Melbits™ World

[i] My Experience [/i] Although we haven't finished [b]Melbits™ World[/b] quite yet, I think I've seen enough to competently review it. First off, I must call attention to what developer Melbot refers to as the game's "kawaii aesthetics." The game is filled with pastels and bright, bubbly music, and you can dress up the Melbits™ that you navigate each level with hats, bowties, poofy tails, etc. At the conclusion of each level you get to watch your Melbits™ dance, and this never failed to elicit an "oh my god they're so cute!" from my co-op partner. As for the actual game, each player is granted control of different apparatuses in each level. These can be many different things - bouncy springs, rotating logs, elevators, fans, etc. The simplest of these are simply moveable blocks that close one path and open another. Although you're attempting to control the different apparatuses to help the Melbits™ reach the end tube in a given level, you can also reroute them to collect what the game calls "seeds" (and what my co-op partner and I call "tofu" or "potatoes," respectively) and presents. The presents unlock an additional cosmetic item to equip on your Melbits™, while the potatoes seem to unlock new Melbits™ when enough are collected. If you see a computer disc floating in a level, don't worry about losing your Melbits™ in an attempt to collect it - the disc itself will take the creature directly to the exit. One thing that you might not expect from such a cutesy game is difficulty, but [b]Melbits™ World[/b] is in fact quite difficult. Each level always has the same number of apparatuses, and they can be a lot to keep up with if you're only playing 2-player. We found the experience much more manageable with three players, and would imagine that it would be even more so with four. Every additional player means fewer apparatuses to control for each one. There's also a little black (evil Melbit™?) creature in some levels that destroys your Melbits™ when it touches them, and it's tricky to deal with. While sometimes you can collect a hammer that allows your Melbits™ to destroy it, other times you'll just have to be that much more precise with your navigation. I can definitely recommend [b]Melbits™ World[/b], although the strength of the recommendation corresponds to how many players you'll have available to help™.

Strange game. The intro story is unnecessary and confusing because the actual game is a very simple, Lemmings-like, one-button couch coop game. That's fine for a few minutes with kids...but not worth the price of admission.

好骚脑啊 但是很好玩 人越多越欢乐

Jeu assez fun mais vite répétitif, personnellement je me suis lassé rapidement Quelques petits bugs de détection de manette, et je ne savais pas que le jeu était injouable seul donc j'ai du trouver quelqu'un pour y jouer un peu Jeu axé surtout pour les gens très casual ou les enfants

I played this with a lady friend. She hasn't come back to visit since.

The game is definitely fun with children/your casual girlfriend: if you have any.

Thanks.. My brain is not braning.. Needs coordination with my own brain