![]() Gooey abilities range from floating balloon goo, sticky goo, flammable goo, explosive goo, albino goo, drooly goo, etc. For instance, while most goo balls are usable only once, you'll find that the green goo balls (as well as a few others) can be used as many times as you like. Now, along your journey through the World of Goo you will constantly encounter new flavors of goo, and each new breed offers its own strengths and weaknesses. Unlike the basic requirements, the OCD flags aren't simply about rescuing as many goos as you can, they can also be a requirement to finish under a certain number of moves or under a certain time as well. Those with a glutton for punishment will find the OCD challenges don't disappoint and can provide quite a bit of re-playability as well. For those who might find the basic requirements for each level a bit too tough the game will offer you the option to skip a level when you get stuck.īut in addition to that basic requirement, each level also has an "Obsessive Completion Distinction" (i.e. The levels have been designed masterfully to allow all players the opportunity to work their way through the game without feeling completely outmatched by the difficulty. Of course this isn't to say that World of Goo is so hard that only those weighed down by their cranium need apply, that is not the case at all. ![]() Hurricane force winds, bottomless pits, rotated gravity, and more provide a full flavored challenge that once overcome provides an almost addictive sense of accomplishment as you barrel forward to the next even bigger challenge. And beyond the obvious obstacles are the environmental hazards as well. Simple right? Well not exactly.Īlong the way you'll be dealing with buzz saws, spinning blades, spiked walls, and a whole lot more, all of which collude to prevent you from reaching your goal. The goal is simple enough, just build your way to the pipe and save as many of your gooey friends as you possibly can. And as one might imagine, it's what happens from the start of the level to the pipe at the finish of each level that really makes up the meat of the game.Įach level starts you out with a small gooey structure and a number of lovable goo balls crawling on it. Upon reaching the pipe they are forcefully sucked up and carried off to deeper parts of the mysterious World of Goo. In each level you are tasked with helping your adorable and lovable little goo balls reach the pipe at the end of the level. A picture and a description can help, but it's really no substitute for actually having the "Oh!" moment for yourself. But that really doesn't do it any justice at all. It can be partially described as a cross between Lemmings and a bit of structural engineering thrown in for good measure (the fun parts anyway, not the boring formulas). ![]() World of Goo is just such a fabulous product and despite some pretty rave previews and now rave reviews has still gone largely unnoticed. As is often a problem for independent developers, even those who have a fabulous product, it can be very difficult to pierce the market and get the word out about their fabulous product. ![]()
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