Putt Putt Travels Through Time
| Putt-Putt Travels Through Time | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios |
| Producer(s) | Ron Gilbert |
| Designer(s) | Brad Carlton, Bret Barrett, Matthew Mahon, Nick Mirkovich |
| Writer(s) | Laurie Rose Bauman |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | Android, Macintosh, Windows, iOS, Linux |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Putt-Putt Travels Through Time is a 1997 video game and the fourth of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. In 2014 Night Dive Studios re-released the iOS, Linux and Steam versions.
Plot
While Mr. Firebird is showing Putt-Putt his new time machine, it malfunctions and Pep the dog gets lost in the time portal along with Mr. Firebird's computer and Putt-Putt's history school report and lunchbox. Putt-Putt travels to Prehistory, the Middle Ages, the Old West, and the distant future to solve the inhabitants problems while recovering Pep, the computer, the report and the lunchbox.
Gameplay
The game mechanics are the same as the prequels including the glove box inventory, horn, radio and accelerator. There are also a number of optional minigames throughout the four eras.
Reception
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References
- ↑ http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.3/issue2.3pages/news2.3.html
- ↑ "Putt-Putt Travels Through Time on Steam". Steam. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Brad Cook. "Putt-Putt Travels Through Time - Review - Allgame". Allgame. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Putt-Putt Travels Through Time Review". IGN. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Rosemary Young (July 1998). "Putt Putt Travels Through Time Review by metzomagic.com". metzomagic.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
It's a worthy challenge for pre-schoolers and a particularly good game choice for a young first time adventure game player.
- ↑ NeoJ (March 24, 2015). "Putt-Putt Travels Through Time". Retrieved September 6, 2016.
Some puzzle parts in a classic point and click procedure with cute graphics and lots of charismatic characters.
- ↑ Bonnie James (May 15, 1997). "Putt-Putt Travels Through Time - Electric Playground". Greedy Productions. Archived from the original on August 4, 1997. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
If your kids liked any of the other Junior Adventures, they will like this one too.
External links
- Putt Putt Travels Through Time at MobyGames
- Putt-Putt Travels Through Time at Humongous Entertainment