{"id":16711,"date":"2017-07-31T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16711"},"modified":"2017-07-15T06:19:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T06:19:55","slug":"paulis-adventure-island-ios-google-play-windows-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/paulis-adventure-island-ios-google-play-windows-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauli&#8217;s Adventure Island (iOS, Google Play, Windows Store)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/pauli_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-16702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_BOX-150x66.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_BOX-150x66.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_BOX-300x133.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_BOX.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Just so you know, this game has nothing to do with Hudson\u2019s Adventure Island game series.\u00a0 Instead, you play as bunnies Pauli or Gemmi as they run, jump, and spin on a 2-D platforming adventure\u2026presumably on an island.\u00a0 Their home is being overrun by weird baddies and it\u2019s up to you to help them.\u00a0 It\u2019s a free-to-play game (with a two dollar ad removal fee) for iOS, Google Play, and Windows Store, but reviewed on iPad here.<\/p>\n<p>Choose to play as boy bunny Pauli or girl bunny Gemmi, although both control the same.\u00a0 Use virtual buttons on the touch screen to make them run left and right, jump, and do a spin attack.\u00a0 You can also double jump by pressing the jump button, and then the spin button.\u00a0 Hop and spin on enemies to defeat them while collecting items.\u00a0 Stars give you an extra life when you gather 100.\u00a0 Hearts let you take a few extra hits.\u00a0 And there are three hidden lucky clovers to find in each level, too.\u00a0 There are four worlds with eight levels each, and you fight a boss at the end of each world, too.<\/p>\n<p>As with other games with virtual touch screen button controls, it can be hard to move your character as precisely as you like, especially in the later, tougher stages.\u00a0 Plus I don\u2019t like how you have to press A, then the B button to double jump.\u00a0 Why can\u2019t I just press A twice?\u00a0 And the game feels a bit amateurish here and there.\u00a0 I think I could probably make just as good levels with Super Mario Maker (and I have).\u00a0 But if you can\u2019t get enough 2-D platforming action, you may want to check this one out anyway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/pauli_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PAULI_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Defeated characters just disappear or fall off the screen, so violence is minimal.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful, but not necessary as most text comes with picture cues.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the ads and in-game purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just so you know, this game has nothing to do with Hudson\u2019s Adventure Island game series.\u00a0 Instead, you play as bunnies Pauli or Gemmi as they run, jump, and spin on a 2-D platforming adventure\u2026presumably on an island.\u00a0 Their home is being overrun by weird baddies and it\u2019s up to you to help them.\u00a0 It\u2019s 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