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Very addicting.

The ending was a jerk, however.

such a simple concept, yet so addictive

This is a fun micro-optimization game. Everything was done sufficiently well, the animal faces were hilarious, and the challenge laid out in the last level of just 5 deaths kept me interested for at least 2 hours.

In the end I was able to achieve only 4 deaths total. This is possible by beating level 5-2 without any deaths. One previous reviewer also claimed to have done this, so I knew it was possible. I can't reproduce exactly what I did anymore but I think the trick is to be in the middle of a jump as the front wheel rolls over the pit. The cart will have enough momentum that the back wheel barely makes it over.

Don't want to sound like a girl but...

It's cute, smart, and cruelly humorous

Very fun, professionally crafted game!

This game is tight and very polished! Fitting music, great controls and an interesting game mechanic where death becomes a building block for advancement make for a fun hour or two! The art is great, too - leave it to Michael Swain to put a cute face on animal honor killing! Nicely done!

I would have liked a special ending for achieving all the Pawprints, but being able to complete the game reward enough. I didn't think it was possible to achieve 25 saved lives until I read the comments and found some new ideas ...

SPOILER ALERT! Don't read the rest if you want to figure it out on your own!

SPOILERS & TIPS!
Levels where you can not escape dying once to succeed: 3, 4, 6, 11, 18.
Level 2: To avoid any deaths, it is possible to perform a "double-jump" by jumping on to the side of the large block to reach the top.
Level 3: Only One death is required. First grab the green key, then commit seppuku between the red key and golden acorn. Then, grab the red key while jumping to the bones.
Level 5: Move quickly!
Level 7: To avoid death, find a spot safe from the falling debris!
Level 8: Swing the wooden platforms as close to the green key as you can, then grab the key and jump to the platform!
Level 9: No deaths: use the green key, then "double jump" on the wooden pieces to reach the blue key, and push the sphere until the red key is accessible.
Level 10: No deaths: Jump to the block while pushing it!
Level 11: Evade falling rocks by using one as a stepping stone to safety! You still have to send an animal off the cliff on the left side to make a safe landing, however.
Level 18: One animal must go into the spikey hole!
Level 19: To avoid deaths, just nudge the log and catch the keys!
Level 20: The mechanism is designed to shoot a small stone into your cave! Watch the movements of the three large stones!
Level 21: To avoid any deaths, be sure that center block has lots of movement - it has to spin for you to get back up and finish the level!

Well shit.

The ending was very sad, a journey that ends in utter failure... Oh well. Good game.