Sheep's Quest

Puzzle games gamble on your ability to come up with a solution to a variety of riddles and problems, thus encouraging creativity and expanding your cognitive universe. While some are more complicated than others, it is still a commendable thing to see from today's game developers, especially when most of the video games out there try to make it as easy as possible for everyone to simply waltz through the levels and earn a highscore.

Sheep's Quest is a fun puzzle game in which you have to lend a helping hand to a herd of sheep that are trying to regain their lost farm. Although the puzzles themselves are not very complicated, they do require a fair amount of tinkering before you are able to clear the path for them, especially since most of the levels are rather intricate and they hide a high number of traps.

The end goal is for the creatures to reach the coins at the end of the levels, which can be used by the sheep to reclaim their nice farm and go back to their calm and happy lives. However, there are many different landscapes you must pass through along the way, each one of which poses a different kind of threat and must be approached in a certain manner.

There are ways to gain much more than you normally would from a level, by collecting a bunch of power-ups and bonuses, which can help you unlock upgrades as well. Upgrades make it easier for the sheep to reach their goal, while also providing you with easier ways of using the sheep and tackling the dangers lying ahead. Although they usually cost quite a lot, they are certainly worth the investment.

Visually, the game should appeal to almost everyone, although the bright colors are certainly going to have a greater effect on the younger audience. However, the graphics quality is quite good, despite the 2D isometric view and the lack of fancy special effects. The sheep are nicely detailed and animated, while the environments include a large variety of detail, which has a positive effect on the overall atmosphere of the game.

Thanks to the hefty number of stages available and the ever-increasing difficulty level, Sheep's Quest should keep you entertained for quite a while, as long as you don't figure out the riddles at a glance. The younger audience might also learn a thing or two from it, so it is definitely a good choice for any age.