Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack features a simple story of revenge when a vengeful slime monster escapes from a laboratory and begins consuming everything in his path to get his revenge on the humans who imprisoned him and performed all sorts of scientific tests on him. The storyline is easy to digest for players and features plenty of dark humor that makes the game a fun experience for as long as it lasts. There is no actual speech in the game, but humans will mumble on the television screen talking of strange occurrences throughout the city, as the blob continues to cause destruction and confusion in the human population.
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack begins with very simplistic controls. The blob is the main character and is capable of moving from left to right in a 2D world, jumping and walking over smaller objects in the environment to automatically absorb them. When pellets and other items are absorbed, the blob grows larger, and this continues throughout the game as the tiny slime becomes a dense ball of rolling death. The gameplay is most akin to the Katamari video game series, though both games offer up some very different game design choices around a similar core concept.
The game doesn't stick to these basic commands for long though. The blob has a few other special powers beyond the capability of absorbing any item smaller than he is such as telekinesis to move around objects in the environment or magnetism that allows the blob to stick to metal surfaces. This creates all sorts of exciting puzzles for players to solve such as climbing up metal walls without falling or flipping a switch behind a wall with the power of the blob's mind. The puzzle design featured in Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is easily the game's strongest feature and the biggest reason players will have for picking up the new title..
One of the main drawbacks with Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is the game's length and lack of game modes. The title features six different worlds all the way from a college dorm to the moon and back down to Earth at an army base. The level design is strong for the most part, but there are only about four or five levels per world, so players can easily finish the game in just a few hours of play. There are quite a lot of collectibles hidden in the game including pellets and the blob's friends, and level medals and online leaderboards also adds some longevity to the game.
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is one of the new downloadable games that is being offered at a lower price on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as gamers begin making the transition to next generation consoles. This makes the game a better deal than previous releases that would have cost more than the current $7.99 asking price. It's also worth noting PlayStation 3 owners can pick up the Delicious Bundle version of the game that also includes the official soundtrack, a theme and avatars for only $11.49.
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack does feature a pretty awesome soundtrack with some really catchy themes that helps make the PlayStation bundle worth its asking price. The game is a good looking title as well; fans can really see how much time and effort went into creating the characters and world of Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack with such fantastic artwork featured in every level. The game's controls are also top notch and work well on consoles and PC despite the game originally featuring touch screen controls on PlayStation Vita.
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a fun puzzle platformer that offers some really great character and level design as well as a soundtrack full of catchy themes. We only wish the game lasted a bit longer and it would be a no-brainer recommendation. The discounted price offered up on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 make it a better deal than it has ever been though, so look for Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack on your console of choice today!
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is now available for PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam and can be purchased for $7.99. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is rated E by the ESRB for Alcohol Reference & Fantasy Violence. For more information on the game, check out the official Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack website.
Game Features:
- Single Player
- Tons of Collectibles
- Exciting Platforming Puzzles
- Online Leaderboards
- Trophy/Achievement Support
Game Information:
Developer & Publisher: DrinkBox Studios
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 (reviewed) &
Release Date: June 18, 2014
