Never Alone Ki Adition - E-Line Media

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Never Alone: Ki Edition is a platform puzzle game where players must navigate through harsh Alaskan environments in order to reunite with the character’s family. Fine motor skills, problem solving and spatial awareness skills are required to play. ACCM recommends children 9+ due to occasional mild fantasy violence and scary scenes.
No gambling content found in the levels played
This review of Never Alone Ki Adition was completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 26 January 2017.
About the app
This section contains details about the app provided by an ACCM Reviewer.
Name of app: | Never Alone Ki Adition |
Developed by: | E-Line Media |
Platform reviewed: | Apple App Store |
Cost: | Paid |
Developer's suggested age: | 9+ |
ACCM suggested age: | ACCM recommends children 9+ due to occasional mild fantasy violence and scary scenes. |
Gambling content advice: | No gambling content found in the levels played |
ACCM review
This review of Never Alone Ki Adition contains the following information:
- The level to which the game was reviewed
- App description
- Reviewers comments
- In App purchasing
- Online information
- Gambling
- Advertising and product placement
- Gender stereo types and sexual references
- Coarse language
- Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents
- Other
The level to which the game was reviewed
The reviewer played for several hours
App description
Never Alone: Ki Edition is a platform puzzle game based on traditional stories of the Inupiat people, native to Northern Alaska. Players must guide a little girl named Nuna through harsh landscapes in order to reunite with her people who had to flee from danger. Nuna is accompanied by a little arctic fox that has the ability to summon good spirits that help her journey. Players can toggle between these 2 characters when required. Navigating through environments includes: jumping, climbing, swimming, avoiding wild animals (e.g.; polar bears) and manipulating objects.
Manoeuvres through some environments can be technically challenging (difficult to achieve the move you want to). However, most children should be able to persist with sufficient fine motor, problem solving and spatial awareness skills. The game developer’s age recommendation of 9+ is appropriate and in line with ACCM guidelines.
Reviewers comments
There were no concerns in the review of this game. In fact, the game is quite educational (with real videos between levels that detail the history and lifestyle of the Northern Alaskan People). As the game play closely follows traditional events of the Inupiat people, this not only reinforces the educational videos but also provides depth to the game itself. The game also promotes community values, environmental awareness and kindness to living things.
There are 24 educational video clips (that range from 7 – 20 MB per clip). Therefore, players may want to skip these videos if their devices have limited data plans. Apart from some very mild animated violence, there were no concerns found regarding any features of this app.
In App purchasing
None
Online information
None required
Gambling
At time of review, the reviewer found no simulated gambling content. If you discover simulated gambling content in this app, please contact us with the details so we can update our review.
Advertising and product placement
None
Gender stereo types and sexual references
None
Coarse language
None
Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents
None
Other
There is occasional mild fantasy violence and some scary scenes.
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No gambling content found in the levels played