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AbleGamers' Web Game of the Week: Splitter Pals

Written by Steve Spohn

Published on 03 April 2011

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{sidebar id=1}This week’s AbleGamers Web Game of the Week is the sequel to an old favorite called Splitter. The sequel, called Splitter Pals, is every bit as much of the same wood splitting action and puzzle solving goodness as the first game with an interesting little twist. This game is all about nods to popular culture animated figures. Some of the most notable being Super Mario, Ninja Gaetan and of course the hypno-toad from Futurama.

The game starts out simple enough, drag the mouse while clicking to draw a line that cuts through pieces of wood. You then use the obstacle course to push your little yellow round guy into the objective circle.

Along the way you'll get many twists and turns such as uncutable objects, tethers and catapults. With more than four dozen levels and one ultimate level, there is no shortage of wood splitting fun. You will be able to spend hours going through the multiple levels in order to get all the stars. The stars are important in order to advance as you need a total of 144 to play the final level.

Game accessibility

This game is played completely with the mouse and of course there are no keyboard shortcuts. All of the text needed for any information is written on the screen with easy-to-read fonts. The only audio cues are for deaths, which is rather obvious when your guy falls off the screen. Trust me when I say, you don't need to hear the music. The levels are not timed but there is some precision needed depending on how you solve the puzzles. There are multiple ways to solve each puzzle; some require little quick reactions and longer planning, while others require the opposite.

One-handed gamers will have no problems since all you need is the mouse, and if you're able to operate the mouse you won't have any problems whether using a head-tracker or regular mouse.

Overall, a rather accessible game with no fabulously standout-ish accessibility features. If you're looking for a good waste of an hour while doing something else, give a try to Splitter Pals.