What a neat game!
World of Goo was released last month for the Wii. You can dowload it through the WiiWare interface. It has apparently received some awards, and it is just about the neatest game ever.
Basically, it’s a physics game. You have a certain number of these goo balls, and you have to build towers, bridges or other structures in order to get some number of them into a pipe. Gravity and wind work against you, but you’re given many types of goo balls to work with. I’m hooked!
There are only five chapters, with half a dozen or so challenges within each chapter. For each challenge, you have a goal to get X number of goo balls to the pipe. But there’s also an OCD (Obsessive Completion Distinction) goal, which adds an additional level of difficulty. Also, any goo balls over the minimum X amount get sent to the World Goo Corporation and saved in a personal account for you. This is sort of a 6th chapter, and allows you to compete with people all over the world. You have your pool of additional goo balls, and your goal is to build the highest tower possible with your specific number of goo balls.
Pretty friggin’ cool.
It cost $15 worth of Wii points to get the game. In one evening, I’ve already gotten $15 worth of fun out of it, and i’m determined to conquer the game with a ton of extra goo balls left over, and i’m going to build the tallest tower ever!