<s>
Blob	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
with	O
more	O
gamemodes	O
developed	O
by	O
Jonnathan	O
Hilliard	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blob	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
tiles	O
floating	O
at	O
different	O
levels	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eponymous	O
character	O
,	O
Blob	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
3D	O
perspective	O
allowing	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
moved	O
around	O
the	O
tiles	O
at	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
,	O
bounced	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
title	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
or	O
dropped	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
objectives	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
activate	O
an	O
exit	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
coming	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
all	O
tiles	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Q-Bert	B-Application
)	O
or	O
rescuing	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Blobletts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
tiles	O
which	O
bounce	O
Blob	B-Application
higher	O
than	O
usual	O
,	O
that	O
restrict	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
bounce	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
turned	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
by	O
a	O
switch	O
and	O
tiles	O
covered	O
in	O
ice	O
,	O
that	O
prevent	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
changing	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
until	O
it	O
slides	O
onto	O
a	O
normal	O
tile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blob	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
hurt	O
by	O
aliens	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
is	O
sustained	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
life	O
is	O
also	O
lost	O
should	O
Blob	B-Application
fall	O
past	O
the	O
lowest	O
level	O
of	O
tiles	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Blob	B-Application
spanned	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
from	O
September	O
1992	O
until	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
3D	O
systems	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
university	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
this	O
knowledge	O
to	O
develop	O
Blob	B-Application
's	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
agreeing	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Core	O
Design	O
had	O
Billy	O
Allison	O
redesign	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
IV	I-Application
software	O
application	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
animation	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
more	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
changed	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
firstly	O
to	O
Odd	O
Blob	B-Application
,	O
before	O
a	O
vote	O
held	O
by	O
Core	O
staff	O
decided	O
on	O
Blob	B-Application
as	O
the	O
release	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blob	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reaction	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
provided	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
brilliantly	O
original	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
maddeningly	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
easily	O
graspable	O
gameplay	O
in	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
positive	O
review	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
who	O
described	O
Blob	B-Application
as	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
different	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
3d	O
perspective	O
gave	O
a	O
unique	O
viewpoint	O
which	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
The	O
One	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
The	O
One	O
criticising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
too	O
unforgiving	O
and	O
awarding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
67%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazine	O
questioned	O
the	O
long-term	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
starts	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
repetitive	O
chore	O
"	O
but	O
still	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
puzzle	O
genre	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
