Gobliiins Review -The Classic Puzzle Series

Written by:  • Edited by: J. F. Amprimoz
Published May 30, 2009
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A beautiful game series where the player must resolve puzzles by controlling multiple characters to win in every level. The beauty of the game lays in the graphics where Piere Gilhodes evokes the beauty of his fairy tale illustration works to bring this tale to life.

Gobliiins Image Gallery

Gobliiins 1 Front CoverGoblins 4(untitled)(untitled)

A Brief Introduction

A great game and truly an icon from the 90’s, it’s like a twisted version of Lemmings but with cute goblins instead of all the suicide. Both games have similar concepts where team work is essential to solve puzzle-based levels but also Gobliiins sports a similarity in graphics to a much more popular game of Sierra's: the King's Quest series.

Today it is difficult to find any copies of the first installment of Gobliiins in the market.

Gobliiins Overview
Rating Good

The story is quite simplistic but charming, a fairy tale that starts with the King having his dinner along with the rest of his court; everyone was having fun until someone using a voodoo doll of the King. He is tortured until his highness faints and is the job of BoBo, Hooter and Dwayne to save the day.

As was said, the story is quite simplistic but charming as it’s aimed to a younger audience but it can be enjoyed by adults as well. The overview given score is a 4 over 5 stars because of the retro charm.

Gameplay
Rating Excellent

The gameplay is simple; it holds the premise of using an array of characters with different abilities to solve the puzzles that compose the different levels of the game. Think of Lemmings but without the suicide concept present. The game mixes elements of adventure also, because it tells a story during the game progress. The title is not a typo, those three Is reference the three characters you use trough the game.

As it was said previously the three Goblins BoBo, Hooter and Dwayne must help the king, but the three main heroes have different abilities: Dwayne is stealth, Hooter is a magician and BoBo a technician. The player has to mix the abilities of the characters to win the levels, although sometimes the player can only use one character at a time depending on the scenario rules.

The graphics are a 10, really delectable and attractive to the eye. Almost any scene of the game is really attractive because of one reason; they were drawn by hand by French artist Pierre Gilhodes.

The sounds and BGM are really good and they match the actions of the game, i.e. firing a cannonball sounds like a real cannonball; and that is a big plus because they give a dose of realism rare for the time.

There is one negative aspect in the gameplay: the player needs to win certain number of scenes before obtaining a password that will give to him the opportunity to save.

Overall:
Rating Good

The game is good; it explores the themes of adventures and puzzles like no other game of the period and it's fun to play. The final score is a four over five stars.

Gobliiins - Image Gallery

Intro ScreenOutisde the Magician HouseInside the Magician HouseLong Live the King
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