Boy and His Blob A - Trouble on Blobolonia
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia uses jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for platforming and puzzle solutions. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.2 / 10
About this game
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia uses jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for platforming and puzzle solutions. Jelly-bean transformations were influential, while companion theme and secrets have charm. Transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff, and lives and costly trial cause frustration. This assessment covers only the catalogued release. This description covers the original wii release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia uses jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for platforming and puzzle solutions.
Jelly-bean transformations were influential, while companion theme and secrets have charm. Transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff, and lives and costly trial cause frustration. This assessment covers only the catalogued release. Overall, its main strengths are Jelly-bean transformations were influential; Companion theme and secrets have charm. Its material limitations are Transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff; Lives and costly trial cause frustration. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Jelly-bean transformations were influential
- Companion theme and secrets have charm
Weaknesses
- Transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff
- Lives and costly trial cause frustration
Who it is for: Players who value jelly-bean transformations were influential and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff and lives and costly trial cause frustration.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Companion theme and secrets have charm; Lives and costly trial cause frustration. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Jelly-bean transformations were influential; Transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Companion theme and secrets have charm; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original wii release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Transformation feedback, jumping, and clues are stiff. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- WayForward
- Publisher
- Majesco
- Release date
- 1989
- Platforms
- Wii
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendly2D GraphicsExplorationSide-scrollingFamily-friendlyRetro StylePlatformingPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- WiiWorldwide1989
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Sources
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