''Bobby Carrot'' is a
video game
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series developed and published by German company FDG Mobile Games. The series currently consists of five games, all originally developed for
mobile phone
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s. The fifth game was also released for
iOS
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as well as a
WiiWare
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game for North America on July 21, 2011. The first game of the series has been offered for free as a pre-installed game on numerous
Samsung
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phone models, presented by eFUSION Mobile. In 2006, ''Bobby Carrot 4'' won the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis for Best German Mobile Game.
Gameplay
''Bobby Carrot'' is a
puzzle game
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, the object of which is to collect all of the carrots in an area, and then reach a point on the map that progresses the player to the next level. In addition, there is an alternative mode where Bobby Carrot creates
Easter Eggs
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in his path, made more challenging by the fact they cannot be passed over twice.
Throughout the game, players are met with various obstacles, from steel rabbit traps and sliding gates to locks needing a key. Subsequent games added water, tractors, and a bazaar to the initial concept.
Installments
FDG released the first ''Bobby Carrot'' in 2004, and soon followed with a sequel. The game continued to see installments in 2005, 2006, and 2008. In all, there are five ''Bobby Carrot'' titles for mobile phones:
*''Bobby Carrot''
*''Bobby Carrot 2: Winterland''
*''Bobby Carrot 3: Evolution''
*''Bobby Carrot 4: Flower Power''
*''Bobby Carrot 5: Forever''
In addition, FDG has released an
expansion pack
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entitled ''Bobby Carrot 5: Level Up!'', while the iOS and WiiWare versions of the fifth game, retitled ''Bobby Carrot Forever'', feature enhanced graphics, music and animated
cut scene
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s.
''Bobby Carrot 5: Forever'' is the last game in the series.
References
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External links
FDG Homepage
Mobile games
WiiWare games
Video game franchises
Video games developed in Germany
IOS games
Puzzle video games
Wii games
Video game franchises introduced in 2004