Editing Snow Drift

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{{FPGame|Thin Ice|Jack Frost}}
{{Game
|name=Snow Drift
|image=[[File:Ico_snowdrift.png]]
|released=December 14th, [[2007]]<ref name="refname1" />
|link=[http://www.nitrome.com/games/snowdrift/ Nitrome.com] [http://www.miniclip.com/games/snow-drift/en/ Miniclip]
|Levels=20
|type=
|genre=Platformer, Action
|websites=[[Nitrome.com]], [[Miniclip]], Shockwave.com
|controls='''Movement'''<br>{{kbd|left}} {{kbd|right}}<br>'''Jump'''<br>{{kbd|up}}<br>'''Slide'''<br>{{kbd|down}} While Running
|preq/seq=
|development= 
|credits='''Artwork'''<br>[[Simon Hunter]]<br>'''Programming'''<br>[[Aaron Steed]]<br>'''Music'''<br>[[Lee Nicklen]]
|special=
|menu=[[File:Snow Drift Menu.ogg|100px]]
|game=[[File:Snow Drift Main.ogg|100px]]
|avatarsFromGame={{AvatarWidget|ID=73|Picture=Snow_drift.png}}
|description = Take out penguins and avoid the arctic enemies using your drifting abilities.}}
'''Snow Drift''' is a platforming game released on December 14th, [[2007]]<ref name="refname1" />. The player controls a [[Yeti]] who travels along snowy and icy platforms to reach an igloo while avoiding enemies.  <!--No Fish and Chips stuff please...you'll spoil the ending for other folks!-->
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== Controls ==
{{Kbd|left}} {{kbd|right}}  '''Left and right''' - Move

{{kbd|up}} '''Up''' - Jump

{{kbd|down}} '''Down''' - Slide (while running)
== Levels ==
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===Level 1===
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The player learns about sliding, and traverses three platforms: ice, snow, and rock blocks. The player also encounters penguins, which can be knocked off the stage for points. There are no enemies.
{{Vid|[[File:Snow Drift- Level 1|center]]}}
===Level 2===
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The player traverses moving platforms and faces the game's first enemies, [[emperor penguins]]. The player learns how to kill enemies by sliding into them and encounters melting platforms for the first time.
{{Vid|[[File:Snow Drift Level 2|center]]}}
===Level 3===
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The main goal in this level is to slide for as long as possible. Wobbly platforms and rotating blocks are introduced.
{{Vid|[[File:Snow Drift- Level 3|center]]}}
===Level 4===
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The player must navigate the wobbly platforms and confront [[Arctic foxes|arctic foxes]] for the first time. [[Spikes]] are also encountered.
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 4|center]]}}
===Level 5===
{{Incomplete}}
Everything from previous levels appears here and the player confronts [[Polar bears (Snow Drift)|polar bears]] for the first time. [[Fish (Snow Drift)|Fish]] can also be eaten to regain health.
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 5|center]]}}
===Level 6===
{{Incomplete}}
The player must navigate a variety of platforms and go up, down, up, and then back down. 
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 6|center]]}}
===Level 7===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 7|center]]}}
===Level 8===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 8|center]]}}
===Level 9===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 9|center]]}}
===Level 10===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 10|center]]}}
===Level 11===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 11|center]]}}
===Level 12===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 12|center]]}}
===Level 13===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 13|center]]}}
===Level 14===
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{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 14|center]]}}
===Level 15===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 15|center]]}}
===Level 16===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 16|center]]}}
===Level 17===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 17|center]]}}
===Level 18===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 18|center]]}}
===Level 19===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Level 19|center]]}}
===Level 20===
{{Empty}}
{{Vid|[[File:Nitrome - Snow Drift Last Level Ending|center]]}}
===Ending===
{{Spoiler|[[File:Snow_Drift!.png]]

The yeti is standing in front of the [[Chip Shop]]. Above him reads, "Across the frozen reaches of the tundra, through the frozen wastes, beyond the icicle laden abyss... you finally made it to the Chip Shop.  And before closing time too!".}}

== Enemies ==
* '''[[Emperor Penguins]]''' - Walk around on platforms without a real attack.
* '''[[Arctic Foxes]]''' - Fire penguin missiles at the yeti.
* '''[[Tech Arctic Foxes]]''' - Fire pink penguin missiles which follow the yeti.
* '''[[Penguin Missiles]]''' - Fired by foxes. Regular missiles travel in a straight line but pink missiles may follow the yeti until they hit something or the yeti gets behind the missile.
* '''[[Polar Bears]]''' - Throw penguins as grenades.
* '''[[Walruses]]''' - Create a shockwave on the ice. Cannot be killed.
* '''[[Narwhals]]''' - Move vertically and get in the way of the yeti's path sometimes. Cannot be killed.

== Interactive Objects ==

=== Hazards ===
* '''[[Melting Platforms]]''' - Start to disappear once stepped on.
* '''[[Seesaw Platforms]]'''` - Tilt from side to side with the weight.
* '''[[Rotating Blocks]]''' - Continually move, even when the yeti does not move.
* '''[[Spikes (Snow Drift)|Spikes]]''' - Hurt the yeti on contact.
* '''[[Spiked Blocks]]''' - Platforms covered in spikes moving vertically.
* '''[[Logs]]''' - Serve the same role as conveyor belts, transporting the yeti to other locations
* '''[[Snowballs (Snow Drift)|Snowballs]]''' - Roll down platforms when dropped from the sky, hurts yeti on contact.

=== Pick Ups ===
* '''[[Penguins]]''' - As pickups, they can be run into for extra points.
* '''[[Fish (Snow Drift)|Fish]]''' - Gives the yeti an extra life if lost. They will not affect the player's heath if it is full.
==Awards==
{{AwardsHeader}}
|[[Jay is Games]]
|[[2008]]
|[[Jay is Games#Best of Casual Gameplay 2007|Best of Casual Gameplay 2007]]
|Best Platform game 
|{{nom}}
|}
==Unused content==
Snow Drift contains unused green coloured font. Notably, this font exists for only four characters, all of which are symbols and not letters, and none of which have a Snow Drift counterpart. An image using this font exists for backward slash, forward slash, equal sign, a starting quotation mark, a left bracket and right bracket. This unused font (along with another unused font) is present also in [[Go Go UFO]].

This font is not used in any Nitrome games. Although all text is neon green coloured, only the backwards slash is present in Go Go UFO's files - a forward quotation mark, forward slash, and equal sign are also present, but are unused and appear grey coloured. 
<gallery>
SD1.png|A backwards slash
SD2.png|An equal sign
SD3.png|A forward slash
SD4.png|A quotation mark
SD5.png|A left bracket
SD6.png|A right bracket
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*The player can jump by either pressing the {{Kbd|Up}} arrow key or the {{Kbd|Spacebar}}. 
==References==
{{Reflist|
<ref name="refname1">{{wayback|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071214081914/http://www.miniclip.com/games/de/|title=Miniclip Games - Play Free Games|archivedate=14 Dec 7|date=}} (Snow Drift is not present)<br><br>{{wayback|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071214185225/http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/|title=Miniclip Games - Play Free Games|archivedate=14 Dec 7|date=}} (Snow Drift is present)</ref>}}

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