Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 81.10% (46 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 82 out of 100 (48 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| Edge | 8 |
| Eurogamer | 8 |
| Game Informer | 7.75 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 8.0 |
| GameTrailers | 8.3 |
| IGN | 8.4 |
| Nintendo Power | 8.0 |
| Nintendo World Report | 9.0 |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 92% |
de Blob received favourable reviews overall. IGN called it "one of the best third-party efforts to come over to Wii in a long time." Nintendo Power said "Admittedly, there's not a ton of variety...but it remains fun throughout". Nintendo World Report claimed "de Blob is defined by its pure unadulterated fun", giving the game a 9.0 rating. Game Informer said "The game is missing the most important element to a game: the gameplay." Eurogamer described de Blob as "excellent and thoroughly original", while noting that "the best and worst thing about de Blob is that it's got 'Destined For Cult Status' written all over it". Edge rated de Blob 8/10, calling it "a game for meandering in, for absorbing and messing around with." Gamespot gave the Wii version 8.0/10. Official Nintendo Magazine awarded the game 92% and a Gold Award, stating that "de Blob is an absolutely flippin' awesome videogame." N-Europe said that De Blob was "the most colourful and ambitiously fresh" title on the Wii. It won or was nominated for several Wii-specific awards from IGN in its 2008 video game awards, including Best Platform Game, Best Graphics Technology, and Best Use of Sound. It was nominated for several other Wii-specific awards by IGN, including Best New IP, Best Original Score, Most Innovative Design, and Game of the Year.
de Blob sold more than 230,000 copies by December 2008 in the United States. THQ stated they have shipped more than 700,000 copies of the game, and have sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide. THQ CEO Brian Farrell believed the success of the game was related to its "Nintendo-esque" style. THQ responded to these sales by telling IGN to tell their readers to expect more de Blob in the future.
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