Gamez Reviewz

At first look, World of Goo may look like another cheap boring puzzle game, but this physics-based puzzle game is actually surprisingly good! And addictive at that!

The object of the game is to build structures with ‘Goo’ across terrains and obstacles, leading them to a pipe where the remaining goo balls are sucked up! Each level requires you to ‘save’ a set number of goo balls in order to progress to the next level. So you really need to think about when to use each ball to get the best possible score. Use too little and it may see your goo ball tower fall to the ground making you have to retry the level or press as I like to call them a ‘time bug’ which takes you back the move you just did. However you do not have an unlimited supply of these and sometimes you don’t get them at all! The final score is based on the amount of goo balls collected and also the time it took to collect them.

The suction pipes are often quite a way from the starting point so you need to take in your surroundings first before starting to build a large wobbly tower or dipping bridge. This is often the case that your structure is wobbling about everywhere and you never know when it could fall. This adds to the excitement and tension of the game.

As you move through the game you encounter different types of goo which have different abilities such as the black goo is rigid and can’t be moved after being placed, while when using the green goo you can restructure. There are lots of other types like balloon goo, water goo, flammable goo and more.
As you are introduced new goo as you progress each task seems fresh and new even though you are in effect doing the same task over and over… building structures with goo!

There are some flaws with the game such as the time bugs fly awfully close to your structure which makes hitting one by mistake very easy. Also when using the green restructurable goo it’s easy to pull part of the structure down instead of one of the unused goo. But I guess they are minor gripes.
Conclusion:
This game in general is a great little game that can keep you entertained without the need to be shooting people or zombies! It’s more of a chill out and think game. I would definitely recommend this game to anyone being a non-gamer or a pro-gamer

Firstly let me say that this game is not a normal FPS game. It is like a FPS with RPG rolled into one with more RPG than FPS in my opinion. There was a lot of hype about this game so I decided to take a peek at it. Largely I was disappointed, I had never played any of the other ‘Fallout’ games so I didn’t know what to expect at all.
You start out as a baby, were you make your first steps and have a little background with regards to the story of the game. You’re then quickly flashed forward to your 10th birthday and then again flashed forward to when your 16 if I remember rightly, where you find your father has left the ‘vault’ without you knowing why or where he has gone. Obviously you decide to follow him! and this is when the game starts properly. You stumble across a town called Megaton where you ask people about your dad. The bar owner knows the info! And tries to get cash out of you. I just knifed him and got the info that way! Much more fun.
As you play the game you pickup weapons and equipment and get to fight against ghouls and rebels. Now when it comes to FPS it’s all about aim and skill but in fallout 3 there is a system called V.A.T.S which is basically a slow motion system which allows you to pick the place on a target and it gives you a percentage of the chance you’re going to hit that target. Now as you play the game you get XP and you can attribute XP to certain skills so your chances of hitting the targets will therefore go up or you can make it so you’re better at hacking computer or talking your way out of a tight situation.

I tried playing the game without the V.A.T.S system and it is extremely difficult, so you become reliant on this slow motion chance, roll the dice crap. In my view this isn’t fun and I know people who are into RPGs this is..
The V.A.T.S system isn’t my only gripe with the game either, there’s also the changing of weapons, in which you have to sort of stop the game go to a menu and select your weapon, which is a major pain in the ass.
However these points aside I believe Fallout 3 to be good, well designed and well made game, but it is not for the FPS gamer who most likes FPS ! You really need to like RPG also to get the fun from this game.

You can see gameplay via this video: