{"id":402079,"date":"2025-11-01T04:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/a-boy-and-his-blob-parachutes-onto-switch-today\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T04:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:31:41","slug":"a-boy-and-his-blob-parachutes-onto-switch-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-boy-and-his-blob-parachutes-onto-switch-today\/","title":{"rendered":"A Boy And His Blob Parachutes Onto Switch Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/a-boy-and-his-blob-parachutes-onto-switch-today.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Adorable 2009 platformer A Boy And His Blob hops over to Switch today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First released for the Wii, the game is a remake of the NES cult classic A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. Players control the titular boy, with the help of his shape-shifting blob companion, to solve 2D platforming puzzles. Feeding the Blob jellybeans turns it into 15 different objects ranging from a parachute, anvil, or cannon. The game\u2019s best feature: you can hug the Blob anytime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/04\/a-boy-and-his-blob-parachutes-onto-switch-today\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Boy and His Blob has since become a cult favorite in its own right. We scored the original Wii release an 8 out of 10. In her review, former GI editor Meagan Marie wrote that \u201c&#8230;there is something undeniably magnetic about the game. The lush environments, charming characters, and the infinite power of the hug button make it impossible to stay upset for too long.\u201d Over the last decade, it\u2019s been ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can purchase A Boy and His Blob for $14.99 on the Switch eShop. The port is being handled by Ziggurat Interactive, which is\u00a0also gearing up to release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/10\/21\/bloodrayne-1-and-2-remasters-head-to-consoles-next-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enhanced versions of the BloodRayne games<\/a> on consoles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/04\/a-boy-and-his-blob-parachutes-onto-switch-today\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adorable 2009 platformer A Boy And His Blob hops over to Switch today.\u00a0 First released for the Wii, the game is a remake of the NES cult classic A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. Players control the titular boy, with the help of his shape-shifting blob companion, to solve 2D platforming puzzles. Feeding the Blob jellybeans turns it into 15 different objects ranging from a parachute, anvil, or cannon. The game\u2019s best feature: you can hug the Blob anytime.\u00a0 Click here to watch embedded media A Boy and His Blob has since become a cult favorite in its own right. We scored the original Wii release an 8 out of 10. 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