A Boy and his Blob Review

[CoZaAsy2]

*akham*

dear IGN........FUCK OFF !

[TheUltimateGwonam]

A "Ness" Platformer? Lol

[ultimatesun17]

i love nintendo

[RaidarStudios]

Got the game for 5 bucks. Haven't tried it yet, though.

[supersonic776]

Its truly an awesome game! I 100%ed it and loved it!

[Libby1299637970]

"confusing him, and scarring him for life, which I enjoy doing" HAHHAHAAA gotta love it

[hypersonic1337]

I just got this, the game is good, IGN always makes the bad points stick out in their reviews. Don't let that stop you from picking it up

[DontRunBand]

This game is a trip.

[TheEvilSharpener]

its N-E-S not ness

[vegakvd]

Just got this the other day. Sooooo much fun lol

[ScOrPiOnE905]

Load times between levels?Well usualy games load between levels...

[kylas124]

I got this game for my kids for $1.00 at a 2nd hand store on midnight madness before Christmas, I am usually good at games but am embarrased to say I have a really hard time with this game i cant figure out how to kill the black blobs if you even can i find the game home

[0gami1tto]

love this game

[TKcmcbTD]

It's so sad to see people saying the wii are for kids only, as if they get a notch manlier by saying stuff like this.. Nobody's tied up to playing only for your age section, you know..

[ChristBurner]

@TKcmcbTD yeah..besides ive always seen nintendo as a little more "kid friendly" but who cares, so long as they keep making great titles like super mario brothers, zelda, and metroid they are always gonna have that older demographic to please..NINTENDO TILL DEATH!! :)

[Telinstryata]

I'm currently playing though this game, and I love it. Pointing where the beans should fall can be tricky (they really should have used the Wii's ability to point at the screen for that) but other than that it is a fantastic game.

[BiggBertz]

Just finshed the game, very fun, challenging, would give it an 8 well worth 20 bucks

[fowlowl26]

I think this score is WAAAY too low. I personally think this game deserves a score in the 8.5-9.0 range. I don't understand this guys problem with the controls, they were fine.

[sadisticmind49]

@fowlowl26 i agree i dint have a problem at all navigatin through the controls and the load screens wer a few seconds at best n u get to watch a lil animation so i wasnt fussed all in all amazin animation,, simple yet beautiful story alot of fun its a 8/9 out of 10 the ONLY thing to make it better is more cutscenes n tad more detail in the story and this wuda bin perfect, if the only thing this guy is winjin about is 3 second load screens and his lazyness to rember the beans then wer on a winner

[thebestalpha]

i remember this game but from the nes

[TheBigD98]

omg color limbo

[josher2021]

0:53 he says the boy when he should have said blob

[stephen0901]

looks like LIMBO....wif colour

[brutalistlegend]

@stephen0901 no f**kin way play the limbo demo and watch as a bear trap decapitates a little boy and blood squirts all over the place

[kimbosliceisnutz]

There were three triplets in a womb, and one says to the others, "so guys what do you think you'll be when you grow up?"

One says,"im gonna be a police officer, so i can save people!"

the other says,"im gonna be a doctor, so i can help people!"

and then the other two babies ask the first baby what he wants to be when he grows up.

and he says, "im gonna be a trapper, and catch that weasel that keeps poppin in and outta here!"

haha, get it??

[jjumaa]

this is a wiiware game or can you find it at the stores??

[artman40]

The abundance of signs is actually the result of playtesting the individual levels and not having time to remove all of them.

[Beepixie]

No offense to the people who like their xbox360 but you all say the ps3 has good exclusives but the xbox does to like halo gow and fable and many more -_-its always those games no matter what never mass effect or alan wake but ps3 people say stuff like we have uncharted demons souls mgs4 lbp killzone heavy rain ratchet and clank etc. so next time just think of all the other games thre are for the 360

[Ravage017]

@Beepixie technically theyre not exclusive, theyre on the pc also :)

[artman40]

Never expected that game to come out from development team who made Contra 4.

[stevoisiak]

Can anyone please tell me how the comments of a review of a simple Wii Kids game turned into a console war?

[bobabbs1]

3:50 lol

[ordinaryweirdo]

This game looks really cute and fun.

[skaterboyrob19]

...gay

[mattwins18]

this made me think about cookies

[ThumbBusters1]

you said the boy's homeplanet! lol

[gamegururox09]

NES Version is better

[Bosperus]

@gamegururox09 know what. Whenever there is a studio who but their hearts into developing a game, people like you showing up, to tear it apart. Is it bad, that it's based on an NES title? Way Forward cleaned the old issues. Their version is still challenging without beeing unfair through limited beans. Another Point: NES were 1992. You and Me were younger then. We both had another few on games then. Thats why it feels not the same. You are stuck on Nostalgia. I instead still enjoy.

[gamegururox09]

@Bosperus fuck off just a personal opinion

[Bosperus]

@gamegururox09

alright.

So we are not aloud to discuss or just talk about opinions? ;)

[MegaDawnofwar]

the boys home planet of blobalonia? I thought it was the blobs home planet

[Kooptroopa]

@MegaDawnofwar It's IGN here, mistakes and misinformation are their forté.

[WatershipDownFan]

This game is very good, very nice graphics. I usually dont actually try to get the treasure chests but sometimes i do. I just dont caare too much about concept art and a few extra levels.

[spiderinyourshoeha]

i got a new game ..a girl and her blob..=p

[megaboy14]

sounds like fun. maybe that blob will have a pink bow on it lol

[45678ret]

idk why but that sounds dirty : D

[SpawnLegacy]

The Wii is financial relief for the failure of Gamecube, made for parents with young kids. Look at their profit compared to the other two, then look at Wii games' ratings. Most developers avoid the console because they don't want to ruin their reputation. Oh and pmmers, you forgot Bikini Zombie Slayers, another quality adult title.

[supermariomanfan]

the gamecube may have been a failure, but it was AWESOME!

[pmmers]

To the Wii-haters: Wii is NOT for kids only. Ever heard of Ju-On, Scarface, Godfather to name a few? No, I bet you don't. So shut up.

[Jinjonator1]

My only objection: Ju-on isnt that Scary.

[pmmers]

That's not my point.

[Jinjonator1]

Well, i still agree: This is NOT entirely for Kids.

[supermariomanfan]

without wii, gaming would be ruined. why? because more than half the games on the ps3 and xbox are rated M, so no one can really grow up with gaming.

[Bleistivt]

Even worse: Adult gamers couldn't play with what they grew up with.

[SlayerAquamarine]

wii is only good FOR KIDS ONLY there isnt hardly anything for adult gamers or teen gamers for that matter so if you hav a son or daughter get a Wii if not get the 360 if you like awsome online gameplay or a ps3 with good graphics and silent online play so fuck the wii

[asir1234567]

@SlayerAquamarine

no is not

[supermariomanfan]

all ps3 and xbox has is shooters..........

so i'm guessing you like those the most. if you love shooters, then get ps3 or xbox.

if your not a fan, than get a wii. it's as simple as it sounds. my favorite part is the VIRTUAL CONSUL.

[demonnogo]

@supermariomanfan No not really. The xbox is more shoote.The ps3 is more intense.. I like the wii also but your facts are by far wrong.

[pigxman]

i find ps3 better for action games

[linkpwnsevery1]

Madworld is on the wii abit too bloody for kids isnt?

[DAJASONTHEJASON]

The wii system is for everyone, not just kids. Also, if ESRB rated it M, that might mean it's not for little kids.

[linkpwnsevery1]

yes exactly i was replying too someone that was saying wii sucks and its for kids only and i like this game and i like my wii and ps3 and xbox and M does mean mature which my point meant its not a kids console.

[TheDolphion]

@DAJASONTHEJASON I know I am replying to a comment you made a year ago, but wasn't it rated E?

[TheMrSpartanking]

@DAJASONTHEJASON What defines a ``little kid'' to u?

[TheDarkHavok]

@DAJASONTHEJASON No, the Wii system is for retards.

[SamusAbe]

@TheDarkHavok Or it's for hardcore nintendo gamers who have been playing nintendo products since they were fucking 5 years old playing NES. I bought wii strictly for smash brawl, I wouldn't say it's for retards

[TheDarkHavok]

@SamusAbe You think that the fact that a culmination of extraordinary consoles and hardcore Nintendo products, e.g the SNES, justly came together in the Wii? I think not. I love Nintendo, and I'll agree the Wii is pathetic.

[Saix80]

@TheGrandLeathal Your awesome.

[toffe32]

ofcourse PS3 is better, it was released way after 360 WAY AFTER. PS3 wouldnt be as famous as it is now but since they got "FREE INTERNET WOO, it laggs like fuck but still WOO!" and also since Sony are rich fucks they get these Uncharted and Heavy Rain games to be available for PS3 only so that more people get PS3..

[ShinGaming]

What? The 360 and PS3 were developed in a very similar way, there's not a whole lot of difference on the hardware level, the processor is different between them but the graphics are similar. Ever heard of Halo or Fable or Gears of War? 360 gets boatloads of exclusives too. You lag on either console, it just depends on your ISP and speed of connection. Sony isn't even close to as rich as Microsoft, you know Bill Gates? Used to be the richest person in the world? Head of Microsoft? Ringing a bell?

[lordriakian1]

@TheGrandleathal You are a legend :D

[mariodude89]

@TheGrandleathal

the ps3 uses opengl holy fuck you call that good graphics?

[310sucks]

@TheGrandleathal Ps3 graphically better than 360s? Bah hahahahaha!

[Jinjonator1]

@TheGrandleathal Yeah... the problem with claiming the PS3 has better graphics... you have nothing to support that claim. Just saying.

[raterake]

@TheGrandleathal If youdon't know even one bit of information about conole hardware then don't talk. The PS3 only has a more powerful processor. Its GPU is weaker than the 360.

[degenarate47]

@TheGrandleathal u may hve your opnion ..... but 360 is better

[WTFKoduBear]

@degenarate47 HAH! Fanboy. Fuck off.

[degenarate47]

@WTFKoduBear Yes well even so, 360 is better.

[WTFKoduBear]

@degenarate47 Like I said, fanboy, fuck off.

[degenarate47]

@WTFKoduBear Ha, your still getting Angry,and im calm, its fun to piss you guys off Ps3 Suck PS3 Suck PS3 Suck hahahahaha......Bitch

[WTFKoduBear]

@degenarate47 *Sigh* ten year olds are so stupid... First of all, why do you think I'm angry? It's the internet. I'm as calm as calm can be. It's the internet. You can't assume things. Second, your a fanboy. Fuck off......Bitch

[RsTVChannel]

@degenarate47 uhh i cant belive your fighting over a ps3 or 360... ON A FREAKEN WII GAME wow lolz

[Lazorman01]

@degenarate47

Let me guess, you mom didnt buy you a ps3 so your angry about it?

[EvilRabbitUK]

@TheGrandleathal So ignorant, the ps3 doesn't have better graphics than the 360. An xbox can produce 500 million polygons vs a ps3's 75 million. Although I have to agree with the Wii not being for strictly for kids, MadWorld and No More Heroes 1/2 cannot possibly be considered childish.

[Lazorman01]

@EvilRabbitUK

Where are you getting you info?

[DYM1313]

@TheGrandleathal no i have ps3 and 360 and so do my friends we ALL know 360 is beter even graphics are beter on xbox and i own blueray so ps3 is not as great as ur making sound. Online 360 owns ps3 theres a reason ps3 is free no party chhat games lag more and games get hacked more cuz ps3 dont fix shit

[LZSchneider]

@TheGrandleathal lol yet the argument will continue for eons. :(

[Snorkai]

@TheGrandleathal yet both 360 and ps3 use the same graphics card

[cyberdrache3]

@Snorkai Not really. The PS3 uses a NVIDIA RSX (Real Synthesizer) @ 550MHz, and the Xbox 360 uses an ATI Xenos @ 500MHz.

[hayabusa53]

@TheGrandleathal I would have to disagree with you. I have a ps3 and an Xbox 360 and I must say the Online community is alot bigger and more organized and theres more downloads on Xbox Live even if you have to pay for it. You also can't play Halo and gears of War on PS3. I even compared multiplatform games on the PS3 and 360 and The 360 versions actually look alot better graphics wise. I would say the PS3 exclusive games top any thing graphics wise.

[ElectricSeals]

@hayabusa53

Very well said! You sir win for the day. And thanks for not doing the following:

FUck YoU PS3 SUkz!!!!^*!*)(!

Fanboys suck

[Orjmart]

@supermariomanfan True, but your comment contradicts your point since the are a little under half of the game libary for the Xbox 360 and PS3 that is for kids there are something for them too.

[MixedUpMeows]

@supermariomanfan

I agree with you %100

I've been gaming since I was a kid, alot of people have. Without wii, we would either have a bunch of little kids swearing because of the high amount of M games, or the gamer community's population would decrease by thousands of people who grew up without gaming

[OLLIERPS3]

@supermariomanfan thats total bulshit i was playing games like doom, and duke nukem when i was about 10 nobody pays attention to age certificates

[Mamoruanime]

@supermariomanfan

What? You're kidding, right?

Gaming in the 80s and 90s was difficult, and actually gave that generation something to accomplish while playing. Gaming today; namely Wii gaming is casual and oversimplified. If the Wii didn't exist, gamers would be forced to actually challenge themselves again.

[supermariomanfan]

@Mamoruanime

the only challenge i see is using poorly made button controls and loosing your freakin ammo. that;s why i prefer metroid prime trilogy.

[dxmagma]

@supermariomanfan no. without wii, these developers would simply move their unique games as downloads, and on consoles were they aren't so limited.

[supermariomanfan]

@dxmagma

yeah maybe, except for the fact that ps3 and xbox NEVER HAVE GOOD DOWNLOADABLE EXCLUSIVES!

[dxmagma]

@supermariomanfan because they're stuck developing for the wii. if they moved to consoles, things would change.

also, you obviously haven't heard of:

splosion man, comic jumper, Joe danger, fat princess, or castle crashers.

[badboy007007006]

@supermariomanfan like anyone cares about them being mature

[supermariomanfan]

@badboy007007006

you're right badboy. no one does care. maybe that's why children love to use guns in real life and we see them shoot their family on the news huh?

[piccadillydave]

@supermariomanfan kids have to already be messed up in the head to want to kill their parents. or maybe it's their parents that cause them to be killed by their children because they're such horrible parents, not video games!

Same goes for if kids want to stab their parents in the UK as guns aren't available (not that that ever happens here...)

[SonicKid7]

@supermariomanfan LittleBigPlanet?

[andreidane]

@supermariomanfan ummm no i played m rated games from the age of 6 (mortal combat)

[piccadillydave]

@andreidane Same. I used to love beat em ups from the age of about 5 to 12!

[MertHacks]

@supermariomanfan half? About 85% are M rated, if not, more.

Oh and by the way, wasnt "a boy and his blob" a very old NES Game?

[Dylstew2]

@MertHacks

Yep.

[MrTiagosuper]

@MertHacks Yes, it was. But almost no one bought it because it was too hard. It's on the Virtual Console now.

[elliottharbo]

@supermariomanfan or you could, i dont know, PLAY THE M GAMES?!?!?!

[IRSPONGEBOB]

@elliottharbo Yeah, I'm sure parents would love to buy their kids M rated games.

[elliottharbo]

@IRSPONGEBOB mine do, why shouldnt yours? im 12 for christs sake

[IRSPONGEBOB]

@elliottharbo lmao.

[XRvd15X]

@supermariomanfan Really? Ever heard of LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet and Clank, or Sly Cooper? They are amazing.

[Shinzu92]

@supermariomanfan Oh wow never thought of it that way thanks.

[ZachCraft]

@supermariomanfan

I hope you're not as retarded today as you were 11 months ago.

[trexo2]

over all another let down by nintendo, they need to stop trying to make money and fucking open there eyes and see how awful there doing compared to microsoft and sony and give us a reallly really epicly amazing zelda game like i have wanted my whole life and what do i get a gamecube ported twilight princess and its sort as hell

[Yoshiller2]

@trexo2 NIntendo is technically doing the best of the three as they have the most money of the bunch. And Nintendo didn't make this, this is a third-party game.

[trexo2]

soo.. you are technicly saying nintendo has more money than microsoft? you are doze

[Yoshiller2]

I'm only saying that because it's actually true. Nintendo has a bunch of third-party companies working for them, therefore they have more money. They've also sold more Wiis than 360s. If you were a fan of Nintendo or Microsoft, you'd know that,

[trexo2]

u know bill gates owns microsoft right... he makes over a fucking million a day see sence kid..

[Yoshiller2]

@trexo2 you probably don't like to hear the truth, but Nintendo has a market value of $85 billion, where as Microsoft only has about $60 billion or so.

[TheDeathApples]

Yeah. Everyone knows that. When did you find that out, smart one?

[DetroitPistons90]

bahaha owned, him not you

[ShadowJay11]

they should make a zelda game that takes like Forever

to finish with lots of towns new tools (The hammer is kinda gay now) more bosses and more to do that would be fun

[Zach23april]

sort as hell?

[Shammburglar]

Every Zelda game is amazing and epic so I have no idea why you are complaining about that.

The Wii version of Twilight Princess was developed alongside and released at the same time as the Gamecube version.

You are complaining about nothing, go back to your call of duty and gears of war.

[videojudge6]

@Shammburglar

actually the wii version was released earlier but i totally agree with you.

[demonnogo]

@Shammburglar The wii has call of duty so that kind of messed up your comeback XD

No really it did -_-

[MatthewDaMan1]

i found another "sexyamber saying shes lonly wtf is going on?

[spiderman00193]

Lmfao i once saw a sexyamber saying she was lonely and if anyone wanted to play with her.  -__-

[MatthewDaMan1]

i went to about 4 sexy ambers channel and they all have a link 2 a webpage with pictures of amber but their all the same pictures for differeny ppl...

[MatthewDaMan1]

LOL!

[MatthewDaMan1]

omfg every vid i watch i see sexxyAmber88 complaining about how alone she is, so stfu rethink ur life meet a guy and gtfo

[TedSmash]

When i saw this i thought it was a oddley gendered male dealing with his period, any one else get that?

[brunitos10]

i think HarukaHearts dont get it

[HarukaHearts]

The Blob is so cute :]

[DjEndurancE]

OH MAN I have the original gameboy version of this.... with practice, I actually managed to beat the ENTIRE game in 20 minutes flat. Ahhh the days of old video games!

[megaboy14]

that game was hard! trying to get all the treasures in that one was nearly impossible

[gnnnjh]

amber can l tell you something

[SuperPachecs]

8.5 for me

[baltusd]

loading times `? cant find anything better to say ?

[Fergusforslipknot]

i have the original nes game for a boy and his blob but i hate it

[CircaMay85]

I know out of all the great titles from NES they decide to remake this one...LAME!!

[Fergusforslipknot]

no i meant the original is bad lol

[FaSCoRP]

pretty nice gfx here

[LaNekra]

i think this game should be wiiware

[johnbear4444]

I like this game. 8/10. Viva Blobalonia!

[Shadoboy]

As expected, this place is full of players that rate games by three cathegories: Blood, tits and cursing.

Myself, I really like the idea of getting ahold of a good platformer.

[lejink]

i remember the nes version of this game :D

[ChrisTheChronic]

wii ftw............lol just kidding

no but seriously anyone who isn't 12 or younger should not have a wii

[monkeylemur]

lol no

[cheetah672]

My review of this game: IT HAS A HUG BUTTON, 10/10

[StarrFOX64]

Lol, Ima buy this game just to scold and hug the blob ^_^ Lol that made me laugh

[TheBarkingGnome]

For some reason I'd rather see this puzzler/platformer on the DS...

[iagoealan]

Good game

[idonthaveacoolcar]

i think if you own a wii your missing out on alot of awsome games

[TheBiz182]

You also miss out if you don't have it.

Yes I miss out on awesome PS3 games like Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, etc but I also have a gaming PC...

A gaming PC is pretty much a 360 since 360 games are usually on PC (5/6 times).

With every console you don't own you miss out.

I can still play games not on PC/Wii because I know both PS3/360 fans. I played a lot of GTA4 before it came to PC and I even beat RE5 with a friend when it just came out. Both those games I played on the 360.

[hepper95]

And the oppisite way... Actully it depends on what u want . ps3 is more straight out 3d racing and fps while Wii's more half platform half 3d games

[TreyRust]

although the ps3 does have a some veriety as well... it has some platformers and such... its the 360 thats mostly fps and racing games... I have yet to find an xbox exclusive platformer...

[PhunkGamer]

well theres splosion man.

[hepper95]

Yeah... the ps3 got a few platformers , but Wii has for the moment the best ones..

The ps3 is good since its a mix of all genres while xbox and wii try aiming at one spesific...

[TreyRust]

yeah... which is why I like the PS3 and wii... because platformers are my favorite gaming genre... but I do like a little variety... so I want a PS3...

[hepper95]

I got both , first i buyed a ps3 and then i won a Wii =D

[TreyRust]

you won a wii? :(

of course I can't complain... I am saving up lockerz points, I should have enough to get it for Christmas...

and my parents are getting me a PS3 xD

[aggames]

looks ok just like LBP for ps3

[ihateschool778]

respect urself. dont do dat shit

[Nintendude4life]

This looks REALLY good!

"Load times between levels" IDIOTS, that doesn't make the game bad, EVERY game has load times!

[sonny102]

Some games have much lower load times than others, and in my opinion an unnecessary amount of them severely hinders the experience.

Watch who you call an idiot. :)

[elchamber]

How long are the load times is the question.

[gamerproHQ]

great review but should I get this game

[tkoslyfan]

Yes gamerprohq i think its great

[TheKhroniclesOfKeir]

I remember playing the original! This one looks good though!

[bluester64]

a boy and his BOB thats what i thought it said but i read more carfully and it was blob... wahhhh

[Nintendoman15]

Its no secret that Nintendo is trying too accomplish a sense of old school meets new school gaming for the Wii and it seems too be working

[5secondrool]

a 2D little big planet to me