Ivy The Kiwi?
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| Developer(s) | Prope |
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| Designer(s) | Yuji Naka |
| Platform(s) | Windows Mobile, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS |
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Windows Mobile Wii, Nintendo DS iOS
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score | ||
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| 1UP.com | B | N/A | B |
| Eurogamer | 7/10 | N/A | N/A |
| Game Informer | 6/10 | N/A | N/A |
| GamePro |   |
N/A | N/A |
| Game Revolution | N/A | N/A | B |
| GameSpot | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10 |
| GameZone | 8/10 | N/A | N/A |
| IGN | 7.5/10 | N/A | 7.5/10 |
| Joystiq | N/A | N/A | |
| Nintendo Power | 7/10 | N/A | 7.5/10 |
| The A.V. Club | N/A | N/A | B |
| The Guardian | |
N/A | N/A |
| Aggregate score | |||
| Metacritic | 69/100 | 60/100 | 74/100 |
Ivy the Kiwi? (アイビィ ザ キウィ??) is a platform video game developed by Prope and designed by Yuji Naka. The Windows Mobile version was first released in Japan in November 2009 and then in North America on January 20, 2010. That same year, versions for Wii and Nintendo DS were published by Namco Bandai Games in Japan, by Xseed Games in North America, and by Rising Star Games in Europe. The game was later ported and released for iOS on October 11, 2012.
The objective in the game is to lead the character, Ivy, a newly born bird, to her lost mother. The game is similar to Kirby: Canvas Curse because the player does not directly control the main character. In the game, Ivy is constantly moving directly right or left, unless presented with something in her way, in which case she turns around and moves the other direction. The player takes advantage of this by drawing lines to guide the chick away from danger and to the goal. The player can make ramp lines to have Ivy walk up or down, make vertical lines to reverse her direction, or pull the vines and slingshot Ivy in a given direction. Ultimately, the player must lead Ivy away from obstacles such as spikes or rats and to the end goal.
The game features several different modes. The main game is where levels are simply played in order. Another mode lets the player play any level that has been previously played in the main game to try to beat the high scores. There are also two different ways to play multiplayer. One is the competitive multiplayer mode, where up to four players can compete to see who can get their Kiwi to the goal fastest, the tricky part being that any player can interact with any other player's Kiwi as well. Separately from this mode, at any point, up to four players can choose to play cooperatively to help the first player in the main game.
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