Tag Archives: Reviews

GameSpot gives Jolly Rover 7.5!

I first submitted Jolly Rover for a review with GameSpot in about July, a month after its release, and yesterday the review came back with a great result! This is a lesson in persistence for any indies trying to get … finish reading GameSpot gives Jolly Rover 7.5!

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More Reviews

Two more reviews to tell about. There’s this one from Indie Gamer Review (4/5). And this highly entertaining video review from Davin Da Geek. Davin is one cool guy, and his enthusiasm for Jolly Rover can’t be denied, so please support him … finish reading More Reviews

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Jolly Awards!

Yesterday I recieved word from the nice folks at FreePlay that Jolly Rover was nominated for two awards – Best Australian Game and Best Game Audio. Also, I found out I’ll be presenting Jolly Rover to the public on the expo floor, … finish reading Jolly Awards!

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Christmas in July

Jolly Christmas everyone! Enter BOSN000LS in the Discount code area of the Jolly Rover Steam key buy page for 50% off the retail price of Jolly Rover, this weekend only! In other news there are two new reviews and one interview! … finish reading Christmas in July

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Four Reviews (and a Sale!)

Oh what a week! This working while marketing Jolly Rover thing is really taking 120% out of me. It’ been great learning experience though, I must admit I understimated the effort it would require to market Jolly Rover by about … finish reading Four Reviews (and a Sale!)

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A Clear Vision

Just read this great review of Jolly Rover from Gamer Vision (8.25/10). It’s been out since Monday but I missed it. It hasn’t been updated on Metacritic yet, but hopefully it’ll pull the score up a little further. And not to … finish reading A Clear Vision

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Gamasutra Goodness

Boy, a lot seems to happen between updates, which is a good thing! But means I have less time to focus on other things, such as writing, design, and most importantly, trying to get more funding to develop games. It’s … finish reading Gamasutra Goodness

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Three Great Reviews

We have 3 great reviews for Jolly Rover coming in from QuestZone.RU, Explicit Gamer, and a Kotaku AU Reader. At the moment I’m on a 6 month contract working 3 days a week teaching programming at a local games uni. I’m back to … finish reading Three Great Reviews

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Pirates and Pooches and Purchases, Oh My!

Recently the jolly kind folks at Gamezebo decided to give me a short interview, but I turned it into a long one. Check it out here.  Also, the game was reviewed kindly on JustAdventure, getting a generous B+! Check that out here. … finish reading Pirates and Pooches and Purchases, Oh My!

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Telly Rover

Last night Jolly Rover featured on Good Game on ABC2. Jolly Rover got a great review getting 15.5/20 (77.5%) rubber chickens! Check out the awesome review here! Note: to watch the video, scroll to ‘Play Video’ at the bottom.

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