Welcome to my review of De Blob 2. THQ’s latest painting platformer that sees the return of De Blob this time round though he’s made a show on all the major consoles and with more colors than an explosion in a skittles factory! Let’s begin.
Developers: Blue Tongue Entertainment
Publishers: THQ, Syfy Kids
Platforms: Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release dates: USA February 22nd 2011, AU February 24th 2011, EU February 25th 2011, CAN March 22nd 2011
Genre: Platform, Puzzle
Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings: ESRB: E10+, PEGI: 3+
The console versions of “de Blob 2” pick up the tale a couple of years after the end of “de Blob”, when it is Prisma City’s general election. A mysterious priest called Papa Blanc, who is actually the villain from the first game, Comrade Black, in disguise, is doing his utmost to rig the outcome of the vote by cheating with an artificial metal arm in each voting booth that tries to press Blanc, allowing his cult of Inkies to wreck all manner of colour-related havoc on the metropolis. The INKT Corporation manages to drain all colour from the city and turns its inhabitants, the Raydians, into generic drones. Once again, it is up to Blob and the members of the Colour Underground to restore the city to its vibrant former glory
The play of the game is, in many ways, similar to the original de Blob. The player still controls the Blob character, who can mix colours in order to paint objects and bring life to the cityscape, which in turn opens up previously locked areas. Blob is given missions by his friends in the Colour Underground, such as completing timed races, defeating enemies, liberating captured Raydians and seizing important landmarks.
So let’s look at all the action in my video review.
Okay so now it’s time to break down the scores and see how colorful this gets.
Graphics: 8
Shiny and color packed that’s what De Blob 2 is all about, with a fresh clean feel that’s simple to understand and easy to look at for hours on end. The environments are huge and explode into live the second Blob rolls himself along bringing to life the trees and grass is on of my favorite moments and really satisfying to see happen.
Gameplay: 7
De Blob 2 does include 2 player co-op modes this time around making it even more fun to get everyone involved, but in the case of myself I spent all my time in the single player that has a very strong story line, boosted by some very solid gameplay. Sometimes the camera leaves a little to be desired, especially on some of the more difficult jumps and having to restart an entire level from the beginning thanks to one simple mistake undoing about 45 mins of gameplay was kinda frustrating. But still, it’s good fun.
Sound: 8
If this soundtrack was released it would play in my car for sure, the bouncy jazz tunes that begin to slowly fill the level as you color more are an absolute joy to listen to. There’s not much to be said for voice acting as none of the characters can actually speak but even the telly tubby talk can be very entertaining.
Editor’s note: They actually did release all the songs from the game Rob! De Blob 2 soundtrack is available as a free download here.
OVERALL FUN FACTOR: 8
This is a must for all platformer fans and one for everybody to enjoy. You won’t be slaying dragons or blowing up secret military bases, but you will be laughing and giggling all the way round in an all around brilliant experience. I’m glad that it’s no longer just a Wii exclusive, as now everybody can join in and get all messy and colorful.
For help with the game, check out our De Blob 2 walkthrough.