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Wendy: Every Witch Way

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Explore a castle and manipulate gravity to recover magical stones in this puzzle platformer.

Wendy: Every Witch Way was developed by WayForward and published by TDK Mediactive for the Game Boy Color in 2001; it was a Game Boy Color exclusive, so the original release year is also 2001.


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Released
2001
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
242.15 KB
Rating
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About Wendy: Every Witch Way

Wendy: Every Witch Way is a Game Boy Color title that blends platforming movement with environmental puzzle solving. The central mechanic involves manipulating gravity, which the player character can reverse during a jump to navigate the stages. This ability also influences many enemies and obstacles, requiring its frequent use to solve the various puzzles that block progress.

The adventure begins when Wendy's exploration of her attic accidentally releases magical stones. These artifacts fly to a skybound castle, destabilizing its gravity and causing it to fall onto her home. Her quest is to retrieve the stones from within the castle to restore order.

Wendy's offensive and defensive capabilities are tied to a single resource: collectible stars. Gathering these stars, up to five, simultaneously increases the power of her magical attack and serves as a health meter. Taking damage costs a star and reduces her attack strength, with a life being lost if she is hit with no stars remaining. Her magic can be upgraded from a simple shot to a three-way spread.

Between the main platforming worlds, bonus stages occur where Wendy rides her broomstick. In these segments, she flies automatically while the player focuses on attacking enemies and collecting more stars before advancing. The integration of gravity manipulation into core navigation suggests a challenging puzzle element to the progression.

Wendy: Every Witch Way Screenshots

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Title Screen
Wendy opens the chest and releases the troublesome stones...
...which quickly soar into the sky to mess up gravity!
Before each level, you will get a title card like this
Wendy can inverse gravity to navigate through puzzles
Collect stars to increase your health and magic power
These red platforms can only be jumped through in the direction of the yellow arrows
Walking on the ceiling
Found a stone! Off to the next level!
Completing a level rewards you with a password
The slugs are not affected by gravity - tricky!
Firing some magic at a knight