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World of Goo

Tomorrow Corporation, 2D BOY, Microsoft Game Studios, JP, Nintendo, GFWL, Brighter Minds Media (2008)

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I-World of Goo iyinhlanganisela yomdlalo wevidiyo wobuciko wezigwaphundla othwetshulwe ngabathuthukisi bezincwadi ezizimele i-2D Boy, owakhishwa ngo-2008. Yathola ukunakwa kubadlali nabagxeki ngokufanayo ngenxa yokudlala kwayo okusha, isitayela sobuciko esihlukile, kanye nendaba ebandakanyayo, okwaholela ekubeni ibe isibonelo esiphuma phambili sokuthuthukiswa kwemidlalo ezimele. Ezingqikithini zayo, i-World of Goo iyinhlanganisela yemidlalo ye-physics-based lapho abadlali banikezwa umsebenzi wokwakha izakhiwo ezinkulu besebenzisa amabhola "e-goo". Lezi zakhiwo zakhelwa ukuze zifinyelele umgomo, ovame ukuba imbobo, okungadluliswa ngayo amabhola e-goo engeziwe. Inkinga ukuthi la mabhola e-goo kumele anamathele ezindabeni ezisekelwe kumagugu, okusho ukuthi izakhiwo zingakhohlisa futhi zingachitheka uma zingalinganiswanga futhi zingasekelwa ngokucophelela. Umklamo womdlalo ulula kodwa uyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Ilveli ngalinye linikeza inkinga noma inkinga ehlukile, okudinga abadlali ukuthi bacabange ngobuciko nangokuyilukuluku. Njengoba umdlalo uqhubeka, izinhlobo ezintsha zamabhola e-goo ziyethulwa, ngayinye inezakhiwo ezihlukile. Ezinye zigqame futhi zingelula kude kakhulu, ezinye ziyazigwaza futhi kumele ziphathwe ngokucophelela, kanti ezinye zingasetshenziswa kuphela ezindaweni ezithile. Lokhu kwahlukahlukene kugcina ukudlala kusha futhi kukhuthaza abadlali ukuthi bahlole izindlela ezahlukene ukuxazulula izinselelo zaleli veli. Ngokobuciko, i-World of Goo iqashelwa ngesitayela sayo esihlukile sokubona. Imidwebo ikhumbuza isitayela sokudweba ngesandla, esifana nezincwadi zezindaba, esinobulwesi obufihlekile nobugqamile. Lokhu kugcwaliswa umculo ocebile, onomoya owakhiwe nguKyle Gabler, omunye wabadlali bomdlalo, okwengeza ukujula komzwelo futhi kuthuthukisa ulwazi olungaphezulu. Indaba ye-World of Goo ihlanganiswe ngokucophelela ekudlaleni. Nakuba ilethwa ngokusebenzisa izindaba ezincane ezimfushane nemiyalezo eshiyezelwe kulo lonke iveli, ihlinzeka ngokuphawula okudayisekayo ngezihloko ezifana nokusebenza kwezimboni, ukusebenzisa izinto, kanye nesimo somuntu. Indaba ivulelekile ukuthi ichazwe, ivumela abadlali ukuthi bathole izincazelo zabo nokuqonda, okufaka isandla ekuthandweni kwayo okuqhubekayo. I-World of Goo yethulwa okokuqala kumidlalo ye-Microsoft Windows kanye ne-Wii, kodwa impumelelo yayo yaholela ekubeni idluliselwe emisebenzini ehlukahlukene, okubandakanya i-macOS, i-Linux, i-iOS, ne-Android. Ukutholakala komdlalo kuzo zonke izinhlelo kwawusiza ukuba ufinyelele abantu abaningi, okufake isandla ekutheni ube isihloko esidume kakhulu emidlalweni ezimele. Esinye sezici eziyisimangaliso zokuthuthukiswa kwe-World of Goo ukuthi yadalwa ithimba elincane, elakhiwa ikakhulu ngabasebenzi ababili bangaphambili be-Electronic Arts, uKyle Gabler noRon Carmel. Lokhu kubonisa amandla okuthuthukiswa kwemidlalo ezimele futhi kukhuthaze abanye abathuthukisi abaningi ukuba balandele imibono yabo yokudala ngaphandle kwemikhawulo yamabhodi emidlalo amakhulu. Umthelela we-World of Goo udlule ngaphezu kokuphumelela kwayo okusheshayo. Yasetshenziswa njengesibonelo ezingxoxweni mayelana nokwakhiwa kwemidlalo, ikakhulukazi ngendlela imishini elula ingasetshenziswa ukudala izimfuno ezinkulu nezihehayo. Yaphinde yashukumisela izingxoxo mayelana namandla emidlalo yevidiyo ukuba iphule izinkinga zomphakathi ngezindlela ezicashile neziqotho. Ekuphetheni, i-World of Goo ingaphezu komdlalo wezigwaphundla; iyinye ingqikithi yobuciko kanye nesitayela esihlanganisa ukudlala okusha, isitayela esihlukile sokubona nokuzwa, kanye nendaba ecabangelayo. Umthelela wayo embonini yemidlalo, ikakhulukazi emphakathini wezimele, uqhubeka ukuzwakalisa iminyaka ngemva kokukhishwa kwayo. Ngenxa yalokho, ihlala iyisihloko esithandwayo kanye nesibonelo esihle salokho okungenziwa ngobuciko nothando ekuthuthukisweni kwemidlalo.
World of Goo
Usuku Lokukhipha: 2008
Izinhlobo: Puzzle, Indie
Onjiniyela: 2D BOY, Edward Rudd
Abashicileli: Tomorrow Corporation, 2D BOY, Microsoft Game Studios, JP, Nintendo, GFWL, Brighter Minds Media
Ngaphezi: Steam: $14.99