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Nanobots
Author: The Ivy Resolution: 320x200 at 8-bit (256 col) Downloaded: 6131 times ((size unknown)) Genres: Contemporary, Comedy, Original Length: Medium length games
Added on: 27 June 2008 Website: http://www.livelyivy.com Content advisory: Occasional, mild  None  Rare, mild Ratings: AGS Panel: (what is this?) Player rating: 84% Awards won: Best Gameplay 2008 Best Puzzles 2008 Best Programming in an Adventure 2008 Groovy Greg set out to build robots that could love. Instead, he got the nanobots. Although the bots were designed to solve problems as a team, all their trial runs seem to end with the sound of tiny metallic fists meeting tiny metallic torsos. It’s enough to make even the most laid-back hippie want to tear out his dreadlocks. Now, with the evil Professor Killfun threatening to give him a failing grade, Groovy Greg has almost given up on his experiment. Little does he know that his beloved bots are about to meet an even bigger challenge than they had been programmed for... Nanobots is a classic-style point and click adventure game that lets you take control of Hotbot, Brainbot, Tallbot, Audbot, Strongbot, and Chembot as they race to save themselves from being turned into scrap metal. Can they make use of their surroundings, fashion an escape plan, and avoid coming face-to-fist with Professor Killfun? Only if they give peace a chance. Download Now - Download from Mirror 1 (if the download doesn't work, try Right Click, Save Target As)
User ratings for Nanobots:
From 26 peoples votes so far: (vote here) Visual: 84% Immersion: 85% Puzzles & Pacing: 83% Overall Enjoyment: 84% You can see a detailed breakdown of the votes.
Nanobots was brought to you by:
Scorposer  Music, sound effects Sheepisher  Beta testing The Ivy  Design, art, writing TheJBurger  Beta testing VinceXII  Scripting, debugging voh  Beta testing
Other games by The Ivy:
Little Girl in Underland (Short games) Spooks (Medium length games)
AGS Panel review for this game:
The AGS Review Panel has left a comment about this game: Another fine game from The Ivy. Clever, though at times difficult, puzzles compliment a funny and engaging story. Some (very) minor technical glitches don't detract from a game that is well worth playing. Recommended!
User comments about Nanobots:
Posted by Traveler on 2010-05-10 at 01:22 (IP logged): The idea of the game is really great and visually it's a beautiful game. The story is quite good. Unfortunately, the inventory system and the puzzles are pretty bad - all the puzzles are excessively tedious. Potions MUST be done in a strict order, otherwise the game must be loaded back and lots of fetching of items must be repeated. I gave up on it after having to redo the potions several times because I put ingredients in in the wrong order. (Even though I had the right idea.) The ability to put down items would help a lot. Posted by AndyfromVA on 2009-11-08 at 23:11 (IP logged): Very original, intriguing concept, nice graphics, clever dialog, funny. I loved the unique, interesting personalities of each bots. I was sad to see the game end and I'm looking forward to the sequel - there's got to be one. The puzzles can be hard at times. But persevere and, if necessary, consult the hints (they're online if you know where to look) and you'll be rewarded by a great gaming experience. Posted by Ascovel on 2009-06-14 at 14:56 (IP logged): Works like crazy! The gameplay and the slick interface reminded me of a construction put together by some artist watchmaker. Yet controlling all the nanobots requires quite a lot of work (mainly walking around). Also, I had serious difficulties with solving some puzzles. But I don't think they were (completely) unfair and I did enjoy the challenge. Overall, a great effort and a game world that makes your own one a cheerier and brighter place. Posted by Desiree Ann Watson on 2009-06-07 at 09:20 (IP logged): I loved the game. The challange was doing things in the right order so that you could move to the final goal. There should be a sequel Posted by proximity on 2009-04-15 at 14:11 (IP logged): Very different and amazing concept. Fantastic story, i felt like i was watching Toy Story. I liked the idea of teamwork of nanobots and funny dialogs between them. This game should have been given The best game of 2008 award. Posted by foxyfox on 2009-02-09 at 19:23 (IP logged): Hello, my name is Joel, from the french AGS forum. I want to translate your game in french. If you agree, send me an email to this address: kaldaya@hotmail.fr and I contact you. Thank you. :) Posted by F1ak3r on 2009-01-01 at 06:04 (IP logged): Wow, that game was great! Definitely the slickest and most professional-looking AGS game I've played so far (no default ickiness, yay!). When I initially saw that the game had six main characters, I was a bit worried about stuff like unequal roles, similarity, and lack of personality. However, once I got down to playing it, I was delighted to discover that none of those problems surfaced. All the characters were well thought-out and wonderfully portrayed. I especially liked Strongbot's sensitivity - it was a clever idea to make the most useful bot ocassionally unusable. "Some people say that we're all godless hippies down here. Those people would be right." Not sure if I got that right, but great lines! I think I should put them in my signature... Posted by Istvan on 2008-11-27 at 05:27 (IP logged): An ingenious game! I played it from start to finish and loved every bit* of it's robotic and hippy fun making. *Pun fully intended. Posted by jkohen on 2008-07-20 at 13:15 (IP logged): A perfectly polished game that exceeds in all areas. I found it very inspiring and fun. I haven't had much time to play games lately, so I'm glad I picked this game. Posted by Tinkerer on 2008-07-10 at 20:26 (IP logged): Okay, this is a gem. It really is. Great concept, sweet story, well thought-out characters (strongbot for instance), lots of humour, and excellent graphics. I'm definitely gonna keep this one. i'm also impressed by the great detail (Could audbot please move?), chembots acrobatics and the fact that, though this must have been one tough job to program, there were hardly any glitches whatsoever. Only one i noticed was that sometimes the wrong bot said that he wouldn't pour acid on the postcard. This game is better than some commercial games i've played and had to pay for. Overall, EXCELLENT JOB. APPLAUSE FOR YOU!!! (And of course, looking forward to a sequel, if there will be one) Posted by Jeffers on 2008-07-04 at 04:11 (IP logged): A fun, quirky, and well-polished puzzle-based game. Totally worth the hour spent to play. Posted by Ghost on 2008-07-03 at 03:23 (IP logged): I like a surprise or two in my games, and Nanobots delivered that. First I though, hey, someone played SUSPENDED (an old Infocom text adventure where you had different robots acting as your senses) a lot, but this game is, well, just special. I'm not finished yet, but from the very start you will find shiny little details everywhere. Six playable characters, each one with a beliveable and distinct personality, as well as a special skill to use. Lots of witty writing, and ever so often that feeling that this game is just so clever. While small in scope (no pun here), there's a lot of love in each tiny bot here. The puzzles are good and make sense, though there are some where a less "open approach" would have been nice- but that's the only flaw I have found so far, and I refuse calling it a serious one. In its own right this is a unique game, so go play it. Posted by Strange Visitor on 2008-06-29 at 10:22 (IP logged): I really enjoyed this game, and the graphics were fantastic. All in all, it was cute and fun. Posted by Quinny on 2008-06-29 at 09:36 (IP logged): Fantastic game! Love the concept and it was very enjoyable to play.

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