| Babe and Friends | |
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| Developer(s) | Aqua Pacific Ltd. |
| Producer(s) | Crave Entertainment David A. Palmer Productions |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color |
| Release | |
| 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
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. The game begins on a farm, but levels change the environment, each with their own distinctive obstacles, such as airports featuring carts and escalators. The game is also backwards compatible with previous Game Boy units, including the Pocket Game Boy and Super Game Boy.
Reception
Reception| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| Hyper | 7/10 |
| IGN | 7/10 |
| Game Boy Official Magazine | 62% |
| Total Game Boy | 70% |
| Game Station | 7/10 |
| Game Boy Xtreme | 62% |
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". 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. 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".
References
- "Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor". Game Boy Station. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- "Babe and Friends". IGN. 26 June 1999. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Trueman, Doug (28 April 2000). "Babe and Friends". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Harris, Craig (3 December 1999). "Babe and Friends". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Knight, Kyle. "Babe and Friends". Allgame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15.
- ^ "Babe and Friends". Hyper. No. 81. July 2000. p. 78.
- "Babe and Friends". Game Boy Official Magazine: 15. April 2000.
- "On the Shelves". Game Boy Xtreme (3): 60. September 2001.
- "Game Boy Color: The Ultimate Collection". Game Station (4). 2000.
- Hollocks, Karen (2000). "Babe and Friends". Total Game Boy (8): 37.