With THQ's de Blob hitting store shelves next week, IGN has their review up for the action platformer, which stars the titular de Blob in his quest to recolor the city of Chroma after it had been taken over by the evil I.N.K.T. Corporation.
IGN notes the game's presentation as one of its strongest points. Coupled with engrossing, tight gameplay, and colorful worlds and characters, de Blob looks and feels like a blast to play. IGN noted no major drawbacks to the game, only a few missed opportunities here and there to take things to the highest level. However, they believed that none of these are dealbreaking or gamebreaking.
See for yourself as the game releases next week on September 22nd. It is developed by BlueTongue Software.
Copy. Paste.
Too many third-party developers take exactly this approach with their multiplatform games, a fact that doesn't necessarily better or worsen the experiences on the similarly powerful PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but unfortunately one that does usually degrade ports to Wii. You end up with exactly the same title, except it's uglier -- hardly appealing to your average Nintendo fan. That's why smart publishers have started to create ground-up software for Wii, which is, incidentally, the most popular current-generation system in the world. Of course, not every original effort is a masterpiece, but generally, games designed to take advantage of Wii's strengths while considering its weaknesses oftentimes prove to be the cream of the software crop. Take, for example, a third-party console exclusive like Zack & Wiki and compare that to your average port, such as the low-rated Alone in the Dark. You can spot the gaps in quality at a glance.
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| September 19, 2008
