Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends (cooperative puzzle-platform) adds more "helper" friends to a larger group of people and therefore provides more ways to solve puzzles. However, the objective of the game remains relatively straightforward: navigate through all rooms in a temple, avoid dangers, pick-up all diamonds, and find your respective door exits. The addition of the new helpers creates a greater range of possible movements, timing, and coordination needed among the various characters to complete each room.
Key Controls
- Fireboy: W,A,S,D
- Watergirl: ARROW KEYS
- The Friends: G, Y, J
Overview of Game
The Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends game is a cooperative puzzle-platform game that consists of controlling Fire boy, Water girl, and three new friends throughout 36 temple levels. Due to the fact that each character plays a vital part in completing each room, the challenge of the game is not just to jump well, but also to know which character will need to be activated to open a door, hit a button or turn a switch, travel over a danger zone or hold off until an additional character opens the path.
Classic rules remain relevant. Fireboy can travel freely through flames, Watergirl can travel freely through water and green toxic zones will harm both Fireboy and Watergirl. Since these basic rules create clever puzzles since one character can often travel in areas the other cannot. The added friends create even more puzzle variety and give the game a much more team-oriented feel than prior installments.
For those that have enjoyed previous platformers that include logic, timing, and some degree of cooperation; this would be a great option. You can choose to play alone by switching between the various characters, or you can challenge yourself and/or a friend to complete each room together. Regardless of how you decide to play, your success will depend on your ability to communicate with others and be patient.
Key Features:
- Cooperative puzzle-platform gameplay using Fireboy, Watergirl and three helper friends
- 36 temple levels that incorporate switches, doors, diamonds, traps, timing
- Classic element rules where flame, water and toxic green pool affect each character differently
- Solo play option, as well as two player co-op option for flexible puzzle solving
- Level objectives that encourage collecting diamonds and finding the most efficient path to the end
- A collaborative experience that encourages teamwork regardless of whether you are a casual player or a fan of puzzle-platformers
Tips for New Players
- Take your time early on in learning which hazards each character can safely traverse across
- Use Fireboy for navigating flames and Watergirl for navigating water versus forcing jumps
- Review the entire room before activating switches; one action can change another character's route
- When playing with someone else, discuss the puzzle strategy prior to beginning movement simultaneously.
More Advanced Strategies
- Use the helper friends to establish routes before sending either Fireboy or Watergirl towards the doors
- Plan for diamond collections during the solving of the level to avoid having to reverse course after initially completing it
- Carefully monitor moving platforms and only send the proper character when the timing is suitable.
- Solve the puzzle first and then replay it again for optimal results.
Most Common Errors
- Going too fast into a room without reviewing hazards will cause frequent mistakes.
- Overlooking that green pools are hazardous to every single character will greatly impact a run.
- Leaving one character behind could potentially prevent you from continuing forward due to needing to keep buttons or switches active.
- Treating it as an average running game will result in puzzles being tougher as teamwork is really what matters most.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends?
Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends is a cooperative puzzle-platformer where Fireboy, Watergirl, and three new friends work together to solve temple puzzles, avoid obstacles/hazards, collect diamonds, and get to their corresponding door exits.
How do I play Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends?
You can control each individual character using their unique abilities to solve puzzles, press switches/buttons, avoid things that are bad for them (hazardous), collect diamonds along the way and lead everyone to their corresponding door exits without getting stuck.
When was Fireboy and Watergirl made?
The initial release of the original Fireboy and Watergirl began with Forest Temple in 2009 as a free Flash puzzle-platform game. Afterward, there were new temples released for subsequent games within the series that included different mechanics, HTML5 versions etc.
What is the time limit in Fireboy and Watergirl?
There isn't typically a timer for failing within a certain amount of time. Most levels rely heavily upon speed as far as performance/ranking/replayability goes. Finishing sooner can allow for higher rankings/results.
How many Fireboy and Watergirl games are there?
Yes. There have been several earlier main entries (six total) that preceded this latest installment. Therefore, Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends represents the seventh major installment in this popular franchise featuring new helper characters.
Can one person play Fireboy and Watergirl alone?
Yes. An individual player can control the characters by constantly switching focus between them. However, the game is designed with a strong emphasis upon working cooperatively with another player (two-player co-op).
Conclusion
Fireboy and Watergirl 7: and Friends retains its core appeal of teamwork-based puzzle-solving found within its predecessors but incorporates more options for puzzle variety via new helper characters. Finding solutions in each room is exciting as you figure-out the room's layout, assign tasks to each of your characters and see your solution unfold step-by-step. Casual fans of teamwork-puzzle games will appreciate this game's simplicity however advanced fans will continue to appreciate the same thoughtfulness put into creating teamwork-puzzles on Rocket Games.
Other Similar Puzzle-Platformer Style Games
Fans of this form of elemental teamwork may also enjoy Fireboy and Watergirl 6: Fairy Tales for assisting with fairy-related puzzle-solving, Fireboy and Watergirl 5: Elements for including a wider array of temple features/mechanics or simply prefer portal-related puzzles found in Fireboy and Watergirl 4: Crystal Temple with a slightly quicker timing component