''Sweevo's World'' is an isometric 3D arcade adventure game released by Gargoyle Games in

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for the

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and

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. An enhanced version for the Spectrum 128K was also released, titled ''Sweevo's Whirled''. The game was followed by a sequel, '' Hydrofool''. The game was partially inspired by the

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films, with Sweevo modelled on

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Plot

The artificial

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Knutz Folly has been overrun by the bizarre genetic experiments of the mad Baron Knutz. It's up to the robot SWEEVO (Self Willed Extreme Environment Vocational Organism) to clean the place up and thereby achieve Active Status.

Gameplay

Sweevo must find and destroy the malfunctioning Waste Ingestion and Janitor Units ("Wijus") that are supposed to keep Knutz Folly clean, while avoiding various hostile creatures and structures. Among the other characters inhabiting Knutz Folly are the Goose Which Laid The Golden

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(sic), the Horrible Little Girls ("Minxes"), and the Goose-Stepping Dictators. " Brownies" may be collected for additional '' brownie points''. Sweevo cannot jump and must rely on elevators to climb obstacles. He is not armed but can kill enemies by dropping objects on them or manoeuvring them into traps.

Reception

''Sweevo's World'' received positive reception from video game journalists.

References

External links

* *{{WoS game, id=0005086, name=Sweevo's Whirled 1986 video games Action-adventure games Amstrad CPC games Gargoyle Games games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games with isometric graphics ZX Spectrum games