De Blob: Swatch Challenge was a Flash Game made by KathArt Interactive for RocketXL. It was made to advertise De Blob on Wii and was a top down game where you would circle around buildings to paint them and avoid the inkies who want to get rid of all the color.
General Analysis
Given the minimal amount of information, any description of this game will come from a few images (seen below) and a video. For example, it seems that there is a number of levels with each one having a timer. In said level, Blob needs to paint a number of buildings by completing a circle around it. To complete a circle, you need to:
- Press the Spacebar to create a starting point.
- HOLD the button and use the arrow keys (↑,↓,←,→) to move Blob around the building.
- The building is painted once Blob makes a complete circle and gets back to the starting point.
Like the console games, for every section of line Blob moves (i.e. when he's trying to paint a building), he uses up a bit of his colour meter. Slamming a paintbot will replenish some of that meter. Said meter can be seen in the top right - hand corner. There is also a high score system, where you are given points depending on how well you have done in the level. At the bottom, there is a lives counter and mission objectives. If Blob loses all of his lives, the game is over. Inkies make an appearance in this game, and can break the circle if they simply walk over it, so players would need to be aware of their surroundings. Furthermore, players can lose a life if an Inky catches them.
In addition, there are some buildings that need to be painted by a specific colour. This is normally seen by the colour of the watch that's above the building. Completing this challenge partially fills in a image of a watch of the right hand side of the screen.
Gameplay Video
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| Games in the de Blob series | |
|---|---|
| Confirmed Games | • De Blob: Utrecht • De Blob • De Blob: Swatch Challenge • De Blob: Revolution • De Blob 2 (Nintendo DS) • De Blob 2 |
| Cancelled Games | • De Blob Online |