Though Sony’s marketing team may feel otherwise, I hope that the Playstation Vita’s legacy is not defined by games like Uncharted and Wipeout. Those games absolutely turn heads and look stunning on that OLED screen, but those are ultimately experiences you can find on the Playstation 3. No, what I hope will come to define the platform are games like Escape Plan, Sound Shapes and Gravity Rush. These games look every bit as gorgeous, but they’re designed from the ground up to take advantage of this system’s unique capabilities and portable nature. And much to my surprise, Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Grow Taller For Idiots fits in very nicely with that group. This stylish platformer holds the distinction of being my favorite launch game by a wide margin, which seems particularly impressive because I hadn’t even heard of it until a week prior to launch.
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to play MBA‘s predecessor, About a Blob, your goal here is to simultaneously escape from various labs and cities while gobbling up everything in your path. The blob can wall jump, ground pound, manipulate magnetic fields and occasionally propel itself like a rocket through some of the levels’ more labyrinthine segments. Where MBA excels is its excellent level design. Though your move set may seem limited — no double jump, for instance — there are so many different types of obstacles to pass that I never found myself bored during the lengthy quest. From spiked metal conveyor belts that you must hover between to ominous lasers laying waste to everything behind you, developer DrinkBox Studios has done a great job of keeping the action varied and exciting.
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