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3/12/2007 Bonbon Quest — 50% discount
3/13/2007 Gumboy Crazy Adventures — 50% discount
3/14/2007 Shlongg — 40% discount
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3/16/2007 Galcon — 50% discount
3/17/2007 Kingdom Elemental — 50% discount
3/18/2007 Wonderland — 50% discount
Bonbon Quest
Writer: Kaonashi
Halloween has come very early this year in the game Bonbon Quest, a good old-fashioned platform game. You play as a cute little boy (or girl, in 2-player mode) dressed in a witch's costume. Your objective is to collect all the candies on the screen to move on to the next level. Of course, there are monsters in your path that you'll have to avoid or kill, by jumping on them a few times.
Your character has a lot of freedom in the room. If he walks all the way left, he pops up on the right side. If he falls in a gap at the bottom of the room, he'll reappear at the top of the room. There's also items that can help your character get around. Jumping into cauldrons "warp" him to other sections of the room, while pumpkins give him a nice boost if he jumps on it.
Don't let the kiddy graphics fool you: Bonbon Quest can be a little challenging. However, unlike old-school platform games, you don't start from the very beginning. I'm not too crazy about the Halloween scenario since I find that holiday-themed games are out of place during other times of the year. So if you're in the mood for some platform action without having to bust out that dusty old 8-bit Nintendo console, give Bonbon Quest a try.
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