Software:Babe and Friends

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Short description: 1999 video game
Babe and Friends
Babe and Friends GBC.jpg
Developer(s)Aqua Pacific Ltd.
Producer(s)Crave Entertainment
David A. Palmer Productions
Platform(s)Game Boy Color
ReleaseNovember 30, 1999
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Babe and Friends is a 1999 Game Boy Color game developed by Aqua Pacific Ltd, based upon the 1995 film Babe.

Gameplay

A screenshot of Babe and Friends depicting the top-down puzzle gameplay.

Babe and Friends is a puzzle game played in top-down perspective. The player guides Babe through 40 stages across five levels to lead for a herd of sheep through various obstacles, which the player is required to position or manipulate in order to create a clear path.[1] The game begins on a farm, but levels change the environment, each with their own distinctive obstacles, such as airports featuring carts and escalators.[2] The game is also backwards compatible with previous Game Boy units, including the Pocket Game Boy and Super Game Boy.[3]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3/5 stars[4]
GameSpot7/10[2]
Hyper7/10[5]
IGN7/10[3]
Game Boy Official Magazine62%[6]
Total Game Boy70%[9]
Game Station7/10[8]
Game Boy Xtreme62%[7]

Reviews for Babe and Friends were lukewarm. Critics praised the difficulty and learning curve of the puzzles of the game. Kyle Knight of Allgame praised the "well-designed puzzles" and "graduated difficulty curve" of Babe and Friends as "amongst the best in the business", with "each puzzle...more challenging and more intriguing than the last".[4] Critics noted the limited playtime and variety featured in the game. Hyper noted "the keen puzzle fan will finish this one off in a flash.[5] Craig Harris of IGN praised the "complex patterns" of the puzzles, but noted "it's obvious this game is aimed at the younger crowd...it really only took me an hour to get halfway through the game".[3]

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