Joystiq hands-on: De Blob
by Zack Stern 
{ Apr 4th 2008 at 11:00PM }
THQ recently touted its original Wii games, saying that the company is creating titles especially for that platform, and pushing multi-platform, "next-generation" games on the PS3 and 360. de Blob is one of the first of these Wii-only games, although its origins go back to a student, PC project. Still, de Blob's strange style matches the Wii.In this cute game, players splatter color over a whitewashed world. That's mostly it, all of the buildings, roads, trees, and other objects are blank, and its up to you to colorize the surroundings. The analog stick steers the blob character, while flicks with the Wiimote jump or perform other actions. The D-pad can change the camera angle, but it usually stayed in a clear position when I recently played.
As I rolled and bounced around the world, the blob trailed his current color. If I touched a building while red, the splotch would spread over the entire structure. Eventually I'd run out of paint, or if I fell into water, it washed away. So I'd find another paint bucket, bop it, and add more color. Most of the levels seem like a race to color the fastest, although a two-player match-up adds a little more depth.
de Blob looks like a cuddly Wii game, but it didn't hook me like Katamari. I think certain Wii owners will enjoy it, but the novelty didn't last long on me.
Gallery: De Blob
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
StLouisRibs7734 @ Apr 4th 2008 11:11PM
Teh awesomeness!
Superstar90 @ Apr 4th 2008 11:13PM
A bloodbath?
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 4th 2008 11:24PM
Who is Zack Stern? :s
Yourself @ Apr 4th 2008 11:57PM
So you can personalize your hate-mail after this somewhat tepid preview?
D_Average @ Apr 4th 2008 11:57PM
I like the idea, but I can't see it being interesting after 19 minutes or so.
Yourself @ Apr 5th 2008 12:09AM
I'm still holding out hope for this game. It definitely looks to be in the Katamari Damacy vein of simple fun. But though that game got old before the second level was over, de Blob looks like it could be platform-y enough to hold my interest.
Tom @ Apr 5th 2008 11:02AM
I can only hope I can get this for a deal of a price because while I am intrigued, I don't want to fork over a lot of cash for it.
Keiichi @ Apr 5th 2008 12:55PM
I have the PC version - the Wii one is going to rule. Can't wait - it'll keep me going until Katamari appears on the Wii anyway.
umm....hello??? @ Apr 5th 2008 1:04PM
looks messy....
Kujel @ Apr 5th 2008 3:31PM
More shovelware is it!
Geist @ Apr 5th 2008 5:27PM
No, to be more precise, this is a port. The PC game was pretty fun.
Geoff Gibson @ Apr 7th 2008 1:09PM
Played this game at E4All last October and I didn't stop for about an hour.
Can't wait for it to be released.