Adventure Elf

Editors' ReviewDownload.com staffNovember 8, 2008This cute Christmas-themed platform game stars an elf that goes on a trip through the land of thieving penguins and tasty snacks. Despite the penguin-bashing, Adventure Elf is completely nonviolent. The elf only chases the penguins to recover presents, which they took only because they thought they were food. Adventure Elf launches on your desktop after a brief installation. The elf jumps onto boxes and moving platforms, eats cookies and donuts, and destroys penguins. He has no weapons, so the only way he can defeat a penguin is to run into it or jump on it. You play against the clock, with goals the elf must reach for you to progress. The elf has a limited number of lives, which you can't increase. The only way we managed to lose a life was by falling from too great a height, though. Even when it's nowhere near Christmas, Adventure Elf can keep kids and adults amused.