The Snail Bob games have always been very whimsical in their design, but the fantasy motif here allows for even more creative surprises. Despite a very sleepy soundtrack, however, Snail Bob 7 has some really clever and fun new elements that make for engaging level design once they all start mixing up together. As usual, the one-hit-KO can be frustrating when you're dealing with levels that can require a lot of timing and patience, but most levels are tightly designed enough that having to start them over if you take a faceplant into lava or wind up a ghostly hors d'oeuvres isn't a dealbreaker. It takes a while for Snail Bob 7 to develop any challenge, with the first seven levels or so dedicated to teaching you the mechanics like how to deal with ghosts, portals, and so forth. I know this shortcut through the Swamp of Sadness.

Just keep an eye out for the three stars hidden in each level if you're a completionist, and you'll have Bob home in no time. Some levels will need a little help from Bob's ant buddy, who you can direct to hit buttons you can't manipulate yourself, and still other levels will cause Bob to undergo. (Be warned that clicking the portraits of other Snail Bobs scattered throughout the levels will open a new window to the sponsor's site to play the corresponding games.) Doing so could lower a drawbridge or open a door to allow Bob to pass through. You can also interact with a lot of other things within the environment itself, like buttons and switches, simply by clicking on them if your cursor changes. (What do you expect from a creature who can be fatally caught with a cup of flat beer?) Hitting will make Bob retreat into his shell, while the buttons in the upper left corner will tell him to turn around or speed up.

See, all Snail Bob will do is keep moving forward regardless of what's in front of him unless you tell him not to.

When Snail Bob's bedtime story lands him in a freaky fantasy world filled with magical dangers, he needs your help to guide him safely to the exit in each stage.

Everyone's favourite danger-prone invertebrate is back again with a Neverending Story type twist in the point-and-click puzzle game Snail Bob 7: Fantasy Story by Andrey Kovalishin.

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