Bowja the Ninja on Factory Island

How do you get past the third screen?

Describe the 3rd screen? Is that the one with the meter off to the right, and the elevators?

The third screen is the one with three story tower on the left and the bad guy standing to the left of the three crates stacked pyramid-style, but I've yet to find a way past it.

Scratch that.

Shoot the little wedge that's holding the wheel back.

On the third screen, the code is

R 5, it's on the roof of the building

I'm stuck on the screen with the robot.

They should really lengthen the intervals between shooting so you actually have time to pixel hunt.

Has anybody figured out mid-cablecar section yet?

Stuck on the cable car?

Try aiming your arrow at the tip of the helicopter's tail.

level 3

click the machine right of the boxes click the lever until it lights up r and 5 then exit and click the lever at the top of the tower

I am stuck on the level with all the numbered doors...
(-_-)

very pretty game though, and nice ambiance

The numbered doors:

The key to this maze is written on the wall before the entrance.

You need to enter the numbered doors in the exact order as what is showing on the walls.

Even if one of the doors you just came out of is next in sequence.

To put the robot to silence, you have to

shoot at the cable joint just above your head

Walkthrough

Screen 1

1. 

   Click on the top of the power pole that's coming from the top of the little building to make the lights in the building go out.
2. 

   Click on the crate that's at the top of the stairs on the dock.
3. 

   Click on the crate again.
4. 

   Click on the crate a third time to climb on top of the building.
5. 

   Click the wasp nest in the tree above you. It will fall on the second guard and he goes away.
6. 

   Click on the chest at the far right side of the screen. You get a grappling hook!
7. 

   Click the branch above you to climb up using the grappling hook.
8. 

   Click the next branch to climb up using the grappling hook again. On to the next screen!

Screen 2

1. 

   Click the light on the left of the machine to knock it out, this draws the guard over to the left.
2. 

   Shoot the guard! He'll fall back and activate a lever, then he leaves the screen to the right.
3. 

   Click the platform that you're standing on to be taken to the top.
4. 

   Shoot the colored gauge on the right side of the screen until the arrow points to the yellow part.
5. 

   Activate the lever to your right. This brings the lift down.
6. 

   Activate the control panel on the lift. This takes you up to the top platform and to the next screen!

Screen 3

1. 

   Click the triangle-shaped wedge that's under the large wheel on the second level.
2. 

   Shoot the large wheel. It will start rolling toward the guard and they both take a dive off the right side of the screen.
3. 

   Click on the control panel on the right side of the platform you're standing on.
4. 

   Click the lever until the lights are positioned over:

   • 

     R and 5
5. 

   Click toward the bottom to exit the control panel screen.
6. 

   Click the lever on the very top platform to bring the cart over to your side. Click on the cart to be taken to the next screen!

Screen 4

1. 

   When you aren't being fired at, shoot an arrow at the helicopter's tail wing to disable it. At this point you and the helicopter fall into the water and also into the next screen!

Screen 5

1. 

   Click on the wavy-looking object near the top right of the screen. You'll swim over and pick it up, then swim back.
2. 

   Click on the remnants of the helicopter to use the metal thing you got to pry it out of way and on to the next screen (after an advertisement).

Screen 6

1. 

   Notice the roman numerals on the wall. The first one is a 3. Click on the door with the 3 above it, but make sure to make note of the rest of the numbers before you leave this screen! For reference the numbers are:

   • 

     3, 1, 4, 9, 7, 5
2. 

   Continue clicking on the doors following the list of numbers on the wall. On to the next screen!

Screen 7

1. 

   Once again, while you aren't being shot at, shoot an arrow at the box above you that has all of the wires going into it. This knocks a wire loose and disables the giant robot.
2. 

   Click the lever at the top of the stairs to open the hatch above you.
3. 

   Click on the helicopter to get in it and fly out. And with that, you're done.

WOW, there is a reward for finishing the game at pencilkids.com

Walkthrough

first screen

stealth is required - it needs to be dark

cut the power line to the house

click on dock

drag the box in front of the house

climb onto the roof

you need to distract the guard

shoot the hornet nest

open the chest

climb up to the middle branch

climb up to the top branch

second screen

stealth is required - it needs to be dark

douse the light

knock the guard back

activate your platform

set the dial to the far right to low

set the dial to medium

set the dial to high

activate the lever near you

activate your platform

third screen

remove the wedge holding the wheel

start the wheel rolling

examine the roof (not a click)

activate the control panel

what did the roof say?

keep pulling the lever till you get to r 5

exit

pull the top lever

enter the cable car

fourth screen

what is the weak point on a helicopter?

shoot the tail rotor

fifth screen

you need a lever to move the helicopter

not the rotor

get the rotor piece at top right

pry the tail rotor away from the tunnel

sixth screen

read the wall

door 3

door 1

door 4

door 9

door 7

door 5

seventh screen

arrows bounce off - what might a robot be weak against?

shoot the junction box above the stairs

pull the lever at the top of the stairs

enter the helicopter and fly off

That's one adorable game with the kind oh humor I like a lot :)

How to kill the robot

aim at the black cable box

Awwww that was so short.

Reminds me of a few great games, namely Samorost and the all-time classic, Another World. The art direction is great and the animation is superb.

The heli and the last robot was beatable with a click though. Was expecting something like Shadow of the Colossus type puzzle where you need to do one thing after another.

Anyhow, this game made me long for more. Cheers to Robin for a great game!

Fantastic point-and-click game. It lets you try multiple things without punishing you, the clues are just right, the artwork is beautiful, and everything well animated.

Looks good, plays well, but it was just a bit short.

I have no idea where to get that R5 code. I had to look in the walkthough for that one.

Also, I cheated by...

using TAB :) So I knew where I could click on. I would suggest to disable it in Flash, but for people like me, who have no patience to click everywhere, it's a nice feature.

Simple walkthrough:

I know there is already a walkthrough but I've always wanted to post my own. ;)
This is a walkthrough for all the people who are too lazy to hit the tab key or figure it out for themselves; like me. Enjoy!
P.S.-This is my first walkthrough so if there is any suggestions for my next walkthroughs (if I do any) let me know! Thanks.

Stage 1-

Click:
1. Antenna on the roof
2. Crate
3. Crate
4. Roof
5. Hornet’s nest
6. Treasure chest
7. First tree limb
8. Second tree limb

Stage 2-

Click:
1. Light
2. Evil ninja
3. Gear next to Bowja
4. Machine with the colors till the machine’s arrow is pointing at yellow
5. Little box next to Bowja

Stage 3-

Click:
1. Triangle that is next to the circular thing
2. Circular thing (rock? wood?)
3. Computer box (last box on the edge of the platform)
4. Lever till it is at R-5 (might change; look at the very top next to the big gear... Number is in roman numerals. very tricky...)
5. Sky box

Stage 4-

Click:
1. Rear propeller

Stage 5-

Click:
1. Root at top of underwater cliff
2. Back of helicopter

Stage 6-

Click:
1. Doors to click will be written on the back in… roman numerals again. Yeah!!
(I got 3, 1, 4, 9, 7, 5)

Stage 7-

Click:
1. Black electrical box above Bowja
2. Lever by black electrical box
3. Helicopter

Anyone else having loading problem? I tried cleaning my cache but that didn't help.

Okay that was a nifty game, but story-wise, what the heck happened?

The game won't load!

I've tried restarting the internet, refreshing the page, closing the window with the game and opening another one. There's still nothing in the little bar below the big ad!

You can try playing the game at Kongregate:

http://www.kongregate.com/games/Pencilkids/bowja-the-ninja-on-factory-island/?referrer=Jayisgames

The Kongregate totally worked. Thanks.

Jay - it is refreshing to have you write a couple of reviews.

I've been visiting your site almost everyday for the past three years. I miss the short and sweet review format.

Everyone else who posts reviews on the front page seems to think that long and winding is the way to catch someone's attention. It is not.

I especially hate the super long and gushy pay-to-download game reviews. I know you guys get a cut, and I think that is great, however, it junks up the front page when one game review is two screens long. Also, I am slightly nauseated by the overly enthusiastic reviews of cookie cutter pay-to-play games.

Maybe you could make it so only a couple of paragraphs show up on the front page, and the rest is revealed on the detail page?

So again, thanks for giving us these two old-school style reviews. It was nice.

seattlicious, I agree with you. Some downright attrocious games (like Escape from Museum or Forgoten Riddles for instance) get glowing reviews you start to question the objectivity of the entire thing - this review is a great example of why "Jay is games" became one of my favorite blogs. Short, sweet and to the point, no beefing up, no blown-up enthusiasm for yet another horrible hidden object game (but with a GREAT and ORIGINAL twist!).

As for the Bowja the Ninja game, I love it, it's gorgeous but a bit on the easy side - which ain't a bad thing exactly, but it just looks TOO good to be that short and simple. I hope Bowja returns in a beat-em-up side-scroller or something, because in this one he just did a lot of Robin Hood stuff, but nothing really..umm.. ninjaicky.

I like that Bowja sets out on a mission to destroy a humongous robot, armed with nothing a bow and arrows. Arrows that are apparently made of harmless plastic, judging by the way they doink off the enemy ninjas' heads.

More, more, more!!!!!!

Wait, was his mission to destroy the robot? I guess that would make the plot make sense. I was having trouble with it because it seemed like he infiltrated the Island... then... escaped from the Island. I was never really sure why he went there in the first place.

Thanks for the link Jay!

seattlicious, I agree that it might be nice to have only the first couple of paragraphs appear on the front page, and then have the rest appear on the detail page.

I think that many readers enjoy the longer reviews. I like to read longer articles myself, and that's reflected in my own contributions to the site. Developers (of both free and commercial games) also seem to really appreciate it when we spend extra time and page space on their work.

But I agree that the longer reviews can make the front page hard to skim, especially when you haven't checked the site in a few days. It's up to Jay, of course, but maybe in the future there can be some compromise.

What an awesome game. I didn't even need the walkthrough! It took me a minute at the beginning to realize that you can't actually kill the little ninjas with your arrows (which I actually like- yay strategy!). I find that a lot of the questions people have here are actually hinted at (some pretty explicitly) in the game: both the numbered doors and the R5 code are written on the screen.

I am mixed about this game. I think the art and type of puzzle are great. I enjoyed that. However, its all slow and plodding. I feel like I am trapped in molasses. In the same vein the lever code drags you down a bit. If you had separate levers for the letters and the numbers, it would be a more pleasant experience.

So, the concept was good, and I'd like to see more, but the implementation has some issues. Tempo in not just for music.

This game is big on charm but small on length, and thus requires a stream-of-consciousness hint-through. (To make up for the concise review, this thing shall be long and humorous instead.)

Decrypting Message: Mission Briefing

Bowja! We have received threats of the new robot, Gi8000, or "Randy"! Your the only ninja available! Wear the red uniform, as befitting a ninja of the Conspicuous Colour Clan, and go to Factory Island! We just armed you with cheap dollar-store arrows you must do the rest yourself! You must destroy "Randy" at all cost! Humorously Translated Mission Control out!

I was spotted as soon as I paddled to Factory Island's Shore. Though my arrows cannot pierce the guard's thin layer of clothing, they could, perhaps, disable dial-up internet cables. Depriving their access to a walkthrough of this game, my infiltration is assured.
I now know two things: even the most battle-hardened mercenary can be afraid of animals such as snakes and bees, and that I can't seem to be able to jump to a rooftop from a standstill. I must be thankful for my little friend, the ubiquitous wooden box.

A wise man once said, "A man cannot hit a lever with an arrow; other nearby objects, maybe, but not an arrow." I always wondered what he meant, until today. Fortunately, I found I can hit things that are not levers, such as heads and other arrows, quite easily.

While the other ninja of the Conspicuous Colour Clan were off fighting pirates and cowboys, I instead fought vikings and Roman gladiators. Did you know that Romans used a V to represent 5? Also, I just cannot seem to get that giant wheel to- Oh, how simple: I just was not looking around the bottom area of that wheel.

Though I can dodge bullets with liberal use of slow-motion, I still say I wasn't paid to shoot down helicopters with arrows. I must remember my sensei's words during that famous battle with the giant enemy crabs: "You attack its weak point for massive damage!"

If anyone reads this: I hate water levels. I cannot attack, and there's usually a shark or an eel or something that's faster than I am. I must find some sort of lever or crowbar with which to pry this wreckage away from the way forward, and quickly!

I barely escaped with my life after the fight with the giant ad. I must lean against a wall to catch my breath, and ponder the meaning of all the doors with numbers on them. I am reminded of the words of my greatest rival, the Roman gladiator Canis Fervens, "Give me a solid wall any day."

Mission Accomplished! For all its size and weaponry, the Gi8000 was felled by the very dial-up cable that was my first target upon my arrival to Factory Island! Now, there must be some way to open that skylight and escape... As much as I dislike helicopters, it is the only option. Now I must leave to celebrate before anyone comes in to repair the Gi8000 I so easily short-circuited!
Congraturation! You're Winner!

it was a pretty cool game...i thought it was... but wats up with the prize?? lol i started crackin up when i saw it