A Boy and His Blob
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European cover art
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| Developer(s) | WayForward Technologies |
| Publisher(s) | Majesco |
| Director(s) | Sean Velasco |
| Producer(s) | Robb Alvey |
| Designer(s) | Michael Herbster James Montagna Michael Pace |
| Programmer(s) | Robert Koshak Larry Holdaway Daniel Yoon |
| Artist(s) | Marc Gomez |
| Composer(s) | Daniel Sadowski |
| Series | A Boy and His Blob |
| Platform(s) | Wii, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3 |
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Wii
Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4
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| Genre(s) | Platform, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 82/100 |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| Game Informer | 8/10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 7.6/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 8.5/10 |
| X-Play |   |
| GameDaily | 8/10 |
| Wiiloveit.com | 21/30 |
A Boy and His Blob is a platform-puzzle video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Majesco. It is a re-imagining of the 1989 video game, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, which was originally developed by Imagineering for the NES. The game was originally released for the Wii in North America on October 13, 2009, and in Europe on November 6, 2009. A high-definition port of the game developed by Abstraction Games was released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on January 20, 2016. A PlayStation 3 version was made available on June 28 of the same year as a cross-purchase with the PS4 and Vita versions.
WayForward's director Sean Velasco, a fan of the original NES title, expressed a desire to re-create and update the experience for current generation gamers, streamlining the NES title's gameplay mechanics to create a more "forgiving" experience.
A Boy and His Blob's art direction has received widespread critical acclaim and praise, and was utilized by the developers, in addition to a minimalistic story, in order to create a "heartwarming...and friendly game" accessible to a wide audience.
The planet Blobolonia is threatened by an evil emperor, and the titular "blob" flees to Earth seeking help. It crash-lands on Earth and finds the eponymous "boy". They team up in order to dethrone the evil emperor, first by completing a quest on Earth and then by traveling to Blobolonia. Along the way, minions of the Emperor attempt to stop them.
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