And so we find Wriggler. A game published by Romantic Robot in 1985, a company better known for their hardware than software accomplishments. Have a watch of the full game play review below. It is watchable either through this blog screen or clicking through to YouTube.
The character you control is a worm... or is it snake? Or a maggot? I'm happier thinking it's a worm. A worm is a lot more wholesome.
Wriggler is a unique maze game. The idea is simple. You must wriggle your way from the Garden, through to the Scrub land, through to the Underground and then to the Mansion. Sounds simple eh? Well... it's a substantially large maze consisting of 250 locations. The maze is also full of energy sapping nasties. One of these nasties is a rather large spooky looking spider which is the stuff of nightmares. Ok then... this makes it trickier.
Wriggler is a really well designed game with charming graphics and beautiful animations of the main character and varied enemies. I particularly like the underground fly. A Map here would be really beneficial. Any contact with enemy insect life depletes your energy, but this can be replenished by picking up a number of items including Iced Buns and Cups of Tea. Worms love tea right?
You start the game alongside three other fellow worms who seem to have the same objective as you to get to the Mansion. This gives you hope then. Without a Map, you can opt to follow one of them. They may not all take the same route. There are several ways through the maze. If you fall too far behind, those sneaky fellows may well give you the slip.
Playing Wriggler is a very pleasurable experience. The action moves at a leisurely pace and I found it to be very relaxing... apart from when that spider showed up!
Nick :o)
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