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The Adventures of Shuggy

The Adventures of Shuggy is a 2D platformer with a leaning towards puzzles. There are over 100 single player levels and 36 Co-Op levels connected through a gradually unlocking map screen ensuring there is…

80 15 June 2011

The Adventures of Shuggy is an indie developed by Smudged Cat Games, released 15 June 2011 on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Adventures of Shuggy is

The Adventures of Shuggy is an indie game developed by Smudged Cat Games and released in 2011. It was published by Valcon Games. It is available on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Microsoft XNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shuggy is a young vampire who has just inherited an old Scottish castle from his grandfather. He soon realises that the mansion is haunted by countless ghosts, ghouls and other evil spirits. To clear his new home of its undesirable inhabitants, he must venture through the whole castle: from the Dungeon through the Boiler Room and the Gallery (not forgetting the Graveyard), and all the way up to the Clocktower.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 13 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Adventures of Shuggy holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,101 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM and 128 MB Video RAM and at least Shader Model 2.0. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

The Adventures of Shuggy launched on 15 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Adventures of Shuggy — frequently asked questions

When did The Adventures of Shuggy come out?
The Adventures of Shuggy was released on 15 June 2011 for Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Adventures of Shuggy?
At minimum, The Adventures of Shuggy needs Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video RAM and at least Shader Model 2.0 graphics, 82 MB HD space of storage.
How many GB is The Adventures of Shuggy?
The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("82 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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