Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack | |
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Developer(s) | DrinkBox Studios |
Publisher(s) | Drinkbox Studios |
Platform(s) | Linux, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 |
Release | PlayStation VitaMicrosoft Windows August 15, 2012 PlayStation 3Xbox 360 June 18, 2014 Nintendo Switch May 10, 2019 |
Genre(s) | 2D platformer |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling platform video game, released on February 21, 2012, as a launch title of the PlayStation Vita. It was developed and published by DrinkBox Studios. It is the sequel to Tales from Space: About a Blob . Mutant Blobs Attack was later released for Microsoft Windows computers with versions for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 released in June 2014.
The game is about a grumpy mutant Blob that escapes into the world and starts eating everything around him. Mutant Blobs Attack features new levels, new powers and controls, and a new Blob player character.
In Mutant Blobs Attack the player controls a gelatinous mutant Blob. The player can grow by eating loose objects in the game environment. Over the course of each level, the player encounters a series of obstacles they must grow large enough to bypass. The game combines traditional 2D thumbstick-based platforming controls with touch-based powers and abilities. Physics-based puzzles are often mixed in with the action. [2] [3] [4]
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack was received positively by critics. IGN gave a score of 9 out of 10, saying "Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack stole my heart." [5] GameZone scored it 9.5 out of 10, saying "One of the PS Vita's first downloadable games turns out to be a must have for the system. [6] As of 22 February, Metacritic showed that the game is the second best rated out of the 30 Vita games, with a score of 87%. [7]
Digital Trends named Mutant Blobs Attack the Best Handheld Game of 2012. [8] Mutant Blobs Attack also appeared in several "Best of 2012" lists, including "Handheld of the Year 2012" from GamesRadar, [9] "Best Indie games of 2012" from VentureBeat, [10] and "Top 50 Games of 2012" from Game Informer. [11] Mutant Blobs Attack was nominated for "Best PlayStation Vita Network Game" at IGN, losing to Super Stardust Delta , but claiming the People's Choice Award in the category. [12]
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