Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!
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| Developer | Alasdair Beckett-King |
| Composer | Mark Lovegrove |
| Series | Nelly Cootalot |
| Engine | Adventure Game Studio |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | March 6, 2007 |
| Genre | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode | single-player |
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! is a point-and-click adventure game by British developer Alasdair Beckett-King. It was created as an indie game using the Adventure Game Studio game engine and released for free on the Internet on March 6, 2007.[1] The game has been translated into Spanish, French, German and Polish.
Overview
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Spoonbeaks Ahoy! was created by Beckett as a gift for his girlfriend, and the pirate protagonist Nelly Cootalot is modelled after her.[2] In the fictional, insular Barony of Meeth, the player investigates the disappearance of a fleet of spoonbeaks (the game's term for spoonbills).[3] A few minigames must be completed to reach the ending, including deciphering a coded message and winning a "hook a duck" carnival game.[4]
The game's ending scene alludes to a potential sequel,[4] which development was officially announced by Beckett in September 2008.[5] The second game is called Nelly Cootalot II: The Fowl Fleet. It was crowdfunded via Kickstarter and released in March 2016 commercially.[6][7]
Reception
[edit | edit source]The game was praised for its story, music and humorous setting, though a few puzzles were considered difficult.[2][4] While reviewers felt the game was inspired by Monkey Island series for its setting and dialogues, they acknowledge the originality of its art style and play experience.[4][8] It was rated 80 out of 100 by the magazine PC Format.[9]
The game won five AGS Awards in 2007, namely "Best Game Created with AGS", "Best Gameplay", "Best Dialogue Writing", "Best Player Character", and "Best Character Art".[10] It was also named one of the 20 "Best Freeware Adventure Games" of 2007 by Think Services' IndieGames.com.[11]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Game entry on the Adventure Game Studio database
- Official 1.6 Spanish version Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine