Review by Yellow Monkey January 1, 2009

In Robbie Swifthand, you must guide the eponymous tomb raider through a series of levels in search of treasure. The levels are very reminiscent of something out of an Indiana Jones flick; there are no enemies to speak of but plenty of traps and deadly obstacles. For the most part the traps are quite effective and require skillful timing and careful planning to sneak past. A couple of the traps are unfair, particularly the dropping blocks and trap spikes which are both nearly invisible. The only effective way to avoid them is to already know where they are, which causes some levels to be based heavily on trial and error gameplay.

The presentation is simply top-notch. Although the graphics in general are well-done, the animations stand out as being particularly smooth and polished. The appropriately arcadey-music is equally as pleasing.

Overall Robbie Swifthand is a solid, well-made game with a couple of distracting flaws. It’ll probably only last you about an hour or two, but you’ll have a good time playing it and feel satisfied upon completion.

The Creator says:

Enter the dark chambers of an ancient Temple and help Robbie Swifthand to survive the deadly dangers awaiting him.

The game starts in windowed mode but I suggest turning on Fullscreen in the Options to enjoy it better.

Have fun!