Game:

Wendy: Every Witch Way (2000)

Duration: 1:10:07

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Remember Casper the ghost? Wendy the Good Little Witch is from that "universe" and got her own little game! It's a simple platformer on the Game Boy Color with an exclusive world if you play it on a Game Boy Advance. If you also beat that exclusive world, you get a password that starts the game with a permanent fully powered shot. Unfortunately, that extra world is completely separate from the rest of the game and feels tacked on. It's also not really impressive. The GBC tilesets and color palette look much better than the backgrounds of the GBA exclusive area.

What's the story? According to Wikipedia, Wendy opens her aunt's treasure chest and releases magical stones that change gravity of a floating castle that subsequently crashes to the ground. I couldn't find a pdf of the manual, unfortunately, to find out about the lore and it's not explained well in-game.

The graphics are very impressive for the GBC, nice and colorful with smooth scrolling. It's not a challenging game, but it's perfect for little kids. There is even a password after each stage. Audio is fine, but not very memorable. The controls are great and you can easily switch your orientation even in tight situations. Speaking of orientation... The main mechanic is that she can flip gravity for herself and certain enemies in the stage. This lets her walk on the ceiling and drop upwards with reversed gravity so you can solve the platforming challenges.

It's not a masterpiece, but definitely a cute little platformer worth spending an hour on and gets my recommendation.

00:00 - Start / Intro
00:50 - Stage 1-1
01:52 - Stage 1-2
04:15 - Stage 1-3
08:00 - Bonus 1
09:09 - Stage 2-1
11:03 - Stage 2-2
15:56 - Stage 2-3
19:57 - Bonus 2
21:04 - Stage 3-1
24:02 - Stage 3-2
26:47 - Stage 3-3
31:04 - Bonus 3
32:11 - Stage 4-1
35:19 - Stage 4-2
44:41 - Stage 4-3
49:41 - Boss
54:52 - Ending
55:28 - Credits
56:48 - GBA Exclusive ?-1
59:20 - GBA Exclusive ?-2
1:04:49 - GBA Exclusive ?-3