July 4th, 2009

A Boy and His Blob Puzzled Trip

Majesco has recreated with a gorgeous facelift the classic NES in the Wii’s new release of “A Boy and His Blob”. As a player you are given the role of a boy who has discovered an alien blob that can change its shape and helps you move forward through the puzzled levels, puzzles that can make a school child want to play more often. The game is not filled with obscure puzzles, but playing Bob you will meet situations where evil blobs in different forms will turn your days into nightmares. The interaction with Blob is made indirectly through an on-screen selector which displays the choices for a throwing bean. These jellybeans are unlimited and they have different colors; each color corresponding in its turn to an ability. The selection and throwing of the bean is made by pressing and holding B button and releasing it prints the bean a faster and longer wave of throw.

Throwing jelly beans is the feature that transforms Blob and you are able to call him back using funny phrases or whistling. Throwing the beans enables you to reach the platforms above and this move is of a real help to you especially when you must determine the enemies to drop onto a switch located below. The graphics of the game looks very nice in creating the two main characters and not only them. The first level called “forest” displays lush backdrops of trees, green grasses and flowers accompanied by whimsical music. Going through the level you meet different situations where you can use the beans to facilitate you the apparition of ways to escape and to make you reach another level.

The next level represents caves, while the diversity of jellybeans has grown and you discover four new shape-shifting skills that lay at your disposal. These skills are rendered by using bowling ball, which destroy blocks that are in your way, the next one using the anvil, which enables you to drop them onto the blocks underneath; using the hop ball enables you to bounce to higher platforms, and the last one, using the parachute allows you to glide across wide chasms. This level, the caves, offers the most exciting and challenging puzzles that require reflexes and fast thinking as well.

The level called “gearworks” presents a line of producing projectile-shooting blobs and doors that are switch activated. The level reveals other abilities belonging to Blob, such as activating a shield to protect you from projectile attacks, and switches to help mounting the roof. Blob has also some other negative alien blobs that set a lot of traps for some of Blob’s friends. But these friends can be released with the help of jellybeans that transform the trap into a balloon that sets the friends free.

Other 40 levels follow for you to explore and eventually reach the Blob’s home land called Blobonia, but altogether make an exciting “Boy and His Blob” puzzled trip in a world accompanied by cheerful music and luxuriant environments.