Snowmuncher

Type Difficulty Avatar

Trophies

20 NP per 100 points

In this game you have to guide Dieter the Polarchuck

(a very hungry Polarchuck who just loves munching snow!)

to the bottom of each level before the time runs out!

The goal of this puzzle game is to guide Dieter the Polarchuck to the bottom of each level before time runs out. Use the arrow keys to move Dieter around - he can climb only one block upwards at a time though. Press the space bar to have him munch those yummy snow blocks. Collect the medicine by simply walking over it to make sure that Dieter doesn't get too bloated. Keep an eye on the bloating indicator - you will lose a life and have to start all over if it reaches 100%.

Try to avoid those blocks of stone - it takes Dieter two big bites to munch them out of the way!

Collect gems to earn bonus points (Around 100 points for the green, 200 for the purple - the actual point count varies).

  Watch out for the trapped Snow Wurms - once they're free, they will come after you and leave their treasures unguarded!

Level One

Begin the game by working your way through level one's large chunks of colored blocks (one is indicated by the red line around it). Try to obtain ALL the green gems available. You should have about 550+ points by the end of this level. Keep in mind that the closer the colored blocks are to each other, the more likely you'll be able to take one munch and cause a chain reaction of other colored blocks; this will rack up the score.

Level Two

During level two, obtain as many purple and green gems as possible. Purple gems are worth more than green ones. To get purple ones, release the snow worm by eating the blocks underneath the worm. Don’t let the worm get to you though, it's an instant life loss. Your goal is to try to get lots of points this level. Keep chomping until you reach 100% bloated and you can’t go any further or you approach the bottom. If you’re near the bottom, DO NOT go to level 3 yet! Instead, just chomp at the snow until you are 100% bloated, and wait till the timer runs out. You will restart level 2. Go through level two again, and then proceed to level 3. You will lose a life, but by the end of this level you should have 2800+ points.

A new snow block appears - the orange colored one, as well as new ice blocks: the eye (20 points), the timer (10 seconds) and the snow grapes (50 points). The eye and snow grapes give bonus points, but not as much as the gems do. The timer, as you might already suspect, gives more time. Chomp snow to align blocks that will cancel each other out; obtain as many gems as possible. You should have about 4000+ points by the end of level 3.

 

Level Four

Level four introduces orange snow blocks. This level is a bit more challenging due to the random increments of new colors and lack of large blocks being together, but by the end of it, you should be close to or past 5000 points, enough for the avatar.

Now is the time to use the code buuuurrrrrrrrp to get 50% of your bloat meter reduced (same as a bloat-be-gone potion). Try to use this code only on level 3 or up, the first few levels are easy enough to navigate that the code shouldn't be necessary.

Level Six and Above

Stone blocks (the grey ones) can be eaten, but it takes two munches to do so. Munch at it once and it will get lighter and have cracks; twice and it will disappear completely. It is possible to get rid of them without munching.  Get 4 blocks adjacent to one another to make them automatically disappear. This is the same for colored blocks. Get 4 adjacent and they will disappear. Points are earned for the colored blocks.

Each level has different number of meters until you reach the bottom. Each snow block is one meter. If you want to find out how many meters each level has before playing, then use this equation: F(x)=50+10x-10 You plug in the the level in x and solve for it. For example if it's level 2: It's 50+10*2-10 = 50+20-10 = 60 meters.

Levels 1-5 have the same colored snows. In level 6, you see a purple snow color added. If you manage to reach level 8, the light blue snow appears.

Each snow block eaten adds 5% to your bloat meter.

Ways to lose a life

• Time runs out
• Bloat meter exceeds 100%
• Snow crunches you from above
• Snow worm attack

Generally 14000+ points are needed for the trophy. A score of 5000 or higher is needed  for the avatar.

Credit:
This guide was based on material submitted by Rachel, written by Kuro Kai exclusively for NeoLodge.com.

Edited by Georgie

05/2006