World Of Goo, the sensational physics-based puzzle game from independent developer 2D Boy, is now available for download on WiiWare. It's joined by Sudoku Challenge!, Niki: Rock 'N' Ball and Art Style: ORBIENT.
World Of Goo is based around building large structures using balls of goo. You have to use the various abilities of different goo balls to build towers and bridges in order to transport the goo from one end of the level to the other. The game uses real-life physics though so if your construction is too heavy on one end it'll topple over. It sounds simple but it's fiendishly difficult and has a unique art style that gives it a great deal of character. We absolutely love World Of Goo and heartily recommend it. Check out our review here. The game's 1500 Points and worth every penny.
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Speaking of unique art styles, Art Style: ORBIENT is the third game in Nintendo's Art Style series, based on the Bit Generations series released on the GBA in Japan. Much like World Of Goo, it looks extremely basic but is strangely addictive. In it you control a white star which has to absorb blue stars and grow until you can get big enough to join up with a large yellow star. The twist is that you have no control over your star, and can only move it by changing the gravity of the planets it's orbiting so it either gets attracted to or repelled from the planets. Art Style: ORBIENT costs 600 Points.
Niki: Rock 'N' Ball is the follow-up to the needlessly confusing Plaatchen: Twist 'N' Paint. This seems just as bewildering, with odd-looking 2D gameplay and some strange characters. Pleasingly though, it seems that developer Bplus has learnt its lesson and isn't giving Niki: Rock 'N' Ball the same ridiculous 1500-Point price Plaatchen had. Instead the game costs a reasonable 500 Points.
Finally, there's Sudoku Challenge! which pretty much does what it says on the tin. For your 500 Wii Points you get three difficulty levels, a Grand Sudoku mode (where you have to complete five puzzles at once) and an incredible 100 million different puzzles.
All games are available for download now via the Wii Shop.
