Putting color back into the worldWell, this definitely was not one of my favorite games, since it really did not have enough action to make me want anything other than to see the next portion of the story; but it still was pretty decent--for a game where you run...err..roll around and paint stuff to move on to the next level. This is definitely a kid's game, but at the same time they did manage to make it tricky and time-consuming enough to make it worth the play.
Graphics: The graphics are pretty fun in this game...You control them! The graphics start out with gray worlds and levels. It is your job to bring the color back to the place. The character designs are charming and friendly enough. And eveything overall looks quite beautiful...at least when you are done playing! I would definitely have to give them a 10 on this.
Sound: This is another department that you have some control over. When you go into a level, you have a choice to choose DeBlob's mood. Depending on what mood he is in, different music will play. Why did they do this? I do not really know, but it does add a little bit of fun to the game anyway. All of the tunes that you can choose are fairly upbeat and cheerful. The sounds were all pretty good. Even though most of the characters just make noises instead of actually talking. Their noises can be made out for different words, and I feel that it just adds to the atmosphere of the game.
Story: While it is not nearly as good as the second one in the story department, I have to hand it to them for creativity. Who ever heard of hateful little inky characters that want nothing less than to enslave the entire world by draining all the color and destroying it? And who ever heard of saving the world through art? While it is a little far-fetched, it is a fun story and deserves a 8.
Depth: Well, there is a lot that you can do in every level, there are a lot of buildings, landmarks, billboards, and environment things that you can paint, and well as graydians to rescue for their colorless prisons. Basically, though you only need to paint enough to raise the color energy high enough so that you can finish the level. the levels can be lengthy if you are trying to do everything, so I think that a 8 is fair enough for this game.
Difficulty: All in all, it really isn't super hard. But it was difficult enough to hold me back a while. Probably the toughest part is the last level. There were several times where I got to the end of the level but ended up losing my lives on the boss--yes, there is a boss! I know that sounds unbelievable, but it is true!--and had to start the level from the beginning. There are some concepts that take some work to master, and there are a lot of challenges in every level. So I would have to give the difficulty a rating of 7.
Overall: All in all, this was not a bad game at all, and is worth a shot--even if you only give 5 minutes to it. For a game that does not focus much on platforming or fighting, it really turned out pretty well. I'd have to say that it gets an 8.5.
Graphics
10 Sound
10 Addictive
7 Depth
8 Story
8 Difficulty
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