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Reviewed: A Boy and
His Blob
Publisher: Majesco
Developer: Wayforward
Reviewer: Clint West
Platorm:
Wii
Category: Platform
ESRB
Rating: E
Game
Description
An
evil king on the planet Blobonia is seeking to get his cruel hands on
an
amazing power. A
power, we are told,
only humans have. To
get this power he
enslaves the Blobs of Blobonia and forces them to help him seek this
power. One Blob
from Blobonia escapes to
earth, crashing in a forest and meeting a young boy.
Together, they are the only force that can
defeat the evil king, prevent him from getting the power he seeks and
save the
denizens of Blobonia.
A
Boy and His Blob sets the player in a beautifully hand drawn, cell
shaded
cartoon environment. The
game is part
platformer, part puzzle game. Many
of
the areas in the game cannot be passed with just the boy’s running and
jumping
skills. Each stage
is littered with
areas that require more brains than brawn to bypass; platforms are too
high to
reach, chasms in
the ground are too long
to jump, a wall seems completely impassable, an enemy blob lingers
below that
cannot be bypassed, these
are just some
of the easy obstacles the player will face.
Fear not, however, for the boy has a secret weapon better
than Mario’s
jump, Sonic’s super speed or any conventional weapon invented. That’s right, Jellybeans.
Blob
has the ability to change into different forms when he is fed
jellybeans. Blob
can become a ladder to reach that high
platform, a trampoline to jump that chasm, a cannon to shoot through
the wall,
or even an anvil to drop on an enemy below.
Once the obstacle is passed, the boy can call Blob and he
will come
bouncing back to the boy’s side ready to face the next challenge.
The
game has 40 regular stages and 40 more stages unlocked by discovering
treasure
chests hidden in the first 40 stages.
Bonus content such as concept art, a very unique sound
test, and the
ability to play the game in the dark are unlocked by completing the
second set
of 40 stages.
What
Parents Should Know
Violence
Anvils
and rocks can be pushed onto blobs, causing them to splatter. A blob is hurt by biting
an electrified
platform. Blobs can
be demolished by
blobs shaped like mines. A
jellybean
eating bird can also be tricked into flying into mines resulting in the
bird
exploding. Blob can
eat a jellybean that
makes him look like a boy which the player can use to jump into mines. A frog blob can swallow
Blob when he is a
ball. When Blob is
called, the enemy
busts. Blob can
turn into a cannon and
shoot the boy and ball shaped enemies that are sucked into it as
projectiles. The
opening animated cinema shows Blob
falling on an evil blob’s head as an anvil and also busting out of
another blob
as a ball. The
level bosses thrash
around a lot when defeated. If
the boy
is hit by an enemy, he simply falls to the ground.
Language
No
Bad Language
Sexual
Content
No
Sexual Content
Spiritual
Content
No
Spiritual Content
Reviewer’s
Thoughts
I loved this game. It reminded me of some of the other brain teasing side scrollers I played on the Genesis and PS1 like Flashback, Oddworld, and Heart of Darkness. Great 2-D graphics, a good instrumental score, and very satisfying game play make this a game I would heartily recommend for anyone. I do not think a family would be displeased inviting A Boy and His Blob into their home.
