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Sweevo's World cover

1986 · Action-adventure · Adventure

Sweevo's World

The Self-Willed Extreme Environment Volitional Organism, or Sweevo for short, is a goofy-looking and generally incompetent robot. His world is Knutz' Folly, and it comprises almost 200 isometric-viewed screens of danger and challenge, making for a game influenced by Knightlore, although it takes a less serious approach to the genre. Sweevo can enter the world through four different vertical levels, and must use lifts and holes to cross through these to solve many puzzles.

Released
1986
Platforms
ZX SpectrumAmstrad CPC
Genres
Action-adventureAdventurePuzzle
Developers
—
Publishers
Gargoyle Games
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fiction
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

About

Sweevo's World is an isometric action-adventure game released by Gargoyle Games in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. An enhanced version for the Spectrum 128K was released as Sweevo's Whirled. The game was partially inspired by the Laurel and Hardy films, with Sweevo modelled on Stan Laurel. A sequel was released in 1987: Hydrofool.

Keywords

  • action-adventure

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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 Erg (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.

Story

The artificial planetoid Knutz Folly has been overrun by the genetic experiments of Baron Knutz. The robot SWEEVO (Self Willed Extreme Environment Vocational Organism) must clean the place up to achieve Active Status.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
ZX Spectrum12 December 1985Europe
Amstrad CPC12 December 1985Europe

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