C3 Exclusive | Nibris Announce Double Bloob for Nintendo DS Page 1

C3 Exclusive | Nibris Announce Double Bloob for Nintendo DS

Nibris have just exclusively announced to C3 a brand new game for the Nintendo DS. Called Double Bloob, this is an arcade title that is due out in the second quarter of 2006. The basic plot of the game is simple, a great nasty 'Bloob' has come to Earth from its home planet Bloobia to steal some 'items' from Earth to its trophy collection. However, the silly beggar foolishly steals Pongo the dolphin. Big mistake. Brother and sister Aen and Niua start their amazing journey to save their friend.

The game takes on a puzzle format, with players progressing after they have cleared a certain number of bloobs. Additionally, there are all sorts of obstacles standing in your way. Bloobs that bounce off walls, gravity fields that change the direction of the bloobs, inflators that pump the bloobs up to huge sizes and stoppers which halt the bloobs for a short period of time.

To mix things up a bit you will be presented with a number of different types of challenges. In some instances, you will have to destroy specific bloobs by colour, obtain a specific number of points, finish within a certain time or hit special bonus items.
You get all sorts of special abilities to help you in your quest:

Dual shot - you can shoot in two different directions at the same time (limited time only)

Antigrav - Repels bloobs from you, which in effect gives you invincibility (again, for a limited time only)

Freeze - Stops bloobs for a second or two

Slowdown - Slows down bloobs

Blow - The player can blow into the microphone to keep blobs in the air (limited time)

Shield - Limited invincibility

Boost - Speeds the player up

Quickshot - Gives the player a faster shot

Double Shot - Player can shoot two harpoons instead of one

Minigun - Replaces the harpoon with a special gun

Friend-Bloob - Gives the player a 'friendly' bloob that will battle other bloobs for a few seconds.

Laser Party - For a short time there laser beams appear, dividing and destroying the bloobs.

In addition to this, there are also some evil bonuses that slow your progress:

Slowdown - Slows the player down

No Shot - Blocks the player's ability to shoot for a limited period of time

Anti-Points - Subtracts points from total score

Multi-Bloob - Multiplies the number of bloobs

Nibris are also promising a number of special types of bloob in the game. While being destroyed of split, bloobs evolve into different forms, either randomly or in a set order. You will encounter bonus bloobs (contain bonus items), vanishing bloobs, rotating bloobs, speedy bloobs, sticky bloobs that combine together into one huge bloob, rock-hard bloobs and robot bloobs which deliberately hit you.

The game is split up into three main modes. Quest Mode is split up into ten different worlds, each containing ten levels. Each level has a time limit with the last level of each world being a big evil boss stage. Point Attack allows you to play on any previously unlocked levels. Bloobs appear faster and faster as you attempt to destroy them; basically, his is a high score mode. Time Attack completes the trio and does exactly what it says on the tin.

Graphically the game is 2D with 3D characters a bloobs. The backgrounds are animated and built of several different layers. The control system is split into two different modes. You can either use the buttons or you can use the touch screen.

We'll hopefully have loads more information on this game very soon, but for now enjoy these exclusive screenshots.

A member of the Nibris team is currently answering your questions and taking feedback on Nibris projects in our forums. To take part in the discussion and air your views, click the link below. You'll need to be a registered C3 user to do so, sign up for a free account by clicking 'Register' at the top of the page.

C3 Forum | Nibris Discussion (Raid Over the River, Double Bloob, Sadness

Double Bloob (Nintendo DS)

Developer

Nibris

Publisher

Nibris

Genre

Puzzle

Players

C3 Score

n/a

Reader Score

8/10 (4 Votes)

Out now

Out now

None

Out now

Comment on this article

Comments

«s previous1next »

Raff 09.01.2007#1

Double boob lolz

( Edited 23.11.2012 07:09 by Guest )

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

Slydevil 09.01.2007#2

a great nasty

( Edited 28.10.2012 10:31 by Guest )

IANC said:
Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

jb 10.01.2007#3

Sweet stuff, a big thanks to Nibris for the info and screens :- Smilie Looking awesome vistually, sounds good in concept form too! Amusing title though, just itching for a spoof!

( Edited 11.10.2012 07:33 by Guest )

Cubed3 Admin/Founder & Designer

The Croft 10.01.2007#4

NiBRiS and C3 are like Nintendo Square Enix, bum buddies

( Edited on 10.01.2007 00:43 by Hulkamania )

Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he [Richard Ashcroft] promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."

Mr. T 10.01.2007#5

Good working relationship. Promising developer, with some promising games so we're more than happy to report the info when they give us a bit of an exclusive Smilie

I really like puzzle games on the DS (Zoo Keeper was pretty damn cool IMO), so this looks quite appealing, especially as it would seem it has a bit more depth and variety too it. Some interesting names in there too, as people have already pointed out. Oooh eeer!

Trying to think of a witty signature after 'Hacker-gate'...

raindog469 10.01.2007#6

Mmmmmmmm, pang. I love pang.

I was so worried based on the name that it was going to be another Bust-a-move clone like Snood. Now I'm looking forward to this.

Mr. T 10.01.2007#7

Yup, it looks better now it has had a name change and some more info is known about it.

Trying to think of a witty signature after 'Hacker-gate'...

dojo 10.01.2007#8

Looks really interesting. I'm not sure its really aimed at the demographic Nintendo is *directly* going for (metrosexuals Smilie ...as Grumbles like to call them) but at least it isn't a cynical attempt at getting the kiddie market. Maybe this could sell well betwixt them and find itself a sequel! w00p!

Mr. T said:
I really like puzzle games on the DS (Zoo Keeper was pretty damn cool IMO), so this looks quite appealing, especially as it would seem it has a bit more depth and variety too it. Some interesting names in there too, as people have already pointed out. Oooh eeer!

Have you played Pok