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November 2009
(80%)
27 Reviews
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Abstract: Forget dogs. Everyone knows that a boy's best friend is his blob. Especially when it's a jellybean-eating blob who's comes to Earth from his distant home world of Blobolonia in search of help and maybe even a friend.Play through over forty stages in th...
All in all, I appreciate what this game tried to do in keeping with the style of gaming that made its predecessor so memorable. While I feel this game is a nice step in the right direction of having a sub-genre of classical-styled 2D games, the control...
Abstract: When A Boy and His Blob was released on the NES in 1989, it was well received, despite being incredibly hard and generally unforgiving. The concept was good, with the titular boy feeding his pet blob jellybeans to transform the creature into various ob...
As far as puzzlers go A Boy and His Blob can hold its head high. The story may be simple, but it is heart warming and fun to play. The challenges may be a bit weak through the first half of the game, but it picks up towards the end. That being said it’...
Heartwarming relationship between the boy and his blob, Beautiful, handdrawn backgrounds, Smooth difficulty curve, Interesting boss battles, Tons of unlockable levels.
Controls are sluggish during fastpaced action sequences.
This lovable platform puzzle game will charm you with its visuals and draw you in with its clever puzzles. ...
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Published: 2009-10-20, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Who could have imagined that when aliens finally arrived on Earth they would crave nothing more than tasty jelly beans and a bit of human companionship? The relationship between the titular boy and his blob friend is at the heart of this beautiful reim...
A Boy and His Blob isn’t just one of the best games for the Nintendo Wii this year, it’s one of the best games of 2009 regardless of system. David Crane can be proud of Wayforward’s resurrection and remake of this classic gaming franchise. The story is...
