This was an interesting little 2D point and click adventure game. I found it through Rovio’s publishing program, since I’m such a big Angry Birds geek. It’s fun enough, but I just want to cover two overly complainy points in this review, that don’t really have anything to do with the game.

I liked going through each chapter, which had their own themes. But a recent update adding a new chapter came at just the wrong time. I was going to buy it, at $2 for a few levels it was reasonable-ish. But Apple changed the iTunes policy for Australia, jacking up the price of apps significantly due to “fluctuating exchange rates”. Those fluctuate all the time. It irrationally ticked me off, and I have not spent anything since. I feel sore just thinking about it, overly entitled consumer that I am. Hopefully I can get over it soon and support this developer.

The main character in this game is a cute little androgynous cartoon thief. I thought it was a female for some reason, and it seemed cool. But then there’s a chapter where the thief falls for a princess. At first I thought it was a prince in an amusing reversal of cliche, but then my fancies were subverted when I found it simply was cliche. Le sigh. I couldn’t hold onto my interpretation. I don’t want to make any big statements about video game feminism, but those were just my not-premeditated feelings as I played.

It’s a nice game though, finding all the little secrets is fun, if sometimes obscure. The art and animations are very cute and endearing, and the design is strong. Rovio picked a good one to endorse.