The Blobjob is an educational adventure video game developed by Detonium Interactive, released by insurance company Sampo in November 1998 for Microsoft Windows.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| The Blobjob | |
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| Developer(s) | Detonium Interactive Intelligame Oy Sarajärvi & Hellén |
| Publisher(s) | Sampo |
| Designer(s) | John Hakalax Jan Wellmann |
| Programmer(s) | Mikko Miettinen |
| Artist(s) | Mare Ollinkari Jussi Raulo |
| Composer(s) | Timo Silvast |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | November 24, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot and gameplay
The player is Joe Ridley, a security officer of the NanoBlob Corporation who needs to prevent an intruder from stealing a piece of technology that will adversely harm the world.[7]
During the game, the player is given a device that minituarises items in their pockets, which Finnish Video Games: A History and Catalog argues is one of the only times the endless inventory space is justified in-game.[4]
The game features a series of static screens, has live actors, and does not allow the player to save.[8]
Critical reception
Richard Cobbett of PC Gamer deemed it "the strangest edutainment game I've ever played".[1] Muropaketti felt the clumsy full-motion video product would bring new appreciation to hand drawn pixel art.[2] Michał Czajkowski felt its desire to appeal to the lowest common denominator made it lack challenge [9]
The game won the Grand Prize of the Mindtrek Multimedia Competition in Tampere.[2][10]
References
External links
- The Blobjob at MobyGames
- Article in Skrolli (page 42), a Finnish computer magazine