Boy and His Blob A
A Boy and His Blob is the PS3 port of WayForward's reimagining, using jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for hand-drawn platforming and puzzles. This catalogue entry covers the recorded original-platform release and its period-specific play conditions.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.9 / 10
About this game
A Boy and His Blob is the PS3 port of WayForward's reimagining, using jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for hand-drawn platforming and puzzles. Transformations keep puzzles friendly and inventive, while hand-drawn animation, the hug interaction, and forgiving checkpoints create a warm family adventure. Platforming is slow, some solutions are signposted too directly, and combat or bonus challenges offer limited variety. This description covers the original ps3 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 is the PS3 port of WayForward's reimagining, using jelly beans to transform Blob into tools for hand-drawn platforming and puzzles.
Transformations keep puzzles friendly and inventive, while hand-drawn animation, the hug interaction, and forgiving checkpoints create a warm family adventure. Platforming is slow, some solutions are signposted too directly, and combat or bonus challenges offer limited variety. Overall, its main strengths are Blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles; Hand-drawn warmth suits family play. Its material limitations are Slow platforming and character movement; Direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety. 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
- Blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles
- Hand-drawn warmth suits family play
Weaknesses
- Slow platforming and character movement
- Direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety
Who it is for: Players who value blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles and can accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Before playing, expect slow platforming and character movement and direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety; this assessment covers the catalogued release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Hand-drawn warmth suits family play; Direct hints with limited combat and challenge variety. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Blob transformations create friendly inventive puzzles; Slow platforming and character movement. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Hand-drawn warmth suits family play; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps3 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Slow platforming and character movement. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- WayForward
- Publisher
- Majesco
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- 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
- Hand-drawn StyleSide-scrolling2D GraphicsSolo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingLow Entry BarrierPlatformingFamily-friendly
- 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
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2016
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