Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Wii)

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Description

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action game in which you play adventurer Pitfall Harry Jr in search of his father Pitfall Harry. You battle your way through the Mayan jungles, waterfalls, deserted mines and can bungee jump and boomerang your way to safety. There are 13 levels and the action is fast and gripping. You will need to be attentive—and quick. Or prepare to die.

Screenshots

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There are 79 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "Pitfall: Maya no Daibōken" -- Japanese SNES title
• "Pitfall: Das Maya-Abenteuer" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: "Simon says"
• Games with hidden / unlockable full games
• Pitfall series
• Setting: Mayan

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The Press Says

Nintendo Life	Apr 15, 2009		80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jul 26, 2009	7 out of 10	70
Mag'64	Sep 01, 2009	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Ending (Spoiler!)

When Pitfall Harry Jr. finally finds his father, at the end of the game, the surprise is to see that ol' dad Pitfall Harry is shown in all his 8-bit glory, standing out of the standard 16-bit graphics of the game.

Hidden game

There's a cheatcode (see tips & tricks section) that lets you play the original Pitfall!.

Technology

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure utilized the initial release of DirectX and was one of the first PC games to be released as a native Windows 95 executable.

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1996 – Best Dexterity Game in 1995
• VideoGames Magazine
  • March 1995 - Best CD Music

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