Hands down. Best game of 2008. World of Goo is where it’s at.
I got a Wii over Christmas and received many games. De Blob, FiFa Sccer 2009, Boom Blox: The only one I played was World of Goo. My parents were even in on this game. It’s not a multiplayer, but it’s also impossible to not watch as other people play. It’s kind of like a backseat driver game. As you are playing, everyone else is telling you what to do and instructing you on what you did wrong. On the flip side, if you don’t have the controller, then you will find it very hard not to critique the other player’s actions.
This is a strategy game, but it is also much more. The graphics are nice. The storyline is totally out there, but awesome and completely original. To top it off, the levels are the most innovative, crazy, fun levels I have ever played in a video game. Each one is different, always introducing new elements to the challenge ahead of you. Basically, the goal of each level is to get from point A to point B, but only if it were that simple.
You use these little goo balls to build bridges and structures to get from one side to the other, but there are many obstacles ahead of you. By the end of this game, you will have racked your brain to the limit and feel such accomplishment as to proclaim yourself a physicist. The amount of game play time all depends on how smart your moves are, but we finished the game in about a week. Keep in mind, this amount of time included many late nights and long days on the couch between a few people. However, don’t worry about how long the game takes to finish because you can always go back to each level and try to improve on your previous efforts. Not to mention, there is a nice little surprise at the end of the game.
Overall, this game is completely insane and awesome. It is a Wii ware game and only costs about $15, and you can download it right to your Wii. It’s no James Bond or Need for Speed; it’s much better. It was made by an independent company and needs to be discovered, even though it already won the game of the year award on Spike Tv’s video game awards. Definitely check it out.
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