Another unknown gem that I've gotten into again to just kill some time/relax/kill my boredom.  De Blob!

For the Wii, which is why I'm including it here, as I feel that it received some MODERATE popularity at launch, when people realized its a great game like, "Holy crap, this is a game for the Wii...and it doesn't suck!!" but then quickly died off.

Story

The plot is simple.  What was once a great city of expression and color is now under siege by a military regime called INKT.  The once cheerful citizins of Chroma City, the Raydians, are now restricted and forced to do what INKT says.  INKT covers up the Raydians colorful appearance by putting them into gray shells, thusly deeming them, the Graydians.  INKT turns the colorful city into a gloomy, gray and white ghost town.

In enters De Blob, an entity who can absorb the paint that INKT has confiscated and commences to take back the city from INKT, turning it into the colorful metropolis it once was.

Gameplay

The game is quite basic and at the same time, has a level of depth to it.  At its heart, there are only 2 BASIC functions you will be performing.  Moving and jumping.  Thats it!  This is a GREAT game for non-gamers to pick up to get introduced to gaming, people like grandparents, girlfriends, children, anybody who isn't a big gamer can have fun with this game without much frustration or confusion.

As De Blob, all you need to do is roll into a paint container to color yourself and then simply touch a gray/white building to color it!  That is ALL you need to do, thusly, newcomers to games are satisfied!  BUT, this is not to say that the game has no depth. 

There are missions around the levels, as well as collectibles, which should satiate the OCD collector in all of you, as it certainly has done so for me.  The missions generally involve coloring certain buildings with certain colors, racing to a landmark or coloring a large building by shaking the wiimote/nunchuk.

Collectibles can be found, such as *styles* which will give every building you color a cool style to it, such as camoflouge or stripes or spots or etc.  There are also *medals* you can achieve by completing small achievements in every level, such as coloring every tree, coloring the blimp (more challenging than it sounds), rescuing all the Raydians, etc.  These medals don't do anything other than show your dedication to the game, which is a bit dissappointing, but oh well, its still fun and for the OCD collectors, will provide some reply value.

The game is also quite large.  One might expect levels to be short, 10-15 minutes.  It starts out that way, but the further you progress, the longer the levels become.  In the final levels of the game, expect to spend 45-60 minutes per level.  They are absolutely massive, a surprise I wasn't expecting, but I love it.  Its awesome to climb to the top of a tall building to see a giant expanse of rainbow buildings left in your wake.

(this is an EXTREMELY small portion of a leve. This is about 1/30th of the entire level)

The game has a very cute/silly feel to it, which is great!  The game has a sense of humor that often makes you smile/chuckle, which makes this a great game to play when you are in a bad mood/peeve about something.  I often play it to unwind. 

Upon entering the next level, you are greeted to an intro cutscene, not lasting more than a minute, though still very funny and entertaining.  These usually introduce a new type of enemy/task in some funny manner and I can't get enough of them. 

my fave is when the police officer is showing his plans and he flexes, I crack up everytime

Just because its cute/silly and is on the Wii doesn't make it bad, a VERY common misconception.  If you play games to feel macho, you have some very serious issues that I suggest you find a therapist to deal with.  Games are fun, and this one is very.