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Probably the only game from Coktel Vision that was designed with kids in
mind, Little Red Riding Hood is a hodgepodge mix between adventure and action
elements that are, more often than not, more frustrating than fun. The plot is based
on a familiar bedtime story that most of us grew up with: little Red Riding Hood is
an innocent young girl who has a harrowing encounter with a hungry wolf that is
pretending to be her ailing grandmother. She must, of course, try to outwit the wolf
in order to survive. The game lets you play as either the heroine or the wolf, both
of which follow the same gameplay pattern, only with different plots. The game's
first sequence, for instance, is to dress up either Riding Hood or the wolf in their
appropriate outfits. This is more or less a pointless clicking exercise, where you
just randomly click at various objects on the screen until all the objects are
found. Fortunately, the remaining parts of the game are not this inane, and feature
some fun arcade sequences and inventory-based puzzles. None of the game's sequences
is difficult even on the hardest difficulty level - a fact which is probably due to
the game being designed for kids. As a kid's title, though, the game is still
disappointing: it lacks any educational value, and some arcade sequences may be too
frustrating for young gamers. |
