Blobster

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Blobster
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Developer(s) Divine Robot
Publisher(s) Chillingo
Platform(s) iOS
ReleaseJuly 14, 2011 [1]
Genre(s) Puzzle-platform

Blobster is a puzzle-platform game developed by Swedish studio Divine Robot and published by Chillingo for iOS. [2] The game uses both accelerometer and touch controls to guide a blob through levels of increasing complexity. [3]

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References

  1. "GDC 2011: Upcoming Physics Platform Puzzler 'Blobster'". iPhone / iPad Game Reviews. 2011-03-08. Archived from the original on 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. Buchanan, Levi (2011-03-03). "GDC: Blobster's the Right Kind of Sticky". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  3. Dunn, Matt (2011-03-03). "GDC: Blobster Hands On [video]". TouchGen. Archived from the original on 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2011-03-17.