Life Changing

Alfred Challenge is a typical platform game, where you climb, jump and slide, while avoiding enemies and trying to figure your way out of each level. The added challenge is that you must find a series of keys in order to unlock various parts of each level. You can't just go through a level from one end to the other to get out - you often have to backtrack once you've opened a door in order to grab the next key. This means you really have to master sections of each level, which does help with the replay value. Unfortunately, Alfred Challenge isn't terribly exciting. The controls are adequate, but a little sluggish, and the sounds and graphics are merely average. For example, Alfred doesn't have any animation for climbing ladders - he merely slides up them sideways. You also can't start the game with the fire button, there's no score, and as far as I can tell, no way to earn additional lives. Alfred Challenge isn't a bad game, it's just a little dull, and it seems unfinished - especially compared to other games of its genre.