FATHER FROST IVAN AND NASTYA Preview – Welcome to Just Adventure +

This delightful children’s adventure game from the Czech Republic has already been released in parts of Europe and with any luck will soon find a publisher in North America. We have had the opportunity to play a demo of this game and were immediately captivated by its simplicity and can honestly say that this is one of those rare games that will appeal to adults and children alike.

Bohemia Interactive Studio – the team behind this classic adventure game – were inspired by over one thousand Russian fairy tales, fables and satiric bedtime stories in their attempt to create a modern day fairy tale for the computer generation.

The main character of the story is Nastya, half-sister to Marfusha. While Marfusha lays around the house giving orders, Nastya is made to clean the barnyard and do all of the chores on her own. Ivan is Nastya’s ‘Prince Charming,’ the man of her dreams who can sweep her away from her horrible life.

The game is populated with vividly animated mysterious creatures, animals, forest beasts and deceitful bandits. Every good fairy tale must have a memorable villain and this game has, just for starters, the evil hag Baba Yaga and Father Frost.

Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya is a story about love, spite, greed, modesty, humility and seeking. The story is divided into four parts – each part representing one of the four seasons. Many locations can be visited numerous times and the landscape will have changed as it will be a different season of the year. There are also many inventory based puzzles to be solved as you embark on your journey.

Twenty-eight tracks of original music composed specifically for the game and over four hours of recorded dialogue immediately put Father Frost at a level usually reserved for big-budget projects.

We’ll have a full review soon and keep you updated as to a possible North American release date. In the meantime, you can download a trailer for Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya here.

System Requirements:

• Pentium II 300
• 32 MB RAM
• 4MB graphic card
• Windows 98/ME/2000/XP