TripleM
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I've been keeping an eye on this one for a long long time, as have many other people. Grand prize winner at the 2008 IGF, it will be released on January 7.

Anyone planning on buying it? I think I'll wait until I see the demo, but this has been a long time in the making.

The Architest
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I might buy it!

At least it's made in finland!

TripleM
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It's released. The demo is quite easy, but apparently the full version gets a lot harder, and allows access to user created levels too.

slimm tom
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I own the full version, and lemme just say this: It's awesome and totally worth it.

mrimer
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I played the demo and enjoyed the levels.

I like the ball nudging capability -- makes things much more painless than without.

Looking at the level layout, I'm worried that the full game might be very short. The first two (demo) islands took me about one minute per star, on average. It appears there are about five islands and fifty stars or so remaining. Is it correct to assume that I could complete the rest of the game in an hour or two?

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TripleM
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Based on the reviews I've read, if you want to play this game as a the-aim-is-to-solve-all-the-levels game, like I would, then it isn't worth buying, and that yes, you will be able to solve everything very quickly. It appears that this is more of a lesson in creativity rather than an actual challenging problem solving game.

Might suit some people, and I think the concept is awesome, but it definitely wasn't worth me buying.

nicolej24
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I agree with TripleM, it's a good idea for a flash game, or something free. But I don't think it's gonna be worth spending the money on.

dart193
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This is great, but easy and short game.

Jeffrey0
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There's a pay-what-you-want sale going on for a week now.

This is absolutely worth getting at a few bucks.