2007 · Adventure · Point-and-click adventure

Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!

A downloadable indie point and click adventure game with a few minigames.

Released: 6 March 2007
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure Point-and-click adventure
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Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Historical Comedy
Engine: Adventure Game Studio
Country: United Kingdom
Composers: Mark Lovegrove

About

Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! is a point-and-click adventure game by British developer Alasdair Beckett-King. It was created as an indie game using the Adventure Game Studio game engine and released for free on the Internet on March 6, 2007. The game has been translated into Spanish, French, German and Polish. A sequel to the game, Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, was released on March 22, 2016.

Keywords

pirates
minigames

Media

Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game was praised for its story, music and humorous setting, though a few puzzles were considered difficult. While reviewers felt the game was inspired by Monkey Island series for its setting and dialogues, they acknowledge the originality of its art style and play experience. It was rated 80 out of 100 by the magazine PC Format.

The game won five AGS Awards in 2007, namely "Best Game Created with AGS", "Best Gameplay", "Best Dialogue Writing", "Best Player Character", and "Best Character Art". It was also named one of the 20 "Best Freeware Adventure Games" of 2007 by Think Services' IndieGames.com.