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Spanish video game received poor reviews, this is one game that was saved from negative criticism and further deemed it "especially remarkable" within the context
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In 2009, Alcachofa Soft undertook a new distribution strategy by launching an "Alcachofa
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Mazmorra Abandon assessed the game was a "not very ambitious title" and suggested it was created out of a developer passion project rather than to complete in the adventure gaming market.
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Alternate source for Boletín sobre
Aventuras Conversacionales
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794:"Una isla con pocos monos y muchas alcachofas"
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871:"A Propósito de las Aventuras Gráficas"
771:"Análisis: EL TESORO DE ISLA ALCACHOFA"
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694:"ALCACHOFA SOFT INAGURA TIENDA ONLINE"
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843:Fernández, José M. (March 3, 2012).
672:"¿ Y qué diablos es una alcachofa?"
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473:"Desarrolladores "made in Spain""
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448:Romero, Eric (March 5, 2001).
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491:"El Tesoro de Isla Alcachofa"
262:"El Tesoro de Isla Alcachofa"
845:"Dos pelos y mucha aventura"
825:(in Spanish). April 14, 2012
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646:"HISTORIA DE LA COMPAÑÍA"
450:"ENTREVISTA A EMILIO PAZ"
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1048:Una Aventura de Cine
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1080:Murder in the Abbey
563:"Nota para piratas"
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1041:El Sulfato Atómico
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520:Macedonia Magazine
516:"LAS AVENTURAS 3D"
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