
An Inspration pick up
Inspiration is a light bulb shaped pick-up in de Blob 2. Blob can collect these and use them to upgrade himself. He can be upgraded so that he can carry more lives and shields, have more paint points (health) and decrease the amount of paint points it takes to charge through walls. Pinky can also be upgraded to have more paint points (although, unless there is a second player controlling Pinky, Inspiration shouldn't be wasted upgrading her). Also each Inspiration collected will also count towards the final score at the end of a level.
In the Xbox and Playstation versions collecting all of the Inspirations in the game will award the player with the 'Totally Inspired' Achievement/Trophy. Collecting all of them is also required to fully upgrade Blob and Pinky (except in easy mode) and earn the 'Maximum Blob' Achievement/Trophy.
List of Inspiration Points In Every Level[]
The following list shows how much is in each level:
Level | How many Inspirations are there? | Cumulative Total |
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Paradise Island | 40 | 40 |
Downtown | 40 | 80 |
Blanctown | 50 | 130 |
The Senate | 50 | 180 |
Comrade Black U | 50 | 230 |
Blanc Cola Cannery | 50 | 280 |
Inktron Collider | 40 | 320 |
Blanc TV Factory | 40 | 360 |
Prison Zoo | 50 | 410 |
Inky Fabricator | 30 | 440 |
Rocket Range | 30 | 470 |
Hypno Ray | 10 | 480 |
Upgrades[]
Blob can be upgraded using either of these two methods:
- Rolling up to a blue inspiration marker after entering a new area (inside the levels; excluding Hypno Ray).
- Selecting the "Upgrades" option in the main menu.
From here, there are five different areas for you to upgrade Blob and Pinky throughout the game. They are:
- Lives - The total amount of lives Blob can start with.
- Maximum Size - Increase the total amount of paint points Blob can hold at any time.
- Pinky - Increase the amount of ammo Pinky (Player 2) has when assisting Blob.
- Armour - Amount of armour pieces held by Blob to protect him from attacks.
- Charge Ability - Decreases the amount of paint points required to use the ability.
The table below breaks down the amount of inspiration points needed for each upgradable tier:
Upgrade | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | |||||
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Inspirations Required | Note | Inspirations Required | Note | Inspirations Required | Note | Inspirations Required | Note | Inspirations Required | Note | |
Lives | 5 | Increase to 2 | 15 | Increase to 3 | 30 | Increase to 4 | 50 | Increase to 5 | - | |
Maximum Size | 10 | Increase to 120 | 20 | Increase to 140 | 30 | Increase to 160 | 40 | Increase to 180 | 50 | Increase to 200 |
Pinky | 5 | Increase to 100 | 10 | Increase to 150 | 25 | Increase to 200 | - | |||
Armour | 10 | Increase to 2 | 20 | Increase to 3 | 30 | Increase to 4 | 40 | Increase to 5 | - | |
Charge Ability | 10 | Decreases to 60 | 30 | Decreases to 40 | 50 | Decreases to 20 | - |
De Blob 2 also allows players the ability to 'respec'. This resets all purchased upgrades and refunds the spent points back.