

It's one of the best and most innovative games of the year, and it's dirt cheap, to boot. It makes for wonderfully intuitive play that has potential to appeal to just about anyone - though later puzzles are tricky enough that they might prove off-putting to younger players. It’s the first time many of us will get to slide off a Joy-Con controller and wield it ostensibly like a Wii Remote. All we really need do to solve each puzzle is apply our understanding of real-world forces such as gravity and wind. The experience of playing on Nintendo Switch is somewhat new, though. The key to all of this goopy fun is how the goo balls are governed by the same physical laws present in our world. You have to be quick, strategic, and patient, waiting for just the right moments to attach your goo balls to a long, narrow structure that eventually wedges itself between the barrel's rotating sides.

For example, one level set in a tumbler sends the player's tower falling to the side every couple of seconds. It has addicting gameplay, great artistic production, and is a title that showcases how versatile the Switch. Based on 1 World of Goo reviews, World of Goo gets an average review score of 90. 565 - This indie classic has no problem resurfacing on new consoles, and Switch is no exception Outfitted with touch (and pointer) controls, this remake. Most puzzles have wonderfully imaginative premises. All in all, World of Goo is a fun puzzle game and a great addition to the Switch eShop. Plus, the game's clever story about the World of Goo Corporation draws some vague but thoughtful parallels with real-world companies without ever becoming preachy about it.īut it's World of Goo's physics-based conundrums that make the game a truly special - perhaps even brilliant - interactive experience. Seuss-meets-Edward Gorey sort of atmosphere, and the almost ethereal background music often sounds as though it has been pilfered from a Tim Burton film. The googly-eyed goo balls are undeniably endearing creatures, the colourful 2-D environments create a visually satisfying Dr. World of Goo is a breath of fresh air in the 2008 video game season that has been overrun to some degree by guns and gore.
