So Blonde
Encyclopedia
So Blonde is a point-and-click
adventure
video game released for PC
, Wii
and Nintendo DS
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2008 Awards. His script for the PC Adventure game So Blonde was shortlisted in the category "Best Videogame Script".
Reference to
Lost
: looking at the Iron Plate in the forest sites the list of numbers from the TV show lost, and the main character makes a comment about hoping she doesn't find a hatch.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
: looking at the sand sculpture in the village prompts the guard to tell you it was made by Esteban, Tao and Zia, who were the children from the cartoon show, Sunny then makes a comment about it being like a city of gold.
Knights Who Say Ni
: there is a scene in the game where there are three dead knights hanging from trees. These knights are constantly saying "Ni", a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Point-and-click
Point-and-click is the action of a computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen and then pressing a mouse button, usually the left button , or other pointing device...
adventure
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
video game released for PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
, Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
and Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
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Story
The game is based on the adventures of a girl, Sunny Blonde, who has very rich parents. This 17-year-old beauty invites you to accompany her where you will meet crazy characters, see fantastic places and territories and face many challenges.Reception
Shortly before the release of So Blonde, Steve Ince (script writer of the game) was nominated for the Writers' Guild of Great BritainWriters' Guild of Great Britain
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain, established in 1959, is a trade union for professional writers. It is affiliated with both the Trades Union Congress and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds .-Activities:...
2008 Awards. His script for the PC Adventure game So Blonde was shortlisted in the category "Best Videogame Script".
Easter Eggs
The game has a number of references to Gamer In-jokes, other games, tv shows and other forms of popular entertainment some of which include:Reference to
Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
: looking at the Iron Plate in the forest sites the list of numbers from the TV show lost, and the main character makes a comment about hoping she doesn't find a hatch.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
abbreviated MCoG, is a Japanese-French animated series co-produced by DiC Entertainment and Studio Pierrot. The series premiered in Japan on NHK on May 1, 1982 and ran weekly for 39 episodes until its conclusion on February 5, 1983...
: looking at the sand sculpture in the village prompts the guard to tell you it was made by Esteban, Tao and Zia, who were the children from the cartoon show, Sunny then makes a comment about it being like a city of gold.
Knights Who Say Ni
Knights who say Ni
The Knights who say Ni are a band of knights from the comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, feared for the manner in which they utter the word "ni"...
: there is a scene in the game where there are three dead knights hanging from trees. These knights are constantly saying "Ni", a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1974 British comedy film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python , and directed by Gilliam and Jones...
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External links
- http://www.anaconda-game.de - Manufacturer Anaconda Games
- http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/so-blonde - MobyGames entry on the game