Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid
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| Developer(s) | Parallel Realities |
| Publisher(s) | N/A |
| Designer(s) | Stephen Sweeney, Richard Sweeney |
| Release date(s) | December 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | Not rated |
| Platform(s) | Cross-platform |
| System requirements | SDL |
| Input | Keyboard + Mouse / Joystick |
Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid is an open source game written by Parallel Realities. It is a 2D arcade platform game that plays a lot like New Zealand Story whilst also borrowing elements from Ape Escape. The main character is a Blob called Bob.
The aim of the game is to rescue Blob MIAs lost while fighting a battle against alien invaders led by their leader, Galdov (the Metal Blob). Metal Blob Solid features numerous different weapons, locations, boss battles and around 9 hours total gameplay. Despite its cute appearance the game does contain blood perhaps making it unsuitable for younger gamers. The blood can however be switched off.
This is Episode 1 of the game (out of an unknown number of episodes). Episode 2, Blob and Conquer, is in development and is available to download from the Parallel Realities website.
The game is written in C++ and uses SDL for its input, graphics and audio control.
It is available for Linux, Mac OS X, Amiga, BeOS, GP2X, PlayStation Portable, Xbox and Dreamcast.
[edit] External links
- Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid Homepage
- Making of Metal Blob Solid Homepage
- Parallel Realities Homepage
- Chainsaw's homepage with game tips and how to enable the cheat menu on the psp version
[edit] Trivia
- The title of the game is a play on Metal Gear Solid, the popular video game series by Konami.
- The lead character of the game was originally going to be called Solid.
