World of Goo

World of Goo has captured the imagination of millions around the world without having to rely on millions of dollars and heavy special effects. Indeed, the bulk of the game was created by just two people, who in their spare time, just decided to have some fun. The game revolves around ball-like creatures called goo who live on their world, World of Goo. Mysterious happenings have occurred on their planet, and together they work together to try to figure out what’s going on.

The game uses 2d rendering and a very realistic physics engine to simulate the movement of real-time objects. For instance, if you were to pick a goo ball up and drop it from a high place, it will fall with increasing speed for awhile until it reaches terminal velocity (the highest speed a falling object can achieve), then bounce back up realistically when it reaches the ground. The 2d rendering effects give the game a pleasant and very attractive feel, and since the bulk of the game is pretty simple, it doesn’t require a powerful computer to play this game smoothly.

The game comprises of sticking goo balls together in various sequences until you reach a pipe, where a certain number of goo balls have to be sucked into to complete the stage. There are many unique challenges which keep the game fresh, and different goo balls have different uses and abilities which help in different ways. There are balloon goos which help float your structure above obstacles, sticky goos which can be detached, and match goos which ignite on contact with fire. As you can see, there’s a lot of variety to keep the fun going.

I highly recommend World of Goo for both seasoned and new gamers alike. 5 Stars.