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World of Goo

Also known as: World of Goo - WiiWare

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A delightfully weird and endlessly inventive puzzle/construction game involving millions of oblivious - and apparently, tasty - Goo Balls.

Available on: Wii , PC
Genre: Puzzle
Release date: Oct 13, 2008
Published by: 2D Boy
Developed by: 2D Boy

Multiplayer Modes:

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1 player SOLO

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Latest Stories

World Of Goo Birthday Sale "A Huge...

Developer 2D Boy has branded a week-long 'pay what you want' promotion for PC and WiiWare title...

Wii News from N4G - Oct 20, 2009

2DBoy gives hint to secret WiiWare project

NintendoDpad: You may remember 2DBoy from their hit WiiWare title World of Goo, which released a...

Wii News from N4G - Jul 20, 2009

How indie games took on the world (and won)

Meet the maverick heroes of game development

Wii Feature - Jul 13, 2009

Amazon Selling WiiWare Games

After opening their online shop for the Xbox Live Arcade a few weeks ago, Amazon is apparently doing...

Wii News from N4G - Apr 22, 2009

Features

How indie games took on the world (and won)

Meet the maverick heroes of game development

Jul 13, 2009

The Top 7... prettiest games of 2008

Pick your jaw up off the floor and bask in their rainbow-colored glow

Dec 8, 2008

» All 2 World of Goo Features

News

World Of Goo Birthday Sale "A Huge...

Developer 2D Boy has branded a week-long 'pay what you want' promotion for PC and WiiWare title...

News from N4G Oct 20, 2009

2DBoy gives hint to secret WiiWare project

NintendoDpad: You may remember 2DBoy from their hit WiiWare title World of Goo, which released a...

News from N4G Jul 20, 2009

Amazon Selling WiiWare Games

After opening their online shop for the Xbox Live Arcade a few weeks ago, Amazon is apparently doing...

News from N4G Apr 22, 2009

IGN shows us how NOT to inform

IGN recently ran an article detailing the amount of money independent game developers could possibly...

News from N4G Mar 27, 2009

GameSpot GDC 2009: The Art of Promoting Indie

GameSpot writes: When it comes to competing with the Electronic Arts and Activisions of the world,...

News from N4G Mar 25, 2009

GDC 09: World of Goo Cost, Sales Breakdowns

IGN writes: Ever wonder what the profit margin is for a successful independent game? At the Game...

News from N4G Mar 24, 2009

World of Goo Dev: DRM is Unnecessary

Ron Carmel, co-founder of 2D Boy, shared strong advice with indie developers today concerning...

News from N4G Mar 23, 2009

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game...

Gamasutra writes: Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game...

News from N4G Feb 9, 2009

World Of Goo Wins Independent Game Of The Year...

Towering over all other games, World of Goo was the 2008 winner of the Independent Game of the Year...

News from N4G Dec 30, 2008

Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1

Here we are then, the final installment in our Top 50 Games of 2008. It's worth reiterating once...

News from N4G Dec 30, 2008

» All 21 World of Goo News Stories

Review

What happens when inspiration and endless ideas come together

Oct 13, 2008

World of Goo is bubbling with ideas. Born from a student project to create a game in just seven days, the original’s single mechanic was the ability to pick up little black goo-balls and place them near one another to form wobbling structures of squishy struts. No goal, no purpose; just a limit to how high you could scroll and the compulsive desire to reach that limit. ...

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Previews

World of Goo - hands-on

LocoRoco meets Tim Burton in this puzzling WiiWare oddity

Apr 15, 2008

With a name like "World of Goo" and a genre that rests somewhere around puzzle game/construction sim/physics lesson, it's perfectly normal to approach this fledging WiiWare title with reservations. However, our fears quickly melted away like the game's own oily black goo once we had a proper sit down and understood just how addicting linking inky blobs together could be.The premise, like any good puzzle game, is simple - you need to ... » Read Full World of Goo preview

World of Goo

Yes, goo can be cute, especially in large quantities

Mar 3, 2008

So there are these giggling little globs of goo that you can drag about with a gesture. If you place one near some others, it’ll form a wobbly structure by connecting itself to them with squishy struts. And about half an hour into playing World of Goo, it hits us: this is Lemmings in reverse. You’re trying to build towards this pipe, you see. Once your structure is high enough to reach the pipe, any goos you haven’t used yet ... » Read Full World of Goo preview

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