bit about what the game will be about. For example, you can naturally assume that Crossy Road is about, well, crossing roads. And that Candy Crush is about, you know, crushing candy. So when you see a name like Adventure Story, thereโs a lot of promise. What kind of deep adventure should we expect with such an epic title? Letโs take a look at Adventure Story for Windows phones.
The Basics
So what is the epic story behind the grandiose title of Adventure Story? Well, itโs told to us all through comics. Which, I must admit, is a pretty cool way to do it. Please, try and clear your mind before reading this, it may get a bit complex. Letโs begin: youโre an orange with rabbit ears. Need me to slow down? One day, your friend is kidnapped by two elephants and you run after them. OK, thatโs the entire story. I understand if you need a minute or two to comprehend everything I just shared with you.
The Gameplay
Adventure Story plays very much like the other Super Mario ripoffs Iโve encountered in my time reviewing games. Youโve got your blocks, things to collect, and enemies. Oh man these enemies. Youโve got snakes, blowfish, and frogs with boxing gloves. Why couldnโt that have been the hero of the game? I would have loved to play as a boxing frog fighting against the evil elephants. If the developers of Adventure Story are reading this (and I know they are) please change that around.
Is It Fun?
Not really. OK, Iโll explain. Adventure Story clearly wants to be Mario-like, but just doesnโt offer much. Youโve got enemies to jump on and bottomless pits to avoid, but thereโs not too much originality. However, there was one aspect of the game I enjoyed: the hovering. If you hold the jump button after jumping, you can hover for a bit over enemies and pits. I can give credit where credit is due.
The Bottom Line
I didnโt really have high expectations going into Adventure Story. Yes, I know, itโs a bit tough to tell from my intro. By just looking at screenshots before playing it didnโt look like anything I hadnโt seen before. While I definitely enjoyed the hovering mechanic, everything else was pretty much generic. Including the title. How about โBoxing Frog Adventure Storyโ? Yeah, thatโs better.