This review is my entry for Secret Santa 2013.

Nightmares of Jumping Bunnies is a game made by calunio using RPG Maker 2003. This game was an entry for Secret Santa 2012 to Marimo. So I guess by doing this review that makes me the Secret Santa to calunio and Marimo? I decided to review this game over calunio’s other games because his other games had a lot of other reviews.

Story:

The premise of the game is that when Demons go to sleep they dream of bunnies. You start off as a demon in a dream trying to escape bunny rabbits. The story is simple, short, and not very complicated. But for the type of game this is, it works fine. The premise is funny and gives you a reason to play.

Graphics:

The graphics are a mixed bag for me. You have a decent character model, the bunnies look pretty good, and the floor tiles look nice. I thought the walls for the levels were kind of simple and the graphics never change too much. Why couldn’t you have different kind of bunnies? (Big ones, small ones, ugly ones.) Or even use some different settings, since this is a dream (It wouldn’t be too out of place to have a level in a forest, etc…)

Sound:

The background music is from the Secret of Mana, which seems to fit well into the dream world. Other than that you’re going to hear “I love you” a lot. I don’t think I have anything to complain about here, the sounds seem appropriate.

Gameplay:

The gameplay is pretty simple. You walk around mazes trying to find a bed to sleep in. Bunny rabbits will spawn around the map and get in your way. The bunny rabbits don’t kill you or hurt you in any way. They just make it very difficult to move. If you get surrounded by too many it’s almost impossible to move. If you think you can’t continue you can hit shift to go back to the start menu. The game is pretty short and the levels are simple. If you’re looking for something to just play for the heck of it and don’t want to invest too much time this game might be for you. What I wish the game had was the ability to restart the level, instead of starting from the beginning (This is since most of the levels depend on luck and memory to beat.)

Overall:

Nightmares of Jumping Bunnies is a simple and funny game. It doesn’t take a lot of time to play and for some it will be just what they’re looking for. For others searching for something deeper, this probably won’t be for you. So my score goes down the line for this with a 3 / 5.