![]() Other times, you have to form a telephone line across a chasm at sunset in the wind while rolling a giant head using balloons to ensure the whole thing doesn’t crash into the pit. Sometimes you’re tasked with building a bridge. There is no time limit, so all you have to do is experiment. Each level begins with a brief cutscene showing you the basic outline of the level, then you’re on your own. You can probably begin to imagine some puzzles based upon this description, but I guarantee you that you couldn’t imagine them like the developers did. The more balloons you attach, the higher the chain will float, and the more weight it will take to bring it down. Watch where you remove it, or the structure could fall apart! There are other helpful devices, like pink balloons that help you float the chain. Green goo acts like regular goo, but can be removed even after it has formed a structure. Watery goo can only be linked at one point to form a chain. Regular black or white goo will latch itself into triangular trusses. Basically, if you build a tall tower but it’s windy, the gooey structure will wobble, and potentially collapse unless you’ve sufficiently built up the base. The gameplay revolves around the movement of the goo using a realistic physics engine. There are four worlds, an epilogue and loads of hidden secrets. Beat a stage to unlock the subsequent stage on the world map. Every stage has a minimum number of balls that must be saved. ![]() ![]() The basic premise is to stick balls of goo together to form structures to help other balls get sucked up by escape pipes in each level. Crafted by a truly skeleton team of four extremely talented guys, World of Goo has piles of polish, perplexing puzzles, countless character and some of the wittiest writing in a game to date. World of Goo‘s developer, 2D Boy, came out of nowhere with this, their very first title. You’re hooked, and you know that you’re playing a rare gem of a game. It’s hard to put your finger on it, but after that first click of the mouse it’s there. Every now and again, when you boot up a game, you can just tell it’s going to be special.
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