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The Blob

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Developer: Banana Games
Publisher: Banana Games
Genre: Action > General
Released: Jun 23, 2006
Players: 1

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- The Blob Review

Mike Hommel: 8

I wish I could rate this higher, because it's frankly awesome. The reason it doesn't rate a 9 is that there is no save feature, and the first (presumably only) level is so massive that you're not likely to ever finish it. This in effect keeps it from even really being a game - there's effectively no goal, since the goal isn't reasonably attainable. But as something fun to try out, it's highly highly recommended (if you're on broadband.). It is chock full of paint-splashing fun.

Seth Robinson: 8

GTA meets Katamari? Here we have another ball rolling game but it sets itself apart with intuitive controls, giant levels, awesome map system, and stunning visuals. This innovative freebie let's you bounce around a real Dutch town and paint buildings. The longevity is a little thin (only one town, one set of goals) but it's such a cool experience that I strongly recommend giving it a go if you've got a decent graphics card.

Brian Clair: 8

The Blob is a nice breath of fresh air and nicely hits the target of originality. As a big colorless blob, gamers must absorb citizens of various colors to take on their attributes, and you can even mix colors in this way. Each time you hit a vehicle or building, it takes on your current color, with the goal to colorize 50 specific buildings to select hues. Of course, that alone would be boring, so there�"s the black ink police to ruin your day. The graphics here are really nicely done and I love the concept. The only drawbacks are the sometimes misbehaved camera system and the fact that you can get stuck in parts of the city. I had to start over a promising game because I�"d become wedged between some tracks and couldn�"t get loose.

Russ Carroll: 8

It's free and it's fun. Not much needed to be said beyond that. I could mention Katamari, painting the town or the fun of unlocking new parts of the city after you paint the land marks, or even how inexplicably enjoyable it is to run over little people who are red, blue and yellow in order to color yourself, all the while watching the people flail their arms as you move about smashing into buildings, cars, trains, trees and just about everything else, coloring everything as you go, but that would be one really long run-on sentence. I could also point out that if we tried I'm sure we could probably find some deep metaphorical meaning in the game, but instead let me just reiterate, this game is fun and it's free. Go get it! You have NO reason not to and plenty of reasons to pick it up.

By: The Illustrious Panel
Posted: Sunday August 20, 2006