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Average Rating: based on 48 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 4
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- Zape, December 16, 2024

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- Lance Campbell (United States), August 21, 2021

- alex19EP (Moscow, Russia), March 15, 2021

- William Chet (Michigan), July 19, 2020

- Edo, May 29, 2020

- JimB, May 4, 2020 (last edited on October 30, 2020)

- Walter Sandsquish, March 31, 2020

- zylla, May 1, 2016

- E. W. B., March 9, 2016

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A very short, charming story of a rogue kisser, March 9, 2016

You play a young man in costume who goes about a ball stealing kisses from young women.

This game was part of SmoochieComp, which I've seen a lot from recently. It was a veil tines day themed comp.

The game tells you what to do for each next step, but gives you some freedom. The setting is in the olden days, probably a ball.

The game has a twist at the end, which made me feel a bit better about the premise. Going about kissing girls against their will is unpleasant. But the ending makes it more charming.

Recommended.

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- leanbh, November 30, 2015

- Thrax, March 22, 2015 (last edited on March 23, 2015)

- hoopla, February 15, 2015

- Sobol (Russia), November 21, 2014 (last edited on November 24, 2014)

- Cloud-Of-Judgement (Eastern Europe), July 30, 2014 (last edited on July 31, 2014)

- nf, November 23, 2013

- Indigo9182, August 14, 2013

- Jim Kaplan (Jim Kaplan has a room called the location. The location of Jim Kaplan is variable.), July 13, 2013

- DJ (Olalla, Washington), May 9, 2013

- deathbytroggles (Minneapolis, MN), February 6, 2013 (last edited on February 7, 2013)

- Sam Kabo Ashwell (Seattle), April 16, 2012

- amciek (Opole), December 29, 2011 (last edited on December 30, 2011)

- RichCheng (Warwickshire, UK), November 16, 2011

- Kevin Jackson-Mead (Boston), January 8, 2011

- perch, June 3, 2010

- A. Margo (Southern California), March 6, 2010

- Martinellis (California), March 2, 2010

- Mr. Patient (Saint Paul, Minn.), January 29, 2010

- schifter (Louisville, KY), January 14, 2010 (last edited on January 15, 2010)

- smurfas666 (Klaipeda, Lithuania), January 9, 2010

- Shchekotiki, August 3, 2009

- Shigosei, July 6, 2009

- Fabien Vidal (Tours, France), June 14, 2009 (last edited on January 5, 2011)

- four1475 (Manhattan, KS), June 14, 2009

- Emily Short, March 2, 2009 (last edited on March 3, 2009)

- Carlo, February 13, 2009

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Short, cute and funny, February 2, 2009
by Karl Ove Hufthammer (Bergen, Norway)

The Kissing Bandit is extremely linear, and basically runs on rails, with little real interactivity. What saves it, tough, is the hysterical writing, which are sure to make you smile throughout the game.

There are no puzzles as such, and you don't even have to pick up anything during the game (but do examine your inventory!). While many 'original' verbs are implemented, several items mentioned in the room descriptions are not, and the autocompletion could be smarter. For instance, typing 'climb' outside a tower offers the not-so-helpful (but somewhat amusing) completion 'climb (the maiden)'. The author does acknowledge the somewhat spotty implementation, caused by lack of time before the submit deadline, and it would be nice to see an expanded and improved version released.

All in all, I think the humour and the overall cuteness of The Kissing Bandit does make up for some of its shortcomings, and since the game only takes about 10 minutes to play, it's well worth spending those 10 minutes.

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- Ron Newcomb (Seattle), July 15, 2008

- Wendymoon, June 11, 2008

- brattish (Canada), April 3, 2008

- Rhian Moss (UK), March 30, 2008

- Cheryl L (Australia), March 11, 2008

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
A labor of love that anyone can enjoy, March 1, 2008

Mr. Wheeler seems to be a man of extremes. His works, which are often submitted under a pseudonym, have scored both low and high in various competitions, and they include 'Being Andrew Plotkin', aka 'BAP'. While 'BAP' is an in-joke laden spoof that is most popular among the authors and IFMUDders at the core of the modern IF community, 'The Tale of the Kissing Bandit' is at the other end of the accessibility extreme -- a complete novice to IF should have no trouble playing this story through to the end while appreciating every word along the way.

The game was apparently written for a target audience of one (Wheeler's significant other), and anyone who's tried their hand at writing IF can sense the Herculean lengths the author went through to ensure a smooth playing experience. You won't be "guessing the verb" in this one... indeed, I suspect the game could teach you a few synonyms if you inspected the source code.

Some might say that this game is 'for girls', but this should not be an issue for anyone who's gotten past the 'girls are icky' stage of growing up. Though the final ending is perhaps a bit too personal to satisfy everyone, the story leading up to it is like a good G-rated movie: fun for the whole family. It is cute, original, and violence-free, and the player character is so memorable that it's easy to see why it won the 2001 XYZZY award for Best Individual PC.

'The Tale of the Kissing Bandit' should be a fun diversion for any player who wants a light-hearted break from their busy day, and an instructive example for any author who wants to see the impact of a gold-standard grammar implementation on playability. Take the time to try it out; you won't regret it.

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- Ziixxxitria (California), February 26, 2008

- Nusco (Bologna, Italy), October 31, 2007

- Stephen Bond (Leuven, Belgium), October 26, 2007

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Delightfully fun, October 20, 2007
by Michael R. Bacon (New Mexico)

The language is engaging and fun, more than it is actually funny, which it certainly is. The most event/story-based fun (as compared to thoughtful gameplay) I've had in IF.

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