<s>
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
de	B-Application
BLOB	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
a	O
cancelled	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Helixe	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
versions	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
2008	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
September	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
adaption	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
on	O
8	O
July	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
ported	O
by	O
BlitWorks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
came	O
later	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
—	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
—	O
starts	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
ball	O
of	O
clear	O
"	O
water	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
free	O
to	O
roll	O
around	O
and	O
collect	O
paint	O
from	O
Paintbots	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
colors	O
of	O
red	O
,	O
yellow	O
and	O
blue	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
into	O
green	O
,	O
orange	O
,	O
purple	O
and	O
brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
then	O
merely	O
has	O
to	O
touch	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
lamppost	O
,	O
billboard	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
object	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
surface	O
of	O
said	O
object	O
to	O
be	O
smeared	O
in	O
his	O
current	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
colors	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
featuring	O
live	O
bands	O
which	O
recorded	O
slow	O
and	O
fast	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
"	O
lick	O
"	O
(	O
each	O
hit	O
)	O
,	O
gradually	O
adds	O
more	O
instrumentation	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
"	O
layer	O
"	O
of	O
sound	O
corresponding	O
to	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
's	O
current	O
color	O
—	O
being	O
red	O
usually	O
adds	O
a	O
saxophone	O
solo	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
collects	O
paint	O
,	O
his	O
size	O
increases	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
100	O
;	O
each	O
object	O
he	O
paints	O
costs	O
a	O
paint	O
point	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
touching	O
water	O
makes	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
remove	O
his	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
free	O
to	O
paint	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
various	O
missions	O
which	O
can	O
or	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pools	O
of	O
ink	O
turn	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
black	O
and	O
cause	O
him	O
to	O
lose	O
paint	O
points	O
constantly	O
;	O
when	O
he	O
loses	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
paint	O
points	O
,	O
he	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
INKT	O
forces	O
,	O
Inkies	O
,	O
will	O
send	O
out	O
foot	O
soldiers	O
to	O
stop	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
forces	O
—	O
handheld	O
ink	O
guns	O
,	O
turrets	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
jetbikes	O
and	O
even	O
Inkies	O
that	O
are	O
immune	O
to	O
all	O
but	O
a	O
specific	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
paints	O
Chroma	O
City	O
and	O
completes	O
missions	O
,	O
points	O
are	O
accumulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Told	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
and	O
in-game	O
dialog	O
,	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Chroma	O
City	O
,	O
its	O
invasion	O
by	O
the	O
INKT	O
Corporation	O
and	O
its	O
subsequent	O
liberation	O
by	O
the	O
titular	O
Blob	O
and	O
the	O
Color	O
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	O
by	O
eight	O
students	O
of	O
Game	O
Design	O
&	O
Development	O
at	O
the	O
Utrecht	O
School	O
of	O
the	O
Arts	O
and	O
one	O
student	O
studying	O
Game	O
and	O
Media	O
Technology	O
at	O
Utrecht	O
University	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
of	O
Utrecht	O
adopted	O
Blob	O
,	O
de	B-Application
Blobs	I-Application
protagonist	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
mascot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
in	O
late	O
June	O
2006	O
through	O
the	O
Utrecht	O
School	O
of	O
the	O
Arts	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
Dutch	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Blob	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
de	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
Dutch	O
cognate	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
FMOD	B-Application
audio	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Open	B-Application
Dynamics	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
for	O
physics	O
and	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
used	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
MAX	I-Language
for	O
modeling-level	O
designs	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
for	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
Reason	B-Application
and	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
for	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
version	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
English	O
name	O
internationally	O
,	O
the	O
Dutch	O
name	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
THQ	O
as	O
its	O
official	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
stylized	O
without	O
a	O
capital	O
letter	O
to	O
become	O
"	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
third-party	O
efforts	O
to	O
come	O
over	O
to	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
:	O
"	O
Admittedly	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
variety	O
...	O
but	O
it	O
remains	O
fun	O
throughout	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
claimed	O
"	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
defined	O
by	O
its	O
pure	O
unadulterated	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
9/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
rating	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
a	O
7.75/10	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
element	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
described	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
as	O
"	O
excellent	O
and	O
thoroughly	O
original	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
worst	O
thing	O
about	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
got	O
'	O
Destined	O
For	O
Cult	O
Status	O
 '	O
written	O
all	O
over	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
rated	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
meandering	O
in	O
,	O
for	O
absorbing	O
and	O
messing	O
around	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
both	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
92%	O
and	O
its	O
Gold	O
Award	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
an	O
absolutely	O
flippin	O
 '	O
awesome	O
videogame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-Europe	O
said	O
that	O
De	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
colourful	O
and	O
ambitiously	O
fresh	O
"	O
title	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
or	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
Wii-specific	O
awards	O
from	O
IGN	O
in	O
its	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Technology	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
Wii-specific	O
awards	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
,	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
230,000	O
copies	O
by	O
December	O
2008	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
responded	O
to	O
these	O
sales	O
by	O
telling	O
IGN	O
to	O
tell	O
their	O
readers	O
to	O
expect	O
more	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
,	O
Classic	O
Revival	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
THQ	O
's	O
fiscal	O
third	O
quarter	O
conference	O
call	O
,	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Brian	O
Farrell	O
announced	O
both	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
and	O
Saints	O
Row	O
would	O
see	O
new	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farrell	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
our	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
franchise	O
will	O
be	O
back	O
again	O
in	O
fiscal	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
