| 9 Elefants | |
| Developer: | Microids |
| Publisher: | Anuman |
| Platforms: | iOS, Android |
| Released: | April 24, 2014 |
| Genre: | Puzzle |
9 Elefants is a 2014 puzzle game developed by the French studio Microids and published by Anuman. It was released on April 24, 2014, for iOS and Android and has been met with a negative reception.
In 9 Elefants, the player assumes the role of a daughter named Laura whose professor is kidnapped. With her cat, she attempts to track down the perpetrator.[1] Throughout the game's nine chapters, the player must answer trivia questions to earn collectibles that can be exchanged for a boss fight. The game was released for iOS and Android on April 24, 2014.
On Metacritic, the game has a "generally unfavorable" rating of 40/100 based on four critics.[2] [3]
Pocket Gamer said " A game this beautiful deserves a lot more than the rambling plot and uninspired gameplay that brings it to an almost immediate halt. "[4] Adventure Gamers wrote, "9 Elefants effortlessly copies what should have been a successful formula on paper, but a lack of puzzle variety and story relevance causes most redeeming qualities to get lost in translation."[5] MacLife said " They say an elephant never forgets. We doubt we'll forget our experience with 9 Elefants, although not for the right reasons."[6]