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De Blob (Wii) | 
| From: THQ
Category: Video Games
List Price: £34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 270
Format: Unknown Format
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4005209108478
ASIN: B001C0LCW2
Release Date: September 26, 2008
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Excellent for 6+ January 1, 2009
De Blob is an excellent game for young children to play with their parents. It has good goals, relatively easy to achieve once you get the hang of it (from an adult perspective!). Given that it doesnt rely on a big name franchise like Mario, it is impressive and likely to keep you engaged for hours.
Fantastic January 1, 2009
I loved Super Mario Galaxy, nothing has come close to this on the Wii, however De Blob is up there with Mario, I won't go over what has been said already, but in terms of simplicity, graphics and gameplay you won't go wrong. Oh by the way, the soundtrack is fantastic!
 Fantastic Third Party Fun January 1, 2009
De Blob is one of the finest third party games going, but once again as it is not made by Nintendo it seems to be passing a lot of people by. If you own a Wii and you want a fun, challenging game then this should be high on your list. The game play is simple yet addictive, and the challenges and secret missions give the game longevity and allow you to go back and revisit levels. I found myself ignoring the time limits and was quite happy to roll round each level just trying to paint everything whilst completing the challenges, and the game has been designed to allow you to do this. I love it - go buy it!
Well done! November 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
They are some amazing games on the wii and most of the amazing ones are mario/zelda/metroid types. So it's great to see a third party developer come up with such a quality, individualistic game. It's gorgeous, really bright, colourful and the music is so catchy. It is a major part of the gameplay as each colour is assigned a different musical instrument. The resulting sound is so groovy it could be played in any jazz bar (by the way I hate jazz, but I still LOVE the music!). I'm giving it 4 stars and not 5 because I have 2 annoyances with it. The jump mechanism (you have to shake the wii remote) is so dissappointingly unresponsive sometimes (only sometimes mind you) that it is really frustrating, I don't understand people on here saying it is smooth. Don't get me wrong it's easy to play but I just don't understand why they didn't map a button for the jump. Also, as I get further into the game the levels are longer and inexplicably, you can't save the game when you are half way through a level so you're progress will be lost if you turn the game off. Not a massive problem for some as the game is so addictive anyway you'll want to finish it, but it annoys me ever so!! Basically, get this game.
Blob does the Job October 21, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
It's a refreshing change when a game comes along on the Wii that feels like it has the Nintendo quality without the badge. De Blob is one of those rare games that shines on the console without resorting to gimmicks.
The premise is simple. Your world has lost all its colour due to an invasion by INKT, an evil dictatorship that wants to control the land and stamp out all colour. The people of the world have been imprisoned and only you and a few puddles of colour can make a difference.
This involves bouncing around, hitting creatures that are stealing the colours and getting the paint all over you, then spreading it to buildings by touching them. Completing a block of buildings frees the people inside and also opens switches to gates and colour restorers. To open the gate you need to have enough colour power before you can advance to the next stage.
In essence this is pretty simple. Avoid the hazards (black ink spills and creatures out to get you) plus the water which will wash off any ink and try to paint the buildings before the time runs out. The more ink you manage to capture the larger you get and the higher you can jump, useful for reaching taller buildings. Things start easy and get more complicated as you go on, having to paint in certain colours for instance, but the first few stages are great for getting used to your bouncing blob.
In addition to this there are 2 other modes to play. The first is a multiplayer game where you can choose to have a paint-off, chase the `it' blob who can paint or race to a specific location. The second is a free paint mode, which you can unlock by completing levels of the game and lets you just mess about in the world without any dangers holding you up.
My 4 year old daughter had a great time just playing through the first few levels, even finding the jump (flicking the remote down or up) easy to handle. As she gets stuck in a lot of other games, it's good to find one that has really simplified the controls without making the game too simple and boring at the same time. Knowing that I too had a good time playing through de Blob really shows how much this can appeal to any age group.
De Blob is a very well put together game with colourful friendly graphics that are both pleasing and full of character, some nice sound (though nothing too memorable) and some great gameplay. While it's not too taxing for adults, it's still worth a play, but if you want a game that you can share with your children and still have a great time yourself then de Blob is perfect.
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